Veterinary Technology (Associate Degree)

Associate degree of 82 credit hours; VTEC courses are taught in person on the Natchitoches campus, with internship courses completed at approved veterinary hospitals.

Subject

Veterinary technology

Department

Veterinary Technology Program (School of STEM)

Awarding body

Not stated on the pages we checked

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 program page states the program prepares graduates for the veterinary technician credential.“Either of these degrees provide students with the requirements necessary to sit for the Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE).”Source

Prior degree required

Not published

Further professional requirements

After the VTNE and registration with the State Board of Veterinary Medicine, the graduate is credentialed as a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT).Source

• Verified in official recordAVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)Program accreditationFull statusUS

  Scope: Veterinary Technology Program, Associate Degree (listed together with the Bachelor of Science)

  Dates: 1 April 1981 to not stated

Delivery

On campusTaught at the listed campus.

Study mode

Not published

Duration

Not published

Credits

82 credit hoursCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.

Clinical placement

VTEC 2900 and 4900 are internship courses that can be completed at most well equipped veterinary hospitals across the state or even the nation. However, these internship sites must be approved by the director of the program prior to enrollment.

Intakes

Not published

Campus

NSU Natchitoches campus225 Bienvenu Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497

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.

Animal or veterinary experience

Not published

Interview

Not published

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.

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, animal or veterinary experience requirement, whether a prior degree is required.