Iowa Western Community College

Few professions can give you as much satisfaction as working with animals, but you’ll need the best training possible to succeed in this career field. Iowa Western’s Veterinary Technology study program will send you on your way after earning an Associate of Applied Science degree.

Iowa Western graduates are working in many areas of the animal science industry, including large and small veterinary clinics, animal shelters, clinical laboratories, zoos, animal research facilities, biomedical facilities, pharmaceutical/equipment sales, universities, specialty clinics and wildlife centers.

Iowa Western’s Veterinary Technology facility’s modern amenities and personable instructors are two of the attractive features of this program. Students learn valuable skills in hands on surgical labs and participate in animal care every day. Iowa Western is fortunate enough to partner with Midland’s Humane Society. With this partnership, animals of various species are housed on campus during the fall and spring semesters. Students also participate in off campus labs that include visiting various large animal facilities. This gives students the ability to have practical experience with the animals. Graduates become eligible for the Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE) and if applicable, a State Board Examination to become a Registered/Licensed Veterinary Technician (RVT/LVT). This field increases in demand each year.

The Veterinary Technology program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association. The American Veterinary Medical Association can be contacted at 1931 N. Meacham Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173; 1-800-248-2862; www.avma.org.

Students accepted into the Veterinary Technology program at Iowa Western are required to obtain pre-exposure rabies vaccines per the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

Students accepted as Prep-Veterinary Technology students are not required to show proof of vaccination until they have completed all additional admissions requirements and have been accepted into the program by the Admissions Office. For more information, please visit here!