Accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), Cedar Valley College's Veterinary Technology program has been awarding certificates and degrees since 1978. The primary location of this school is in Dallas, Texas, in the Dallas County Community College District.
The degree option is an Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS) in Veterinary Technology and available certificates include veterinary assistant and receptionist.
Cedar Valley College
3030 N. Dallas Ave.
Lancaster, TX 75134
972-860-8201
cedarvalleycollege.edu
Classes offered at Penn Foster College include animal anatomy and physiology, medical mathematics and veterinary office management. This institution offers an AAS degree for veterinary technician and estimates that jobs in the veterinary field will grow 36 percent by 2018 (statistics by the U.S. Department of Labor).
Items within the program of study include books, lessons, equipment, DVDs and a free online library. Lastly, potential students are urged to research the individual licensing requirements of the state in which they will be employed.
Penn Foster College
14300 N. Northsight Blvd.
Suite 111
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
480-947-6644
pennfostercollege.edu
St. Petersburg College's Veterinary Technician program requires that a potential student has completed 18 to 22 credit hours of general collegiate education, including satisfactory grades in composition, speech, math and biology courses.
There is also an employment prerequisite for entering into their AVMA accredited program in which students must be employed at least 20 hours a week at a veterinary hospital or office to meet lab requirements.
Applications are due three times a year, two to three months before sessions begin in late August, early January and May.
St. Petersburg College
P.O. Box 13489
St. Petersburg FL 33733-3489
727-341-4772
spcollege.edu