University
Purdue University
College: Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Overview
Public research university whose College of Veterinary Medicine offers the DVM and, separately, on-campus and online veterinary technology degrees.
Veterinary programs researched: 4. 4 with an accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record checked against the authority’s own listing.
Programs
Each program is listed with its official award, level, pathway classification, delivery and published tuition. Accreditation, fees, language and entry requirements belong to the program, not to the whole institution.
Veterinary medicine
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Program
Doctor of Veterinary MedicineProf. doctorateVeterinary medicineAccreditation / validation verified
On campusFour yearsPurdue University College of Veterinary Medicine (West Lafayette)
Tuition not published
Veterinary technology
Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology (on campus)
Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology (BSVT)Bachelor’sVeterinary technologyAccreditation / validation verified
On campusFour-year curriculum (Year One general education; clinical portion from Year Two)Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine (West Lafayette)
Tuition not published
Associate in Applied Science in Veterinary Technology (on campus)
Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Veterinary TechnologyAssociateVeterinary technologyAccreditation / validation verified
On campusBegins in the clinical portion (Year Two) of the on-campus programPurdue University College of Veterinary Medicine (West Lafayette)
Tuition not published
Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology (Distance Learning, VTDL)
Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary TechnologyAssociateVeterinary technologyAccreditation / validation verified
OnlineAs little as eight consecutive semesters
$227per credit
Campuses and facilities
Places where teaching actually happens. Teaching hospitals, clinics, farms and laboratories are stated per campus, only as published.
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine (West Lafayette)
625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
- teaching_hospital: Purdue University Veterinary Hospital (small animal, equine and farm animal hospitals)
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded per program and campus, with the authority’s role. Accreditation, professional validation, degree-awarding authority and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration, and a qualification accepted in one jurisdiction is not automatically accepted elsewhere.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Program
Verified in official recordAVMA Council on Education (COE)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Purdue University DVM program as listed by the AVMA COE as Accredited with minor deficiencies in Standard 3 (Physical Facilities & Equipment) and Standard 9 (Curriculum); last evaluation 2025, next evaluation 2032 (as printed)
An accrediting body (for example the AVMA Council on Education or the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities) accredits this specific program, for the campus, status and dates stated.
Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology (Distance Learning, VTDL)
Verified in official recordAVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Purdue University Distance Learning Program, Associate of Applied Science; initial accreditation July 31, 2002; next evaluation 2030 (as printed in the CVTEA list). This accreditation is separate from the COE accreditation of the DVM.
Dates: 31 July 2002 to not stated
An accrediting body (for example the AVMA Council on Education or the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities) accredits this specific program, for the campus, status and dates stated.
Associate in Applied Science in Veterinary Technology (on campus)
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)
An accrediting body (for example the AVMA Council on Education or the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities) accredits this specific program, for the campus, status and dates stated.
Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology (on campus)
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, which the school now calls Veterinary Technology); initial accreditation November 1976; next evaluation 2030 (as printed)
An accrediting body (for example the AVMA Council on Education or the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities) accredits this specific program, for the campus, status and dates stated.
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the institution’s own pages and from official registers, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 19 October 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)