Recently the AVMA CVTEA (Committe on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities accredited 6 new veterinary technology programs!! These programs are:
Bergen Community College
Hillsborough Community College
Indiana Business College
Kent State University-Tuscarawas
Vet Tech Institute at Bradford School-Houston
Vet Tech Institute at Hickey College
Being a vet tech offers a wide range of career options once you graduate. If you think being a vet tech is just about working in your local vet clinic, think again. Being a vet tech and be a very dynamic career if you want it to be. Here are some great career options you [...]
Although National Veterinary Technician Week only comes once a year in October, every day is a great day to be a vet tech! If you are thinking about becoming a vet tech I encourage you to learn everything you can about what types of programs are offered out there and how to get into them.
Doing vet tech relief work can be fun, and a great way to pick up some extra income. Often times working relief you get paid at a higher rate than if you actually worked full time at the clinic. Vet relief can be easy to find if you are in a large city, but even [...]
If you someone who just wants to know what vet techs do, a great vet tech job description can tell you all you need to know. Being a veterinary technician is one of the hardest but emotionally rewarding job you can have. If you love animals and don’t mind getting dirty, its the job for [...]
Finding any online vet tech school is easy but in order to find a good one you have to be careful. First of all you should be aware of the difference between an all online vet tech course and an AVMA accredited distance learning program.
Several organizations release information yearly on what is the average vet tech salary each year. This is why you often see differences in the average salary. Some of these include the US government, the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) and also tech schools themselves will release the average salary of their graduates.
The scope of veterinary jobs is diverse, because it is such a large industry. The job of a veterinarian is the most common pet care job.
Veterinarians working in clinical settings often practice in a limited field such as companion animal, production medicine, or livestock medicine. Production medicine includes specialties in cattle medicine, equine medicine, laboratory [...]
