You definitely can! There is a small student discount of about 20% for the ER fee and then I want to say a 10 or 15% discount for services. Have had to use them overnight for ER once for my chaotic dog when she decided to get chase down and kill a squirrel thay ended up biting her (when i tell ya it was a murder scene in our kitchen 🤦♀️) which is why I know that, lol. For primary care though I take her down to Jefferson City Animal Hospital and have been very impressed with them and have loved our short time there so far. They also have a boarded surgeon in case something happens (he also works at MU for surgery when he isn't there) which would be WAY more cost effective than taking her to MU.
If you are looking more in Columbia I would look into Horton Forum, they have a nice 20% discount!