Certificate
Veterinary Assisting College Credit Certificate (CCC)
Eastern Florida State College · Veterinary Technician Program, EFSC Health Sciences · Cocoa, Florida, United States
- Official award
- Veterinary Assisting College Credit Certificate
- Pathway
- Veterinary assistantStated for United States
- Format
- On campusOne-year program
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A one-year, 14-credit certificate in veterinary assisting; the credits can be applied toward the EFSC Veterinary Technology A.S. degree.
Role the program prepares for: Veterinary assistant supporting veterinary technicians and veterinarians in clinical settings.
- Subject
- Veterinary assistant training
- Department
- Veterinary Technician Program, EFSC Health Sciences
- 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 college's announcement says this one-year certificate trains students in hands-on skills to support veterinary technicians and veterinarians.“This one-year, task-oriented program prepares students with the hands-on skills needed”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
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
- One-year program
- Credits
- 14 college creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Spring Term
- Campus
- Cocoa Campus1519 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL 32922
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
- Animal or veterinary experience required20 hours of observation/volunteer/work experience in an animal-related care facility.
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Be at least 18 years of age by the start of the spring term; college GPA of 2.0 with a minimum of 6 college credits.
- Documents
- Health Sciences application, veterinary assisting experience form, and a 150 to 200-word handwritten essay. The application deadline is September 15 for a Spring term start.
- 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.
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, clinical placement details, 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)