Associate degree
Veterinary Technology
Great Bay Community College · Veterinary Technology program · Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
- Official award
- Associate in ScienceAS
- Pathway
- Veterinary technologyStated for United States
- Format
- On campusTotal overall credits 67-70; veterinary technology courses completed within four years of entry.
- Tuition
- $238per credit, 2026-2027
About this program
Associate in Science in veterinary technology combining classroom work, labs and clinical affiliations at local animal hospitals and spay/neuter clinics, starting each fall.
Role the program prepares for: Credentialed veterinary technician in veterinary practices and related fields.
- Subject
- Veterinary technology
- 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
- 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 page says graduates are eligible to become credentialed veterinary technicians.“Graduates are eligible to become credentialed veterinary technicians”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
- Further professional requirements
- Graduates are eligible to sit for the VTNE; the VTNE cannot be taken until all program courses are complete.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | Total overall credits 67-70; all veterinary technology courses must be completed within four years of entry. | – | High school algebra, biology and chemistry or equivalent; mandatory information session; interview with the director.Source |
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: Great Bay Community College, Veterinary Technology Program, Portsmouth NH - Associate in Science; listed as FULL ACCREDITATION, next evaluation 2027
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Total overall credits 67-70; veterinary technology courses completed within four years of entry.
- Clinical components
- Clinical affiliations at local animal hospitals and spay/neuter clinics; hours and locations vary including evenings and weekends.
- Laboratory work
- Lab courses on campus.
- Clinical placement
- Clinical Affiliation experiences may vary in time and in locations including days, evenings, and/or weekends.
- Intakes
- Fall
- Campus
- Portsmouth campus320 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth, NH 03801
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
- Interview required
- Science prerequisites
- Proof of completion of high school algebra, biology, and chemistry or equivalent of current enrollment.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state (New Hampshire) tuition, college-wide per-credit rateTuition · mandatory | $238per credit, 2026-2027 | In-State (New Hampshire) | 19 October 2026Source |
| New England Regional Student Program tuition, per-credit rateTuition · mandatory | $357per credit, 2026-2027 | New England Regional Student Program | 19 October 2026Source |
| Out-of-state tuition, per-credit rateTuition · mandatory | $523per credit, 2026-2027 | Out-of-State | 19 October 2026Source |
| Comprehensive feeOther compulsory charge · mandatory | $25per credit, 2026-2027 | All courses | 19 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, animal or veterinary experience requirement.
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)