A public institution, California State University at East Bay is located in Hayward, California—a suburban area approximately 25 miles southeast of San Francisco. The college offers a veterinary assistant certificate program through its Continuing Education course offerings. Catering to working adults, the all-online program allows students to complete the necessary course requirements at their own pace. Topics covered in the curriculum incude medical terminology, veterinary office practices, computer science, communications, ethics and law, assisting the veterinarian and billing. Though the program does not offer federal and state financial aid, students can benefit from private lending programs offered through the college while working toward the certificate.
California State University, East Bay
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard
WA 804
Hayward, CA 94542
510-885-3605
ce.csueastbay.edu
A member of the State University of New York (SUNY) system of public colleges, Alfred State College is named after the rural community in southwestern New York it calls home. In 2010, "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the school 31st among all baccalaureate colleges in the northern United States. Among the programs available for the school's more than 3,200 students is an associate of applied science in veterinary technology. The program requires five semesters, or nearly two calendar years, to complete and covers both large and small animal medicine. Required courses for the major include algebra, chemistry, parasitology, radiography, microbiology, disease control, anesthesia and surgical nursing. Students in the program complete a 120-hour internship prior to graduation. Approximately 80 percent of students at SUNY Alfred receive some type of financial aid, according to the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges."
SUNY Alfred State College
10 Upper College Drive
Alfred, NY 14802
800-425-3733
alfredstate.edu
Established in 1901, Joliet Junior College is the oldest public community college in the United States. The school's suburban campus 40 miles from Chicago enrolls more than 12,000 students as of 2010. The college grants an associate of applied science degree in veterinary technology, which includes coursework in companion, large, laboratory and exotic animal health care. The curriculum features classes in anatomy, microbiology, social sciences, computer science, communications, radiography, surgery and pharmacology as well as two clinical internship rotations. The college also includes a vet tech club, which allows members to network with fellow students, faculty and professionals in the field of veterinary medicine. Around 20 percent of students at Joliet Junior College receive some type of financial aid.
Joliet Junior College
1215 Houbolt Road
Joliet, IL 60431
815-729-9020
jjc.cc.il.us