Certificate
Career Studies Certificate - Veterinary Assistant
Tidewater Community College · Veterinary program (Natural Sciences) · Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- Official award
- Career Studies Certificate - Veterinary Assistant
- Pathway
- Veterinary assistantStated for United States
- Format
- On campus2 semesters
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Two-semester, 17-credit career studies certificate preparing students to assist licensed veterinary technicians and veterinarians; approved by NAVTA; not an academic degree.
- Subject
- Veterinary assistant training
- Department
- Veterinary program (Natural Sciences)
- 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
- CertificateA non-degree award. It is kept separate from academic degree counts and degree-only results.
- Pathway
- Veterinary assistant trainingFormal veterinary assistant training. It is a different, entry-level role and is never a substitute for a veterinary nursing, technology or veterinarian qualification.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page says the certificate prepares students to assist and support licensed veterinary technicians and veterinarians.“Prepare to assist and support licensed veterinary technicians and veterinarians in the health and handling of a variety of small domestic animals and exotic species.”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.
No accreditation, recognition or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 2 semesters
- Credits
- 17 semester credit hoursCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Virginia Beach Campus1700 College Crescent, Virginia Beach, VA 23453
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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
- Selective; separate program application in addition to college admission.
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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, full-time or part-time options, intakes, animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details, whether a prior degree is required, accreditation or recognition record.
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)