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.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar Valley College | 344 | 22% | $3,770 |
| 2 | Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista | 262 | 40% | N/A |
| 3 | San Juan College | 237 | 14% | $2,966 |
| 4 | Vet Tech Institute | 193 | 100% | $15,897 |
| 5 | Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix | 150 | 31% | N/A |
| 6 | EDIC College | 140 | 19% | $7,325 |
| 7 | Vet Tech Institute of Houston | 138 | 100% | $15,632 |
| 8 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | 137 | 5% | $7,520 |
| 9 | St Petersburg College | 129 | 2% | $4,282 |
| 10 | Pima Medical Institute-East Valley | 126 | 27% | N/A |
| 11 | Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs | 113 | 29% | N/A |
| 12 | Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology | 111 | 100% | $13,287 |
| 13 | Pima Medical Institute-Seattle | 107 | 26% | N/A |
| 14 | Pima Medical Institute-Renton | 106 | 19% | N/A |
| 15 | Pima Community College | 104 | 2% | $4,062 |
| 16 | San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | 103 | 3% | $16,606 |
| 17 | Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas | 102 | 21% | N/A |
| 18 | Pima Medical Institute-Tucson | 97 | 7% | N/A |
| 19 | Argosy University-Twin Cities | 92 | 26% | $15,204 |
| 20 | Platt College-Los Angeles | 90 | 21% | $14,867 |
| 21 | Murray State University | 89 | 4% | $23,472 |
| 22 | Fox College | 82 | 33% | $17,090 |
| 23 | Pima Medical Institute-Houston | 81 | 12% | N/A |
| 24 | Milwaukee Career College | 81 | 60% | N/A |
| 25 | Pima Medical Institute-El Paso | 80 | 26% | N/A |
| 26 | Carrington College-Pomona | 79 | 99% | N/A |
| 27 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 78 | 8% | $24,513 |
| 28 | Lone Star College System | 74 | 1% | $4,150 |
| 29 | Becker College | 74 | 16% | $57,160 |
| 30 | Carrington College-Phoenix North | 72 | 16% | N/A |
| 31 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | 70 | 7% | $24,270 |
| 32 | Blue Ridge Community College | 68 | 6% | $6,690 |
| 33 | YTI Career Institute-York | 67 | 12% | N/A |
| 34 | International Business College-Indianapolis | 64 | 42% | $26,049 |
| 35 | Carrington College-Mesa | 63 | 18% | N/A |
| 36 | Bradford School | 63 | 29% | $24,966 |
| 37 | Northern Virginia Community College | 59 | 1% | $7,410 |
| 38 | Columbus State Community College | 59 | 1% | $5,813 |
| 39 | Windward Community College | 58 | 17% | $4,164 |
| 40 | Medaille College | 57 | 10% | $45,200 |
| 41 | Front Range Community College | 53 | 1% | $5,786 |
| 42 | Madison Area Technical College | 53 | 1% | $6,367 |
| 43 | Ridgewater College | 51 | 5% | $6,965 |
| 44 | Carrington College-Portland | 50 | 24% | N/A |
| 45 | Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque | 49 | 10% | N/A |
| 46 | Morehead State University | 49 | 3% | $22,812 |
| 47 | Aparicio-Levy Technical College | 49 | 79% | N/A |
| 48 | International Business College-Fort Wayne | 48 | 34% | $24,786 |
| 49 | Palo Alto College | 48 | 3% | $4,311 |
| 50 | Central Carolina Community College | 47 | 3% | $4,304 |
| 51 | Stanbridge University | 47 | 10% | N/A |
| 52 | Carrington College-Stockton | 46 | 15% | N/A |
| 53 | Community College of Denver | 46 | 3% | $6,550 |
| 54 | Carrington College-Sacramento | 42 | 5% | N/A |
| 55 | Pima Medical Institute-Aurora | 41 | 18% | N/A |
| 56 | Central Coast College | 41 | 19% | N/A |
| 57 | McLennan Community College | 41 | 2% | $4,710 |
| 58 | Harcum College | 41 | 9% | $38,395 |
| 59 | Carrington College-Pleasant Hill | 41 | 17% | N/A |
| 60 | Modesto Junior College | 41 | 1% | $3,082 |
| 61 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 41 | 1% | $28,891 |
| 62 | Platt College-Ontario | 40 | 15% | $14,867 |
| 63 | Suffolk County Community College | 39 | 1% | $7,292 |
| 64 | Eastern Wyoming College | 39 | 17% | $14,232 |
| 65 | University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 38 | 6% | $6,262 |
| 66 | Carrington College-Citrus Heights | 37 | 15% | N/A |
| 67 | Foothill College | 37 | 2% | $3,078 |
| 68 | Kent State University at Tuscarawas | 37 | 9% | $7,034 |
| 69 | Los Angeles Pierce College | 37 | 1% | $3,137 |
| 70 | Greenville Technical College | 37 | 2% | $5,780 |
| 71 | Carrington College-Spokane | 36 | 11% | N/A |
| 72 | Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology | 36 | 100% | $12,235 |
| 73 | Broadview University-West Jordan | 36 | 32% | $15,972 |
| 74 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 36 | 0% | $22,822 |
| 75 | Charter College | 36 | 2% | $22,655 |
| 76 | Suncoast Technical College | 35 | 5% | N/A |
| 77 | Great Lakes Institute of Technology | 35 | 14% | N/A |
| 78 | Bridgerland Technical College | 35 | 4% | N/A |
| 79 | Platt College-Riverside | 35 | 14% | $14,867 |
| 80 | Carrington College-Tucson | 34 | 15% | N/A |
| 81 | Michigan State University | 34 | 0% | $28,862 |
| 82 | University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College | 34 | 4% | $7,210 |
| 83 | Pima Medical Institute-Denver | 33 | 7% | N/A |
| 84 | California Healing Arts College | 33 | 37% | N/A |
| 85 | Skagit Valley College | 33 | 3% | $18,000 |
| 86 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College | 32 | 1% | $6,734 |
| 87 | Mt San Antonio College | 31 | 1% | $3,267 |
| 88 | Ogeechee Technical College | 30 | 2% | $3,600 |
| 89 | Carrington College-San Jose | 30 | 7% | N/A |
| 90 | Bergen Community College | 30 | 1% | $5,900 |
| 91 | Vermont Technical College | 29 | 5% | $28,356 |
| 92 | Macomb Community College | 28 | 1% | $5,015 |
| 93 | Pima Medical Institute-Dillon | 28 | 100% | N/A |
| 94 | Jefferson State Community College | 28 | 2% | $6,990 |
| 95 | Ulster County Community College | 28 | 6% | $6,540 |
| 96 | Gwinnett Technical College | 28 | 1% | $4,722 |
| 97 | Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City | 28 | 3% | $5,938 |
| 98 | Cosumnes River College | 27 | 2% | $2,958 |
| 99 | Community Care College | 27 | 8% | N/A |
| 100 | Tri-County Technical College | 27 | 1% | $5,826 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.