Associate degree
Associate in Applied Science in Veterinary Technology (on campus)
Purdue University · Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine · West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
- Official award
- Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Veterinary TechnologyAAS
- Pathway
- Veterinary technologyStated for United States
- Format
- On campusBegins in the clinical portion (Year Two) of the on-campus program
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
On-campus associate degree in veterinary technology for students with a degree in another major or who have already completed the Year One general-education courses.
- Subject
- Veterinary technology
- Department
- Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
- 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 curriculum page states the AAS lets students with another degree become eligible to practice as credentialed veterinary technicians.“wish to complete the AAS so they are eligible to practice as credentialed 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: Purdue University On-Campus Program (Associate of Applied Science and Bachelor of Science, listed by AVMA as Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing); initial accreditation November 1976; next evaluation 2030 (as printed)
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- Begins in the clinical portion (Year Two) of the on-campus program
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine (West Lafayette)625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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
- Previous degree recommended
- 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, intakes, 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)