Vet Technician Schools in California
A veterinary technician or veterinary technologist, also referred to as "vet tech", is the person who helps the veterinarian with nearly every responsibility in the veterinary practice except diagnosis, prescriptions or surgery.
In the state of California, veterinary technicians need to have a license, and you need to have completed a veterinary technician or technologist training program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to qualify for licensure. The programs below have full accreditation from the AVMA, and the costs given apply only to tuition.
Consumnes River College
Consumnes River College in Sacramento, California, part of the Los Rios Community College District, offers a Veterinary Technology program that culminates in either an Associates Degree or a certificate. In Spring 2010, this program cost twenty-six dollars per credit hour for California residents, or two hundred and sixteen dollars per credit hour for non-resident students.
Foothill College
Foothill College in the Silicon Valley offers a Veterinary Technology Associate Degree. In-state students were charged seventeen dollars per credit hour in Spring 2010, while non-resident students paid one hundred and twenty-two dollars per credit hour.
Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California provides an Associates Degree in Veterinary Technology, with California residents paying thirteen dollars per credit hour in Spring 2010 and non-residents paying one hundred and ten dollars per credit hour.
Mt. San Antonio College
An Associates Degree in veterinary technology from Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California cost twenty-six dollars for California residents and one hundred and ninety dollars for non-residents in Spring 2010.
Western Career College
Western Career College, a subsidiary of DeVry University, has Veterinary Technician Associates Degree programs in multiple locations: Citrus Heights, Pleasant Hill, Sacramento, San Jose, San Leandro and Stockton. Cost information was not provided on the school's website.
Yuba College
At Yuba College in Marysville, California, the Associates Degree in Veterinary Technology costs approximately twelve hundred dollars for California residents, with non-resident students paying over eleven thousand. These costs cover both years.
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Cal Poly Pomona offers a Bachelors Degree in Animal Health Science for you to become a Veterinary Technologist. Costs in the 2009-2010 school year were four thousand five hundred and fifty-one dollars for undergraduate students, with non-resident students paying an additional two hundred and forty-eight dollars per credit hour.
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