RVC on Probation (please confirm)

[Mr.Smile12]

Communication from/to prehealth advisors:

Students admitted to the Fall 2025 class at Royal Veterinary College (RVC) received notification that the school is on AAVMC probation and may lose accreditation due to low NAVLE pass rates.

Please confirm.

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[JaynaAli]

Communication from/to prehealth advisors:

Students admitted to the Fall 2025 class at Royal Veterinary College (RVC) received notification that the school is on AAVMC probation and may lose accreditation due to low NAVLE pass rates.

Please confirm.

You can see the status of all the schools on the AVMA COE website: Accredited veterinary colleges

But yes, it shows that RVC is probationary because of Standard 11, outcomes assessment (aka poor NAVLE pass rate) as of September 2024.

Schools have a couple years to fix any deficiencies before there is further action taken, like changing a school to terminal accreditation. It’s a long process.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Royal Veterinary College faces US accreditation challenge

British school struggles to meet pass-rate minimum for key licensing exam

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[bostonbonne]

Communication from/to prehealth advisors:

Students admitted to the Fall 2025 class at Royal Veterinary College (RVC) received notification that the school is on AAVMC probation and may lose accreditation due to low NAVLE pass rates.

Please confirm.

This is definitely happening at RVC right now and it has been very clear that it is the NON-North American students who are skewing the scores. While I am sure there are NON-NA students who study for the NAVLE as if their career depends on it, this is not what is happening for the vast majority. It is actually talked about on campus that most don't even study for it because there is no direct pathway to working in the US and it is "maybe someday" thought process. The majority of students have no plans to migrate and apply for US citizenship. Think about it, if you fail and are not from NA you still get to practice Veterinary Medicine without a hiccup in your home country, in this case EU, UK and Australia for example. However for North American students they have no license, no citizenship and are paying 8X what domestic students are paying. I don't see how any of this is equitable to a group that is disproportionately affected. I wish RVC and the AVMA would do something. The other option is for students to be responsible to each other which is not happening, and it is now too late. Based on all the information if they lose the Accreditation next year the alternative pathways would add years to your Vet journey as you will be treated exactly the same as a Vet trying to take the NAVLE from China or Russia or any other country. It takes at least a year to get an exam date and then you still have the other sections of the ECFVG process. Not to mention the massive student loans that will become due and you will not have a license to practice in the North America. That's quite a gamble if you ask me

 

[bostonbonne]

You can see the status of all the schools on the AVMA COE website: Accredited veterinary colleges

But yes, it shows that RVC is probationary because of Standard 11, outcomes assessment (aka poor NAVLE pass rate) as of September 2024.

Schools have a couple years to fix any deficiencies before there is further action taken, like changing a school to terminal accreditation. It’s a long process.

This is definitely happening at RVC right now and it has been very clear that it is the NON-North American students who are skewing the scores. While I am sure there are NON-NA students who study for the NAVLE as if their career depends on it, this is not what is happening for the vast majority. It is actually talked about on campus that most don't even study for it because there is no direct pathway to working in the US and it is "maybe someday" thought process. The majority of students have no plans to migrate and apply for US citizenship. Think about it, if you fail and are not from NA you still get to practice Veterinary Medicine without a hiccup in your home country, in this case EU, UK and Australia for example. However for North American students they have no license, no citizenship and are paying 8X what domestic students are paying. I don't see how any of this is equitable to a group that is disproportionately affected. I wish RVC and the AVMA would do something. The other option is for students to be responsible to each other which is not happening, and it is now too late. Based on all the information if they lose the Accreditation next year the alternative pathways would add years to your Vet journey as you will be treated exactly the same as a Vet trying to take the NAVLE from China or Russia or any other country. It takes at least a year to get an exam date and then you still have the other sections of the ECFVG process. Not to mention the massive student loans that will become due and you will not have a license to practice in the North America. That's quite a gamble if you ask me

 

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it has been very clear that it is the NON-North American students who are skewing the scores. While I am sure there are NON-NA students who study for the NAVLE as if their career depends on it, this is not what is happening for the vast majority. I

I was wondering if this would be the case. Pool size also matters imo, 10 students/year sitting for the NAVLE (and maybe half failing) is very different from 120 students sitting and half failing.

 

[bostonbonne]

I was wondering if this would be the case. Pool size also matters imo, 10 students/year sitting for the NAVLE (and maybe half failing) is very different from 120 students sitting and half failing.

those numbers are held in confidence but North American Students represent about 25+% of the student body. So using that math alone it does depend on how many students sit for the exam. The general consensus on campus is that the NA students don't stand a chance given that their numbers are so low. Keep in mind though they also represent 70% of the tuition paid.. Makes you wonder??

 

[phenomenology]

Glasgow holds the same probationary status as well (https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohvm/about/accreditation/); however, only RVC is actively making prospective students aware of the status and consequences, which I really appreciated as an offer-holder and commend them for!

 

[starryradiowaves]

Glasgow holds the same probationary status as well (https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohvm/about/accreditation/); however, only RVC is actively making prospective students aware of the status and consequences, which I really appreciated as an offer-holder and commend them for!

I think the major concern is that RVC is being reassessed this year- so this round of NAVLE results matter a lot. Whereas Glasgow isn’t being reassessed until 2028; they have some time to address changes. Either way, it’ll affect students currently enrolling but the worry is much more prominent for RVC during this application cycle.