Associate degree
Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Veterinary Technology
Pierce College · Veterinary Technology program (Career Pathways) · Lakewood, Washington, United States
- Official award
- Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Veterinary TechnologyAAS
- Pathway
- Veterinary technologyStated for United States
- Format
- On campusFull-time course that requires 21 months to complete; classes start in September and run through June
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Full-time 21-month associate degree starting each September; admission needs an additional program application after admission to the college.
- Subject
- Veterinary technology
- Department
- Veterinary Technology program (Career Pathways)
- 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 frames the associate degree as preparing students to provide care as veterinary technicians on the veterinary health team.“Provide high-quality care to animals as a valued member of the veterinary health team. With an associate degree, you'll support veterinarians in a variety of settings”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, Lakewood, WA; Associate in Veterinary Technology (as printed); initial accreditation May 1974; next evaluation 2030
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- Full-time course that requires 21 months to complete; classes start in September and run through June
- Intakes
- September (fall quarter)
- Campus
- Pierce College Fort Steilacoom9401 Farwest Drive SW, Lakewood, WA 98498
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
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Prerequisites: Intermediate Algebra, Survey of Biology, Preparatory Chemistry, English Composition I, Medical Terminology I; separate program application after admission to Pierce College.
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, animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details, 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)