Certificate
Veterinary Assisting Certificate (Distance Learning Program)
Dallas College · Veterinary Technology Program · No campus · institution based in United States
- Official award
- Veterinary Assisting Certificate (Level 1 Certificate)
- Pathway
- Veterinary assistantStated for United States
- Format
- Online
- Tuition
- $1,980whole program, As shown October 2026
About this program
Level 1 college certificate (20 credit hours) in veterinary assisting, available by distance learning or on campus; it is separate from the veterinary technology associate degree, although its courses also count toward it.
- 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 page says the curriculum prepares graduates to perform veterinary assistant duties in veterinary practice.“The curriculum is designed to provide the graduate with the information, experience, and skills needed to perform veterinary assistant duties in veterinary practice.”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
- OnlineAcademic instruction is online. Check the details for campus visits, laboratory work, attendance-based exams and mandatory clinical or workplace placements, which can still apply.
- Online instruction
- Online classroom instruction
- Mandatory campus attendance
- Not published
- Mandatory clinical or workplace placement
- Not described on the page read; students must apply and be accepted into the Veterinary Technology program before enrolling in veterinary technology department courses.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not published
- Must already work in a veterinary setting
- Not published
- Placement site approval
- Not published
- Live attendance
- Live attendance not published
- International enrolment
- Not published
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- 20 Semester credit hoursCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Not published
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- 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
- Previous qualification
- Application and acceptance into the Veterinary Technology program is required before enrolling in its courses.
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
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.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated tuition total, Veterinary Assisting Certificate (as shown on the degrees page)Tuition | $1,980whole program, As shown October 2026 | in-county residents | 19 October 2026Source |
Published program total: $1,980 (Other fee category). Whole-program tuition as published.
Clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, mandatory travel, placement expenses and insurance are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; ask what is extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, animal or veterinary experience requirement, 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)