Vet Assistant Programs in Connecticut

Northwest Connecticut Community College

• Founded in 1965, Northwestern Connecticut Community College is in Winsted, 22 miles northwest of Hartford. The college offers a two-year veterinary technology associate degree program that carries accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association. Students in the program learn in a simulated small-animal hospital with opportunities to practice radiography and surgical assisting. The college also organizes trips to area farms to allow students to work with large animals. To graduate, students must complete a semester-long internship at a local animal hospital. State and federal financial aid, institutional scholarships, work-study opportunities and veterans benefit programs are offered for eligible students.

  Northwestern Connecticut Community College
  Park Place West
  Winsted, CT 06098
  860-738-6300
  commnet.edu

Quinebaug Valley Community College

• Quinebaug Valley Community College is a public two-year school in Danielson, Connecticut. Students at the college can opt to pursue a certificate in veterinary assisting by completing the college's 150-hour training program. Only three courses are required. These include studies of office medical terminology, occupational safety, surgical and dental procedures and diagnostics and treatment. Students may opt to complete the required classes concurrently or one at a time. To complete the program, students participate in 30-hour externships at area veterinary offices. Because it is not a traditional degree, the program does not qualify for financial aid.

  Quinebaug Valley Community College
  742 Upper Maple St.
  Danielson, CT 06239
  860-412-7200
  qvcc.commnet.edu

University of Connecticut

• In 2010, U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Connecticut 66th place among all public universities in the United States. The college's rural campus in Storrs is home to more than 16,700 undergraduate students. The school's four-year bachelor's degree in pathobiology and veterinary science prepares students to work in a number of fields, including veterinary technology. Required courses for the major include anatomy, cell structure, animal disease management, animal virology, fish and bird health, biochemistry, genetics and microbiology. Around 85 percent of incoming freshmen and 75 percent of continuing students receive some type of financial aid.

  University of Connecticut
  61 North Eagleville Road
  Unit-3089
  Storrs, CT 06269
  860-486-4000
  uconn.edu