Arkansas State Veterinary Loan Repayment Program

The state of Arkansas offers a few different student loan repayment programs for various career verticles. The specific program we will be covering today is the Arkansas State Veterinary Loan Repayment Program. This program is tailored to out-of-state veterinary medical education at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The program was thought up in order to provide benefit to Arkansas residents and to also assist student loan repayment for qualifying institutions.

Eligibility?

Participants in the loan repayment program are required to practice food supply veterinary medicine in Arkansas for up to five consecutive years. Pursuant to the program, the “practice of food supply veterinary medicine” means a corporate or private veterinary practice with a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the practice devoted to food animal medicine or mixed animal medicine located in rural areas. For a full list of qualifications please head over to this link.

How much should be expected through his award?

The loan repayment amount shall not exceed the amount of tuition assistance provided under the Southern Regional Education Compact program. For more information regarding this please reach out to Jonathan below.

How to apply?

In order to qualify for this program, you will need to reach out to the contact provided below.

Department of Higher Education
ATTN: Financial Aid
423 Main St
Ste 400
Little Rock AR 72201
(501) 371-2000
www.adhe.edu
Jonathan Coleman
(501) 371-1064
[email protected]

To find out more information on what the state of Arkansas requires by law you can go to the following link. You can also see a brief overview of what is offered in the program here.

Questions?

If you still have questions or would like to know more information please reach out to us here or you can go back to the Student Loan Repayment Assistance Programs page.