ST JOHN’S, Antigua, December 16, 2011 — American University of Antigua’s
(AUA) veterinary school, which opened its doors to its first class of
veterinary students in January 2010, suspended all classes for 2012 and
announced it would close the school at the end of the semester.
AUA says in a December 15 statement
about the closure that the university’s students already have been or will be
transferring to St. George’s University Veterinary School in Grenada and the
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (Virginia Tech) in
Blacksburg, Virginia.
The university did not say how many
veterinary students will be affected by the closure, but the school stated in
2009 that its inaugural class in January 2010 would have approximately 30
students.
Students who have submitted
applications for upcoming terms may have their files forwarded directly to St.
George’s for consideration, says AUA. Those who have already been accepted to
AUA’s veterinary programme for future classes will receive a refund of their
course fees.
AUA says little else about the school’s
closure, except that it made the decision to end the veterinary programme
“after carefully considering the best interests of the school’s present and
future students … While school officials note that situations might arise that
would allow AUA to reopen, it is not under consideration currently.”
AUA had a partnership in place with
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine to provide clinical
training to its students. This arrangement provided for an exclusive
partnership that would have allowed veterinary students to transfer directly to
Virginia Tech and receive a degree from the U.S.-based institution.
When the programme was announced,
officials at Virginia Tech said they anticipated the transfer of five students
by 2012.
SOURCE: DVM Magazine
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