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The trend toward group practices, increased client expectations of quality care, and an economic need to leverage Veterinarians' productivity, have allowed veterinary technicians to play a greater role in providing nursing care and related medical services.  Veterinary Technicians can assist the veterinarian as a nurse, lab technician, radiography technician, anesthetist, surgical nurse and client educator.

The Veterinary Technician program is an Associate in Applied Science degree.  The degree consists of 19 credits of general education and 53 credits of veterinary technology core courses. Some of these core courses include: animal husbandry, veterinary surgical nursing, animal nursing, clinical labs, animal nutrition, pharmacology, pathology, comparative vet anatomy and physiology, applied diagnostic imaging and a field experience.

Program/Degree Options
RCTC offers an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree. The Associate in Applied Science degree can be completed on a full-time basis in two years.

Program Start Date(s)
The Veterinary Technician courses are scheduled in a sequential manner. All students begin in the fall semester with the curriculum. Students who successfully complete the first portion of the program will be considered to advance into the Veterinary Technician program to obtain the Veterinary Technician Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree.

Articulations/Accreditations
Rochester Community and Technical College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission: A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Veterinary Technology program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association.

For additional information on the most current list of RCTC program articulations see us at: http://www.rctc.edu/catalog/articulations/index.html