The first building was remodeled to our specifications when we moved in. Then a couple of years ago we added a second building, sharing the same parking lot, with some additional classrooms for three of our programs.
We actually just recently went through a campus makeover. There are lots of places around for students to grab some lunch and do some shopping. While the majority of students are local, some do travel quite a distance as Anna explains. Veterinary Technology and Medical Assisting are our most popular programs right now. The campus has a number of excellent facilities that combine to create a truly motivational learning environment.
Modern classrooms and high-tech labs enable students to work with the tools and technology used by real-world professionals. But as David explains, one of their most recent additions is not a traditional classroom or lab. The room used to be a library in a very small room; it housed our books and a librarian who nobody ever visited — she was very lonely!
So we moved it into a full size classroom; all the books are on one wall and there are lots of computer workstations and workgroup study tables in there. We have a full-time Student Success Manager and a part-time Student Success Coach on hand to help our students anyway they can. Students come and research papers, they prep for tests, enjoy some tutoring, access the online databases, they study together in workgroups.
Take our Vet Tech students for example, they get to work side-by-side with faculty members in veterinary settings, working with live animals and animal simulators. Much of this priceless clinical experience is gained on campus, as Anna explains. Students can work off current equipment like digital x-rays, but they learn how to do traditional x-rays too. Pharmacy Technology students have both retail and hospital settings in their lab that simulate where they may find themselves working in the real world.
