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Academic Programs

Animal Health Technology

Degrees/Certificates

Associate in Science
Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the Animal Health Technology Program will be able to:

  • Properly and safely restrain the various species that are commonly seen in veterinary medicine.
  • Properly and accurately perform and record a thorough physical exam using medical terminology on the various species seen in veterinary medicine.
  • Properly and accurately collect, analyze, and interpret blood, urine, and fecal samples from small animals, exotics, pocket pets, avians, and large animals.
  • Produce a series of diagnostic radiographs in common domestic species.
  • Induce anesthesia, monitor the patient during the procedure, and then recover the animal completely from the anesthetic and surgical event.