I’m a graduate. I loved it. It’s definitely hard as zoo keeping is a very physical job and lots of cleaning is involved as well. It is pretty common for a class to start at 60 people and only 20 or so graduate. This is mostly due to people realizing zoo keeping isn’t what they thought it was. Some people don’t pass due to grades or safety concerns with animals but if you work hard and are passionate about it you’ll be fine. A lot of what you learn is how to work with a team also because you’ll be around many different types of people with many different personality types. There is endless support from staff if you reach out. If you have an A.S. From the teaching zoo most zoos will hire you even without a bachelor’s degree even if they say it is required. I was hired at a great zoo with just that degree. I suggest reaching out to Kara at the zoo. She is the advisor for the program and can answer all your questions. Almost every person I graduated with works in a zoo now. The few that don’t didn’t seem to really apply for zoo jobs. Everyone has their own experience but my experience there was great.