Veterinary Animal Health Technology Technician and Veterinary Assistant

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of veterinarians, laboratory animal specialists, and zoological professionals, to provide patient management, care, and clinical procedures assistance as well as owner communication. Includes instruction in animal nursing care, animal health and nutrition, animal handling, clinical pathology, radiology, anesthesiology, dental prophylaxis, surgical assisting, clinical laboratory procedures, office administration skills, patient and owner management, and applicable standards and regulations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 263 institutions across the United States, with a total of 27103 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

3,673

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

4,122

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

422

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

11

certificates awarded

Other Awards

18,875

awards given

Top Schools for Veterinary Animal Health Technology Technician and Veterinary Assistant

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Dallas College
Dallas, TX
826
2 Platt College-Los Angeles
Alhambra, CA
752
3 Southern Technical College
Orlando, FL
732
4 Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
561
5 Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista
Chula Vista, CA
553
6 Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
539
7 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo, PR
435
8 Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
429
9 Vet Tech Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
423
10 Columbia Central University-Caguas
Caguas, PR
414
11 Vet Tech Institute of Houston
Houston, TX
402
12 Blue Ridge Community College
Weyers Cave, VA
399
13 San Juan College
Farmington, NM
390
14 Pima Medical Institute-East Valley
Mesa, AZ
377
15 High Desert Medical College
Lancaster, CA
376
16 Aparicio-Levy Technical College
Tampa, FL
360
17 Pima Medical Institute-Renton
Renton, WA
329
18 Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
323
19 Pima Medical Institute-Houston
Houston, TX
309
20 Fox College
Tinley Park, IL
300
21 Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
297
22 Pima Medical Institute-Tucson
Tucson, AZ
286
23 Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI
270
24 International Business College-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
261
25 SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi, NY
246
26 Southern Technical College
Fort Myers, FL
231
27 Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
228
28 PPG Technical College
Caguas, PR
222
29 Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
Seattle, WA
218
30 St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
217
31 Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM
208
32 Advantage Technical College
Manati, PR
204
33 San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
192
34 Bridgerland Technical College
Logan, UT
192
35 Carrington College-Phoenix North
Phoenix, AZ
184
36 Windward Community College
Kaneohe, HI
180
37 Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
179
38 Modesto Junior College
Modesto, CA
178
39 Pima Medical Institute-Aurora
Aurora, CO
174
40 Pima Medical Institute-Denver
Denver, CO
164
41 Baker College
Owosso, MI
162
42 Gaston College
Dallas, NC
159
43 SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton, NY
159
44 Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA
156
45 Stanbridge University
Irvine, CA
153
46 Central Coast College
Salinas, CA
152
47 Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA
148
48 Milwaukee Career College
Milwaukee, WI
147
49 Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ
141
50 San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno
Fresno, CA
138
51 Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA
137
52 Carrington College-Spokane
Spokane, WA
136
53 Carrington College-Mesa
Mesa, AZ
136
54 Moore Norman Technology Center
Norman, OK
136
55 Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH
135
56 YTI Career Institute-York
York, PA
135
57 Community College of Denver
Denver, CO
133
58 Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL
133
59 Carrington College-San Jose
San Jose, CA
126
60 Pima Medical Institute-Dillon
Dillon, MT
125
61 Ventura College
Ventura, CA
124
62 Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO
120
63 Carrington College-Tucson
Tucson, AZ
120
64 Carrington College-Portland
Portland, OR
120
65 Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC
120
66 Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
118
67 Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA
116
68 Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN
114
69 Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA
114
70 Connecticut State Community College
Hartford, CT
114
71 Pickens Technical College
Aurora, CO
112
72 Platt College-Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
111
73 Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN
111
74 Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake, WI
111
75 Platt College-Riverside
Riverside, CA
111
76 Heartland Community College
Normal, IL
108
77 Orange Technical College-West Campus
Winter Garden, FL
108
78 Wilson College
Chambersburg, PA
105
79 University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Arecibo, PR
102
80 Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton, SC
102
81 Charter College
Anchorage, AK
102
82 Carrington College-Stockton
Stockton, CA
102
83 Morehead State University
Morehead, KY
102
84 Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, LA
98
85 Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus
Pleasant Hill, CA
96
86 Carrington College-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
96
87 Yuba College
Marysville, CA
96
88 Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN
90
89 Colby Community College
Colby, KS
87
90 Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ
87
91 Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
Curtis, NE
87
92 Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
85
93 Ross Medical Education Center-Canton
Canton, MI
84
94 Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
84
95 Palo Alto College
San Antonio, TX
84
96 Harcum College
Bryn Mawr, PA
84
97 Portland Community College
Portland, OR
81
98 North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND
81
99 Mid-America Technology Center
Wayne, OK
80
100 Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, CO
80