Veterinary Technician, A.A.S.
Veterinary technicians provide professional technical support to veterinarians, biomedical researchers and other scientists. They also care for hospitalized patients; assist the doctor in surgery; perform physical exams, lab work and technical procedures (blood draws, IV placement); take health histories and X-rays; give and monitor anesthesia; provide client education; and perform reception duties.
Courses
- AGV 105 — Animal Behavior/Kennel Management
- AGV 116 — Introduction to the Veterinary Technology Program
- AGV 117 — Professionalism for Veterinary Technicians
- AGV 118 — Animal Anatomy and Physiology I
- AGV 120 — Veterinary Medical Terminology
- AGV 127 — Animal Anatomy and Physiology II
- AGV 140 — Veterinary Pharmacology
- AGV 142 — Mathematics for Veterinary Technicians
- AGV 144 — Fundamentals of Small Animal Nutrition
- AGV 152 — Veterinary Computer Applications
- AGV 161 — Animal Nursing I
- AGV 162 — Animal Nursing II
- AGV 163 — Animal Nursing III
- AGV 171 — Large Animal and Poultry Medicine
- AGV 214 — Small Animal Medicine I
- AGV 215 — Small Animal Medicine II
- AGV 216 — Avian, Exotics, and Small Mammals
- AGV 217 — Diagnostic Technologies
- AGV 226 — Advanced Veterinary Clinical Pathology
- AGV 227 — Veterinary Technician Capstone
- AGV 255 — Introduction to Veterinary Clinical Pathology
- BIO 186 — Microbiology
- CHM 110 — Introduction to Chemistry
- CHM 111 — Introduction to Chemistry Lab
- ENG 105 — Composition I
- ENG 106 — Composition II
- MGT 145 — Human Relations in Management
- SPC 101 — Fundamentals of Oral Communication
- WBL 301 — Internship: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources