Plans approved for College of Veterinary Medicine facility at Arkansas State University

The facility on the Jonesboro campus would house the state's only public veterinary school.

Nov. 15, 2024

The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees has approved a $30.6 million bond issue to pay for construction for a College of Veterinary Medicine facility at the campus in Jonesboro.

The university says that design and construction of the College of Veterinary Medicine facility is estimated at $33.2 million. The university plans to finance the building through the issuance of taxable Student Fee Revenue Bonds and use of institutional reserve funds.

Tuition and fees from veterinary students will ultimately support debt service for the construction.

The university plans to admit its first cohort of students in 2026 in what would become the state’s only public veterinary school.

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Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.