Veterinary assistants are dedicated to helping animals of all kinds.
Veterinary assistants are dedicated to helping domestic and exotic animals of every shape and size. Their responsibilities include helping the veterinary team, feeding and bathing animals and administering medication as prescribed by the veterinarian. Veterinary assistants are needed in a wide range of environments, including private veterinary clinics, animal hospitals and animal shelters. San Diego has several veterinary technician programs, both public and private.
San Diego Mesa College
Helping domestic animals stay healthy is an extremely rewarding career.
San Diego Mesa College's Animal Health Technician program prepares students for the California Veterinary Assistant (RVT) exam in addition to earning an Associate in Science certificate. This is San Diego's only public option for veterinary technician training.
Accredited by the California Veterinary Board, this 23-course program strives to provide a learning environment for the development of technical skills, personal attributes and ethical principles necessary to serve as a professional in the veterinary field. This is not a pre-veterinary medical program. In addition to the directed clinical practice internship, students are given the opportunity to work with a wide range of domestic and exotic animals while in the program.
San Diego Mesa College
7250 Mesa College Drive
San Diego, CA 92111-4998
619-388-2832
sdmesa.edu/animal-health/
PIMA Medical Institute Chula Vista
Vet techs learn help all sizes and species.
PIMA's 9-month, 14-course program is designed to give students as much hands-on experience as possible during the program in order to prepare them for an entry-level position. Participants study animal emergency medicine and lab procedures, nursing skills and instrument handling as well as other subjects.
This program has an emphasis on small animal techniques. Students learn proper work area, cage cleaning and disinfecting procedures, properly sterilize lab and surgical equipment, provide routine post-operative care, administer medication orally or topically and prepare samples for lab examination, under supervision.
PIMA Medical Institute Chula Vista
780 Bay Boulevard #101
Chula Vista, CA 91910
800-477-PIMA
pmi.edu/careers/veterinary_assistant.asp
Professional Veterinary Assistant School
Even birds need veterinary care.
This program is restricted to individuals who are currently employed in an animal hospital and have fewer than three years' experience. Students take course work that prepares them for the California Veterinary Assistant (RVT) exam, including proper animal handling, animal emergency medicine, nursing skills and instrument handling and sterilization.
Professional Veterinary Assistant School
26100 Towne Centre Drive
Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
949-597-0533
vetassistant.com
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