New Fort Collins facility expands training and animal care capacity
Colorado State University is nearing completion of its new Veterinary Hospital and Education Complex in Fort Collins, a $230 million project expected to open this spring on the University’s South Campus along Drake Road.
The 213,000-square-foot facility will become the new home of CSU’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program and expand primary care, emergency, dentistry, ophthalmology, and pharmacy services. A new livestock hospital is also set to open, increasing large animal care capacity for agricultural producers and rural communities across Northern Colorado.
University leaders say the complex supports a redesigned curriculum focused on team-based learning, earlier hands-on clinical training, and student well-being. CSU will also increase enrollment in its veterinary program by 30 students per class, helping address a national shortage of veterinarians while expanding access to care across the region…