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Why Pick the Zoo Academy?

Classes Offered & College Credits

Student at the Zoo Academy

Beginning from lab placement with Zoo staff, students develop a sense of place and responsibility for the environment. Students realize their potential as community activists and practice skills in service learning, horticulture, veterinary science, animal science and on the job training. Each day the human spirit is nurtured towards valorization through the work of the heart and the hands with the
collaboration with Hughes and Cincinnati Zoo.

Zoo Academy Highlights

  • 8:00 - 3:00: School Day
  • Uniforms Mandatory due to internship with Cincinnati Zoo, Civic Garden Center and Krohns Conservatory
    • Zoo Academy Polo shirt (possibly provided)
    • Black or khaki pants/shorts
    • Closed toe shoes (slides with socks are not permitted) (possibly provided)
  • Daily attendance due to internship on zoo grounds is vital to success
  • Certifications offered: NCCER, Plant Science, Environmental Science, Intro to Vet Science, Pre apprentice
  • Several CCP credits offered through Cincinnati State and University of Cincinnati

View Course Descriptions

Lab Opportunities

  • Cincinnati Animal Care
  • Civic Garden Center
  • Krohn Conservatory
  • Cincinnati Zoo
    • Primate Center
    • Education Center
    • Horticulture Department
    • Maintenance Department
    • Reptile House
    • Bird House
    • Elephant Trek
    • Jungle Trails
    • Public Safety
    • CREW Endocrine Lab
    • Sustainability
    • Insect House
    • Commissary
    • Wild Encounters
    • And more…