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Animal Care Schools
in TN
Hiwassee College
Middle Tennessee State University
Lincoln Memorial University
Tennessee Technology Center at Memphis
Columbia State Community College
Chattanooga State Technical Community College
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Animal Care Schools in Tennessee
Tennessee contains eight schools that offer animal care programs. Hiwassee College, the highest-ranking animal care school in TN, has a total student population of 138 and is the 755th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 8 animal care schools in Tennessee, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Union University comes out as the most expensive ($19,100/yr), with Hiwassee College as the lowest recorded at only $5,858/yr.
Animal Care students from Tennessee schools who go on to become animal care supervisors, veterinarians, animal trainers, animal behavioralists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 15,320 people working as animal control workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $33,560. Also, Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers make on average $23,400 per year and there are about 71,350 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Tennessee alone, there are 1,740 employed veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers earning an average yearly salary of $20,900. Animal control workers in this state earn $27,980/yr and there are 350 employed.
Also, within the animal care schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from animal care, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
Tennessee Interesting Facts
- The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
- Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
- Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
- Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
- Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.
Cities in Tennessee
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