Associate degree
Veterinary Technology
Baker College · College of Health Science - Veterinary Technology · Cadillac, Michigan, United States
- Official award
- Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary TechnologyAAS
- Pathway
- Veterinary technologyStated for United States
- Format
- On campustwo-year program
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Limited-enrollment, two-year, 63-credit-hour associate program taught on four Michigan campuses (campus key shows the first listed; see campuses), with a required 240-hour unpaid externship.
Role the program prepares for: Prepares students as veterinary technicians (animal nurses) eligible for national licensing exams.
- Subject
- Veterinary technology
- Department
- College of Health Science - Veterinary Technology
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Associate degreeA two-year-type degree, common in the United States for veterinary technology.
- Pathway
- Veterinary technologyPrograms preparing veterinary technicians or technologists, depending on the jurisdiction. This is a different role from veterinary nursing in some countries and the same role under another name in others.
- Why we classify it this way
- The program page states the program prepares graduates for the veterinary technician credential.“Learn to care for our four-legged friends as a veterinary technician.”Source
- Prior degree required
- Not published
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
Verified in official recordAVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Baker College of Cadillac, Veterinary Technology Program, Associate of Applied Science
Dates: 9 May 2003 to not stated
Verified in official recordAVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Baker College of Jackson, Veterinary Technology Program, Associate of Applied Science
Dates: 21 March 2006 to not stated
Verified in official recordAVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Baker College of Muskegon, Veterinary Technology Program, Associate of Applied Science
Dates: 18 October 2002 to not stated
Verified in official recordAVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)Program accreditationOther statusUS
Scope: Baker College of Owosso, Veterinary Technology Program, Associate of/in Applied Science (INITIAL accreditation)
Dates: 3 March 2022 to not stated
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- two-year program
- Credits
- 63 credit hoursCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Clinical placement
- Requires students to complete a minimum of 240 hours of unpaid work experience in a veterinary facility under the supervision of a veterinarian.minimum of 240 hours
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Baker College of Cadillac9600 East 13th Street, Cadillac, MI 49601
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, animal or veterinary experience requirement, whether a prior degree is required.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)