Crowder College is a two-year community college in Neosho, Missouri, serving more than 4,000 students. The school offers three different associate degrees along with many certificates. The veterinary technology program includes 79 credit hours toward the completion of the Associate in Applied Science degree. The program has accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association. The college offers a rural campus on more than 300 acres of farmland that includes barns, corrals and dog kennels. The Agricultural Science Center houses labs to give hands-on experience in anatomy lab x-ray, field technology and surgery.
Crowder College
601 Laclede Avenue
Neosho, MO 64850
417-455-5772
Jefferson College is in Hillsboro, Missouri, offering associate degrees and certificates in more than 30 career-technical programs. The veterinary technology program leads to an Associate in Applied Science degree. The curriculum requires general college-level education courses along with extensive training in science and animal health theory. Students compete for acceptance into this program, with only 36 applicants enrolled. Coursework includes pharmacology, clinical medicine, radiology, veterinary hospital technology and an internship.
Jefferson College
Veterinary Technology Program
1000 Viking Drive
Hillsboro, MO 63050
636-942-3000
Sanford-Brown College at Fenton, Missouri, is part of a larger network of private, for-profit schools that focus on career-related programs. It has accreditation by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, not by a regional accrediting agency. The Associate of Applied Science degree offers technical and practical training for students seeking jobs in the field. The structure of the degree has both lecture and clinical components. Students focus on general animal care, health management, pharmacology, anesthesia, surgery and office management.
Sanford Brown College--Fenton
Veterinary Technology Program
1345 Smizer Mill Road
Fenton, MO 63026
888-769-2433