Veterinary Technician Community Colleges

Kirkwood Community College

• The Kirkwood Community College Associate in Applied Science degree for the veterinary technician program takes two years to complete. This program requires a biology placement exam and a reading, writing and math placement exam, known as COMPASS. The program requires 82 semester hours over six terms, including the summer terms. The program begins in June and has a November application deadline.

  Kirkwood Community College
  6301 Kirkwood Blvd., SW
  Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
  319-398-5517
  www.kirkwood.edu

Holyoke Community College

• The Holyoke Community College Associate of Science degree in veterinary and animal science with veterinary technician option program has a rolling admissions process. Entry into this program requires a 10-hour observation in a veterinary facility before beginning classes in the fall semester. This program consists of 69 credit-hours.

  Holyoke Community College
  303 Homestead Ave.
  Holyoke, MA 01040-1099
  413-538-7000
  www.hcc.edu

Macomb Community College

• The Macomb Community College Associate of Applied Science degree for the veterinary technician program is a 2-year, 86-hour program. An additional selective admission process and a COMPASS reading, writing and math placement exam must be completed by the February deadline for admission. The college provides a seminar to assist students with the application process.

  Macomb Community College
  Center Campus
  44575 Garfield Rd.
  Clinton Township, MI 48038
  586-445-7225
  www.macomb.edu

Northeast Community College

• The Northeast Community College Associate of Applied Science degree in veterinary technology requires 50 hours of observation in a veterinary facility before admission. In addition, three letters of recommendation and a counseling session are require for entry into the veterinary technician program. Finally, there are academic qualifications that must be met to gain entry to the program. These qualifications include certain ACT, SAT and COMPASS testing scores. An alternative way to achieve the academic qualifications is to earn a grade of at least B in all of the basic required biology courses taken in the first semester.

  Northeast Community College
  801 E. Benjamin Ave.
  Norfolk, NE 68702
  800-348-9033
  www.northeast.edu