Associate degree
Veterinary Technology Degree (Online), AAS
San Juan College · Veterinary Technology Program · No campus · institution based in United States
- Official award
- Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Veterinary TechnologyAAS
- Pathway
- Veterinary technologyStated for United States
- Format
- OnlinePart-time program; one to four courses per semester.
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Part-time online AAS in veterinary technology with clinical instruction at a veterinary hospital near the student and a Fast Track Lab (or alternative large animal site) for large, lab and exotic species skills.
- 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 an AVMA-accredited AAS in Veterinary Technology qualifies graduates to take the VTNE and then apply to be credentialed veterinary technicians.“To become a vet tech, you must earn an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Veterinary Technology from an AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) accredited program.”Source
- Prior degree required
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- After graduating, students qualify to take the VTNE and can then apply to be credentialed in their state.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: Veterinary Technology Distance Education Program, Associate of Applied Science (as listed by AVMA)
Dates: 8 November 2006 to not stated
Study structure
- Delivery
- OnlineAcademic instruction is online. Check the details for campus visits, laboratory work, attendance-based exams and mandatory clinical or workplace placements, which can still apply.
- Online instruction
- Online classroom instruction
- Mandatory campus attendance
- Not published
- Campus residencies or workshops
- None described. A two-day Fast Track Lab in Waco, Texas, is offered to complete VETT 2233 and VETT 2235 (travel required); students who cannot attend must secure a food and farm animal (large animal) OCCI site instead.
- In-person assessment
- Not stated on the program page.
- Laboratory work
- Clinical skills courses for large, lab and exotic species are required; completed at the two-day Fast Track Lab in Waco, Texas, or at a large animal OCCI site.
- Mandatory clinical or workplace placement
- Mandatory: students complete Off-Campus Clinical Instruction (OCCI) at a veterinary hospital in their area, where a licensed veterinarian oversees clinical hours.
- Placement arrangement
- Student arranges the placement
- Must already work in a veterinary setting
- Not published
- Placement site approval
- Not published
- Live attendance
- Live attendance not published
- International enrolment
- Not published
- Study mode
- Part-time
- Duration
- Part-time program; one to four courses per semester.
- Clinical placement
- Off-Campus Clinical Instruction (OCCI) site at a veterinary hospital in the student's area; two-day Fast Track Lab in Waco, Texas, or a large animal OCCI site for VETT 2233 and VETT 2235.
- Intakes
- Start of any semester
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
- Not published
- 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, animal or veterinary experience requirement, 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)