Higher ed board paves way for Texas Tech vet school
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Wednesday paved the way for opening the state’s second school of veterinary medicine.
Board members gave degree approval to Texas Tech University’s proposal, putting it one step closer to opening a vet school in Amarillo.
“This initiative grew out of our desire to serve the needs of the state to address a worsening veterinarian workforce shortage, particularly in rural areas,” Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec said. “And also to provide opportunity to students who seek a career in veterinary medicine and increasingly find they have to leave the state to receive that education.”
The school still has to receive accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association before it opens its doors in fall 2021, but Texas Tech already broke ground on facilities in September, and Wednesday’s approval by the board means things are progressing smoothly, Schovanec said.
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