Associate degree
Veterinary Nursing, AAS
Truckee Meadows Community College · Veterinary Programs (Veterinary Nursing and Veterinary Assistant) · Reno, Nevada, United States
- Official award
- Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary NursingAAS
- Pathway
- Veterinary nursingStated for United States
- Format
- On campusTwo-year degree program; 73 credit hours.
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Limited-entry two-year veterinary nursing AAS at Reno with a part-time option, hands-on training at the Meadowood Center and partner hospitals, and a points-based selection process.
Role the program prepares for: Veterinary nurse working on a veterinary team providing hands-on animal care and advising owners.
- Subject
- Veterinary nursing
- Department
- Veterinary Programs (Veterinary Nursing and Veterinary Assistant)
- 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 nursingPrograms preparing veterinary nurses. The role, title and regulation differ by country and are not interchangeable with veterinarians or technicians.
- Why we classify it this way
- The program page presents the degree as training to become a veterinary nurse who may take the VTNE and become licensed.“The degree enables the graduate to take the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE) and go on to become a licensed professional.”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
- Further professional requirements
- The degree enables graduates to take the VTNE; the applicant must acknowledge intent to seek employment in Nevada after the program.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depends on previous study | Two-year degree program; part-time option takes eight semesters of core classes instead of four. | – | Prerequisites completed before June 1 of the application year; transfer from another AVMA-CVTEA accredited program is possible.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: Truckee Meadows Community College, Veterinary Nursing Program, Reno NV - Associate of Applied Science; listed as FULL ACCREDITATION, next evaluation 2027
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time, Part-time
- Duration
- Two-year degree program; 73 credit hours.
- Clinical components
- Hands-on experience at the Meadowood Center veterinary facility and partner veterinary hospitals.
- Clinical placement
- Partner veterinary hospitals in the greater Reno area.
- Intakes
- Fall (class begins each Fall Semester)
- Campus
- Meadowood Center (North Building)5250 Neil Road, Reno, NV 89502
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
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
- Animal or veterinary experience required50 hours of observation at a veterinary hospital unless the applicant has at least six months of verifiable veterinary work experience.
- Interview
- Not published
- Science prerequisites
- Prerequisites and general education requirements; prerequisites must be completed before June 1 of the application year.
- Documents
- Resume, one-page handwritten essay on animal-related experience, at least one letter of recommendation, transcripts.
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
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.
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)