Associate degree
Veterinary Technology (A.A.S.)
Eastern Wyoming College · Veterinary Sciences Department · Torrington, Wyoming, United States
- Official award
- Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary TechnologyAAS
- Pathway
- Veterinary technologyStated for United States
- Format
- On campusCoursework can be completed in four semesters followed by a clinical externship, or spread over five semesters.
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Associate degree for veterinary technicians; coursework takes four or five semesters followed by a clinical externship.
Role the program prepares for: Veterinary technician performing laboratory, surgical assistance, restraint, treatment, anesthesia and radiology procedures.
- Subject
- Veterinary technology
- Department
- Veterinary Sciences Department
- 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 college page states the department's graduates earn the AAS for veterinary technicians and that the program is AVMA accredited.“Associate of Applied Science egree for Veterinary Technicians”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: Veterinary Technology Program, Torrington, WY; Associate in Applied Science; initial accreditation April 1976; next evaluation 2029
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Coursework can be completed in four semesters followed by a clinical externship, or spread over five semesters.
- Clinical placement
- clinical externship after coursework
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Torrington campus3200 West C Street, Torrington, WY 82240
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
- Animal or veterinary experience recommendedIncoming students are recommended to spend at least one week (40 hours) working or observing veterinary medicine.
- 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, 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)