Certificate
Certificate of Achievement in Veterinary Assisting (VETA)
Windward Community College · Veterinary Technology (Veterinary Studies) program · Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States
- Official award
- Certificate of Achievement in Veterinary Assisting
- Pathway
- Veterinary assistantStated for United States
- Format
- On campusTwo semesters as a full-time student (if starting in the fall semester)
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A two-semester full-time certificate in veterinary assisting that is the first year of the stackable veterinary technology pathway.
Role the program prepares for: Veterinary assistant; also a stackable first year toward the Associate in Science in Veterinary Technology.
- Subject
- Veterinary assistant training
- Department
- Veterinary Technology (Veterinary Studies) 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
- 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 year provides the basic knowledge and skills to work as a veterinary assistant; it is also the first year of the veterinary technology degree.“designed to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills required to perform effectively as a vet assistant in the veterinary field.”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
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
- Two semesters as a full-time student (if starting in the fall semester)
- Intakes
- Fall
- Campus
- Windward Community College campus45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, HI 96744
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- The college also runs a three-semester hybrid version of the certificate for the hybrid track; this record covers the on-campus version.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Be 18 or older by the first day of instruction; apply to the college and complete health clearance requirements.
- Documents
- Attend a program information session (mandatory); application to Windward Community College.
- 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, full-time or part-time options, animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details, 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)