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Veterinary Technology

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Degrees and Certificates

Career Information

If you have a desire to care for and treat animals, the Veterinary Technology program at Cedar Valley College offers courses both on site and via distance education so you can study in the way that’s most convenient for you.

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Veterinary Technology at Cedar Valley College

The Vet Tech program at Cedar Valley College operates a 32,000-square-foot teaching facility on the college campus that features a 170-acre stock farm with breeding herds for horses, cattle and goats.

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“My DCCCD experience prepared me to both pass my boards and also feel prepared for a real-life career. I gained knowledge and confidence during the program and felt supported and helped along the way by my instructors.” Read Ksenia's story.

Ksenia Banes

CVT/Ophthalmology Technician

Veterinary Technology Program

Program Overview

Accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) since 1978, our program has also partnered with the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) since 1998 to offer the distance-education component of our Vet Tech program.

HB 1508 Notice

This program may lead to an occupational license for which a prior criminal history may make a student ineligible.

For more information please visit dcccd.edu/hb1508.