Lake Technical College, Lake County Animal Shelter

Lake Technical College at Lake County Animal Shelter is an instructional site of Lake Technical College located in Tavares, Florida. This partnership site uses the animal shelter environment as a hands-on training setting for students enrolled in animal care and veterinary-related programs.

Specific program listings and enrollment metrics are not available in current IPEDS data for this site. Lake Technical College broadly offers career certificate programs in healthcare, cosmetology, animal science, and other workforce-aligned fields at the less-than-two-year credential level.

Tavares is the county seat of Lake County, Florida, in the central Florida region. The use of a working animal shelter as an instructional site provides students with real-world experience in animal handling, care, and facility operations, directly applicable to careers in veterinary support, animal control, and shelter management.