Ashworth College offers an online career diploma in veterinary assisting that features 22 comprehensive lessons. Through the school, which is based in Norcross, Georgia, students take classes on behavioral issues, animal physiology and pharmacology. They learn how to assist in emergency care and physical exams, administer medications, care for orphaned and wild animals and perform laboratory tests. The school trains students to prevent and treat common diseases as well. Ashworth College emphasizes technical and administrative opportunities available in zoos, animal hospitals and pet stores. Students complete open-book exams online. Founded in 1987, the institution is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council as well as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Ashworth College
430 Technology Parkway
Norcross, GA 30092
800-957-5412
ashworthcollege.edu
Stratford Career Institute offers an online veterinary assistant diploma program. Courses in this program cover wound healing and management, clinical pathology, basic necropsy procedures, neonatal and geriatric care, emergency nursing and animal reproduction. Students also study euthanasia, surgical instruments and veterinary practice management. Students can submit exams, review grades and contact instructors online. The independent study course at Stratford Career Institute can last anywhere from six months to two years. The distance learning school was founded in 1991, according to BrainTrack College Directory.
Stratford Career Institute
12 Champlain Commons
P.O. Box 1560
St. Albans, VT 05478
800-363-0058
scitraining.com
Penn Foster Career School offers a veterinary assistant diploma program online. Students in the program take classes in introduction to animal care, handling and restraint, veterinary terminology, animal skeletal and muscular systems, nutrition and immunology. Other courses cover pathology, radiology and parasitology. The program includes DVDs and anatomy charts. Students have access to an online library for research assistance. The school is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1890, Penn Foster Career School is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council as well as the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools.
Penn Foster Career School
925 Oak St.
Scranton, PA 18515
800-275-4410
pennfoster.edu