There are associate programs for veterinary technicians at many large colleges. Contact your class adviser to learn more about becoming a veterinary technician.
Yes, there are some teaching positions that you can get with an associates degree in veterinary technology. Veterinary technicians may serve as adjunct instructors for veterinary technology degree programs or teach veterinary assistant courses.
Trained veterinary technicians receive a Bachelor's of Science majoring in veterinary technology at most accredited programs.
Each state has their own since laws regarding veterinary technicians vary state to state. Google state name and then veterinary technicians association Ex: California Veterinary Technicians Association
Most states require veterinary technicians to have completed an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited veterinary technology program. These are associates degree programs at colleges and universities or may be diploma programs through for-profit schools.
The basic salary of veterinary technicians in Montana is $27530.
In Tennessee, veterinary technicians earn around $18,000 a year.
The veterinary technicians earn about $33,000 per year in Wyoming.
There is no degree for a veterinary assistant. Any training is given on-the-job. However, for a veterinary technician or technologist there is. There are primarily two levels of education and training for entry to this occupation: a 2-year program for veterinary technicians and a 4-year program for veterinary technologists. Most entry-level veterinary technicians have a 2-year associate degree from an American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)-accredited community college program in veterinary technology in which courses are taught in clinical and laboratory settings using live animals. About 16 colleges offer veterinary technology programs that are longer and that culminate in a 4-year bachelor's degree in veterinary technology. These 4-year colleges, in addition to some vocational schools, also offer 2-year programs in laboratory animal science.Several schools offer distance learning.
There are several magazines specifically for veterinary technicians, so you will have to specify which one you are asking about.
Veterinary technicians earn around $15,000 in West Virginia.
The Ohio Veterinary Medical Assoc. doesn't credential veterinary technicians, though there is no reason that they wouldn't "recognize" as legitimate a degree in veterinary technology from an online program so long as the program is AVMA accredited.The Ohio Veterinary Licensing Board credentials veterinary technicians and they recognize degrees in veterinary technology from all AVMA accredited programs, either online or on-site.
No, the state does not currently require certification for veterinary technicians. However, it is recommended and the Montana Big Sky Veterinary Technician Association does currently certify veterinary technicians. http://www.mtbsvta.org/pb/wp_1b932eaf/wp_1b932eaf.html