Veterinary Technician - Northampton County Area Community College

Veterinary Technician from Northampton County Area Community College is a Campus Associate Veterinary degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Program Narrative If you love animals and want a career that keeps you in constant contact with them, being a Veterinary Technician is an affordable and accessible way to achieve your goal. Veterinary technicians are animal care professionals. Vet techs are knowledgeable in the care and handling of various species, basic principles of normal and abnormal life processes, laboratory and clinical procedures and veterinary medical and surgical nursing. Certified veterinary technicians find employment in small and large animal veterinary facilities, the pet food industry, specialty practices, diagnostic labs, pharmaceutical research centers, zoo and wildlife organizations, and educational institutions. The job opportunities are numerous and varied. With more Americans than ever sharing their homes with companion animals, the need for formally trained veterinary technicians in veterinarian practices in particular continues to grow. Working jointly with Lehigh Carbon Community College, Northampton\\\'s Veterinary Technician program will provide you with all the necessary coursework, hands-on training, guidance and experience you need to begin an exciting career working with animals . Graduates of the program are prepared to sit for the veterinary technician national board examination. Students that pass the exam may obtain certification. This program has received full accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association. Program Features Northampton\\\'s program provides academic and practical experience through a combination of veterinary technology and general education core courses. One-third of veterinary technology courses include laboratory experience including exposure to small, large and exotic animal species. The culminating experience of the program is a summer externship experience during which students can practice their clinical skills at veterinary hospitals. Instructors in the program are practicing veterinarians and veterinary technicians working in the field. Program Outcomes Graduates of the program will: Demonstrate competence in performing and engaging in office and hospital procedures, client relations and communication. Demonstrate proficiency working in the pharmacy and understand and utilize pharmacologic concepts. Safely and competently engage in medical nursing. Safely and competently engage in surgical nursing. Safely and competently engage in anesthetic nursing. Competently perform laboratory procedures. Safely and competently perform diagnostic imaging. Competently perform laboratory animal and exotic patient husbandry and nursing. View more details on Northampton County Area Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Veterinary courses.