THE BUSINESS OF PRACTICE: MANAGING PRACTICE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Fig. 5. 2005 Graduates.
Fig. 9. 2009 Graduates.
Fig. 6. 2006 Graduates.
Fig. 10. 2010 Graduates.
Fig. 11. 2011 Graduates. Fig. 7. 2007 Graduates.
Fig. 12. 2012 Graduates. Fig. 8. 2008 Graduates.
students, the patterns in terms of ability (or lack thereof) to repay debt were consistent. In the process of analyzing the data on debt, av-
erages per decade were also evaluated. The aver- age over all decades of debt at graduation was $155,473. The widely accepted average debt for a
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veterinary school education is $150,000, which at a glance this data supports. However, looking solely at the last 18 years, those graduating in the first decade of the millennium reported an average debt of $123,144 while those in the second decade had an average debt of $195,392. Of significant concern were the numbers associated with average current
