Veterinary medicine is offered by 28 colleges around the U.S. The schools teach and train students how to make diagnoses and treat large and small animals. Read on for more information on the top colleges in veterinary medicine in the nation.
?????/?????? I went to The Vet Tech Institute. It is not a vet school. It's a vet tech school and my tuition was almost $30,000. I went to the one in Pittsburgh, PA
Vet Tech Institute at Bradford School was created in 1958.
Yes you can
Vet tech institute is a for-profit private career school. It is not a state funded college.
No, unfortunately, Tarleton does not offer a vet tech program. However, starting Fall of 2011 TSU will begin a Bachelors in Technology with a major in Vet Tech. In order to do this program though, you must already have an associates Vet Tech degree from another school. MCC in Waco offers the Vet Tech Associates degree.
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Yes, you can work as a lay vet tech at a veterinary clinic while you are in vet school, and for many students this is partially how they pay for vet school in the United States. A fair number of veterinary students worked in vet clinics as vet assistants or lay (unregistered) vet techs to gain the veterinary experience they needed to apply to vet school; most of them continue to work part time at the same clinics while in vet school.
My answer is going to apply only to vet schools in the U.S. It is conceivable that you could become a vet without ever having a high-school degree, if you were able to get a college education anyhow. By the time you apply to vet school, your high school education will not matter as much as it does when applying to undergraduate school. However, there are some things it is recommended that you take. I think the best answer to your question is given by this page: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/hsinfo.htm It's written by the admissions office of one of the nation's best vet schools; basically the people whose answers matter the most. Many other vet schools have similar pages, and since there's a small number of accredited vet schools in the country, it won't be to hard to check out all of them. To summarize a bit, learn how to write well, learn science and math, and prepare yourself to get into and excel at the best undergraduate program you can, because vet school is really competitive!
No, you may return to college, complete the pre-requisite courses and apply to vet school without becoming a vet tech. In fact, it is rare that a veterinarian was ever formally trained as a vet tech.
Simply search for online vet tech schools and peruse the different options. Find the school that is most compelling, as well as one you can afford. I would recommend going to a community college or university for vet tech science though.
No you have to finish school for further training.
There is only one vet school in Pennsylvania, and this is The University of Pennsylvania.