Certificate
Veterinary Assisting Career Studies Certificate
Blue Ridge Community College · Veterinary Technology Program · Weyers Cave, Virginia, United States
- Official award
- Career Studies Certificate
- Pathway
- Veterinary assistantStated for United States
- Format
- On campus12 credit hours
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Twelve-credit career studies certificate preparing students for veterinary assistant positions in a clinical setting; not a degree.
- Subject
- Veterinary assistant training
- Department
- Veterinary Technology Program
- 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
- CertificateA non-degree award. It is kept separate from academic degree counts and degree-only results.
- Pathway
- Veterinary assistant trainingFormal veterinary assistant training. It is a different, entry-level role and is never a substitute for a veterinary nursing, technology or veterinarian qualification.
- Why we classify it this way
- The catalog states the purpose is preparation for a position as a veterinary assistant in a clinical setting.“To provide students with instruction in veterinary science in preparation for a position as a veterinary assistant in a clinical setting.”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.
No accreditation, recognition or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 12 credit hours
- Credits
- 12 semester credit hoursCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Campus attendance
- VET 102 requires on-campus attendance for a minimum of six class sessions (unless taken through dual enrollment)
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Weyers Cave campusOne College Lane, Weyers Cave, VA 24486
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, clinical placement details, whether a prior degree is required, accreditation or recognition record.
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)