by George Jared (gjared@talkbusiness.net)

Lyon College and the city of Cabot unveiled architectural renderings for the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine and Cabot Animal Support Services during an event Monday (Feb. 10) at the Cabot Justice Center.

The new campus will feature facilities designed to support veterinary education and community animal care services. Groundbreaking is set for later this spring, with the first class of students expected to begin in fall 2026, pending accreditation by the Council on Education (COE) of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

Lyon College hosted a consultative site visit from the COE in November 2023 and is awaiting the scheduling of a comprehensive review. The proposed program plans to admit 120 students annually.

Lyon College unveils vet school architecture

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

Lyon College officials announced Tuesday (May 7) the locations of their planned dental and veterinary schools with one locating in Little Rock and the other in Cabot.

In November 2023, an original plan to locate the dental and vet schools in the Heifer International headquarters in downtown Little Rock fell through.

OneHealth Companies, the school’s original partner in the venture, failed to meet the deadline to buy the Heifer International facility, according to numerous published reports. OneHealth is no longer involved with Lyon on the project.

Lyon College to locate dental school in LR’s Riverdale neighborhood, vet school in Cabot