The two-year Associates in Science for Veterinary Technology degree at Valencia Community College requires a total of 45 credits for completion, 30 of which are in the major. Distance learning is available, providing a flexible schedule for students. St. Petersburg college is fully accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and is in partnership with Valencia to supply the online curriculum for distance learners.
The Veterinarian Technician program at Sanford-Brown offers the training and education to give students the crucial skills for quality animal care. Dental prophylaxis, blood draw and laboratory analysis are a few of the key focal points in this program. Graduates are expected to complete both a lecture and a clinical component over two years to obtain an Associates in Science degree in Veterinary Technology.
Students interested in working with private practice veterinarians, zoos and wildlife medicine, humane societies or agriculture can look to this AVMA accredited Veterinary Technology program for their training. The program is 2 years and 73 credit hours long, with 55 of those credit hours within the Veterinary Technology major; 18 credit hours of general education are required.
The Medical Center Campus Veterinary Technology Program is fully accredited by the AVMA and designed to prepare students for the ethical and medical challenges of the profession. The primary goal of the program is to give the technicians all of the tools necessary to assist veterinarians with the clinical care of animals. The program requires up to forty hours per week of full-time attendance with classes offered in the afternoon, evenings and weekends. Completion of the program requires 73 credits and roughly 400 hours of clinical exposure.