Students entering Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine must have a two-year associate degree or complete 28 credits in such general education courses as math, social sciences, chemistry and biology before applying for its accredited veterinary technology bachelor degree program.
As of 2011, tuition and fees are $23,160 a year for Michigan residents and $47,838 for nonresidents.
North Dakota State University offers a four-year veterinary technology program that leads to a Bachelor of Science degree. The first two years of the program are open to all undergraduate students and includes such core courses as math, biology, English and preveterinary technology that focus on medical terminology and animal anatomy and physiology.
Only 28 students are chosen each spring to enter the professional technology portion of the program. The 41 credits required to complete the bachelor's degree in veterinary technology are earned through such courses as veterinary pathology, clinical techniques and fundamentals of radiology.
Tuition and fees are $10,459 a year for North Dakota residents inclusive of room and board and just over $15,100 for nonresidents, inclusive of room and board.
Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine in West Lafayette, Indiana, offers a Bachelor of Science degree. The two-year veterinary technology program is designed for veterinary technicians who are transfer students from other American Veterinary Medical Association-accredited programs or Purdue students who've earned Associate of Science degrees as veterinary technicians.
An internship is required to earn a veterinary technology degree. The internship must be in a clinical, teaching or research position and add up to 480 work hours, which are equal to 4 credit hours.
As of 2011, tuition and fees are $21,820 a year for Indiana residents and $39,492 for nonresidents.
Lincoln Memorial University offers a Bachelor of Science degree in veterinary technology that is fully accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association. LMU's degree program is open only to students with an Associate of Science degree in veterinary animal science. The animal science concentration prepares preveterinary medicine students for a career in hospital or clinical veterinary medicine, but does not guarantee acceptance into the university's doctoral program.
As of 2011, tuition, room, board and fees at the Tennessee university total $21,980 a year.