Graduates of this program have various employment opportunities, including veterinary practices, universities, pharmaceutical/ biological research companies, diagnostic labs, feed companies, zoos, and government veterinary facilities.
The college farm gives students excellent exposure to dairy cattle and horses, and the newly-remodeled facility on the main campus provides a modern setting for experience with dogs, cats, rodents, reptiles, and birds. Basic restraint and handling is also taught on sheep, chickens, and rabbits.
All students are required to adhere to the policies and procedures set forth in the Vermont Tech Veterinary Technology Student Handbook. These policies include safety issues related to pregnancy, immunizations, and substance abuse. The college strongly recommends that Vet Tech students receive human prophylactic rabies vaccine, which is available through the college (at the students’ expense) in the fall semester.
Students with an Associate of Science in Veterinary Technology will be able to:
- Participate in facility management, utilize appropriate medical terminology, and communicate in a professional manner; as well as follow and uphold the applicable laws and the veterinary technology ethical code.
- Demonstrate safe and effective administration and dispensing of medications and explain prescribed drugs to clients
- Demonstrate and perform patient assessment, husbandry, nutrition, therapeutic, and dentistry techniques to various animal species
- Safely and effectively manage patients, anesthetic, and monitoring equipment in all phases of anesthetic procedures
- Understand and integrate all aspects of patient and equipment management for common surgical procedures in a variety of species
- Demonstrate the ability to handle, store, and properly analyze laboratory specimens
- Demonstrate the ability to safely and effectively produce diagnostic radiographic and non-radiographic images
- Demonstrate the ability to safely and effectively handle and provide care for common laboratory, avian and exotic animals
Students demonstrate competence by:
- Completing AVMA required psychomotor and didactic skills in each category in accordance with criteria of evaluation established by program faculty
- Taking quizzes, hourly and final examinations, and other written assessments as determined by the instructor
Students must satisfactorily complete all AVMA required tasks for each course to receive a grade in the course.
The minimum number of credits required for a degree is 70.
Two Year CurriculumFirst YearFirst Year Fall Courses
| Credits
| First Year Spring Courses
| Credits
| BIO 2320 - Zoology
| 4
| CHE 1020 - Intro to Chemistry
| 4
| MAT 1210 - Principles of Math
| 3
| VET 1020 - Animal Anat/Physio
| 4
| ENG 10XX – English*
| 3-4
| VET 1040 - Animal Diseases
| 4
| VET 1000 - Freshman Orientation
| 1
| VET 1052 - Animal Care II
| 1
| VET 1030 - Animal Care/Restraint
| 3
| VET 1060 - Lab Techniques
| 5
| VET 1051 - Animal Care I*
| 1
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| 18
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| 15-16
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| First Year Summer Course
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| VET 2801 - Vet Externship
| 0
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Second YearSecond Year Fall Courses
| Credits
| Second Year Spring Courses
| Credits
| CIS 1080 - Intro to S/D Mgmt
| 2
| ENG 2080 - Tech Comm
| 3
| | VET 2011 - Clinical Techniques I | 3
| VET 2012 - Clinical Techniques II | 3
| VET 2030 - Animal Nutrition
| 2
| VET 2040 – Reprod/Genetics | 3
| VET 2050 - Applied Lab Methods
| 4
| VET 2060 - Office Procedures
| 3
| VET 2070 – Pharm/Toxicology
| 3
| VET 2080 - Animal Behavior
| 2
| VET 2720 - Veterinary Supervisor*
| 1
| VET 2090 - Vet Tech National Exam
| 1
| VET 2802 - Externship Review
| 1
| ELE 2XXX - AH/SS elective**
| 3
| ELE XXXX - AH/SS elective**
| 3
| Optional:
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| 19
| VET 2720 - Veterinary Supervisor*
| 1
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| 18-19
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*Students who do not place into ENG 1060 or 1061 may take up to three terms to complete English Composition (See English Requirement). This may require summer courses or additional terms to complete the degree.**Students must complete a minimum of one Arts and Humanities (AH) and one Social Science (SS) elective.***Must be taken at least once, but may be repeated for creditBIO 2320 and all VET courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better to graduate from this program.
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