Veterinary Assistant Program

The veterinary assistant program at California Healing Arts College prepares students to assist veterinarians, laboratory animal specialists, and zoological professionals in treating animals. They also have the option to become a kennel attendant, animal caretaker, groomer, zookeeper, or animal trainer. The program focuses on providing patient management, care, and clinical procedure assistance, and owner communication. Program courses include: animal health and nutrition, animal handling, clinical pathology, radiology, anesthesiology, dental prophylaxis, surgical assisting, and clinical laboratory procedures. Get more details below including other Kentucky colleges that offer veterinary assistant program.

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California Healing Arts College

601 Washington Ave., Suite 140, Newport, KY

CALIFORNIA HEALING ART COLLEGE operates as a less than two-year private career college dedicated to offering a solid education for students located in and around Los Angeles. Over 420 students have attended and completed their education in the last few years based on published graduation information with more than 73% of students who start the program continuing on to complete it. California Healing Arts College has several great programs to pick from. The more popular enrolled programs are shown below:

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To help students and recent graduates, California Healing Arts College may offer some services to students like those listed below:

• Academic counseling for students
• Work study style employment
• Employment search assistance

The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges has accredited the instruction & training provided by California Healing Arts College for over eleven straight years. To read more and get consumer disclosures, you can visit chac.edu.

Students Enrolled in the Veterinary Assistant Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. California Healing Arts College offers a less than one year certificate program in veterinary assistant.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Description

Perform medical tests in a laboratory environment for use in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases in animals. Prepare vaccines and serums for prevention of diseases. Prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, and execute laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and blood counts. Clean and sterilize instruments and materials and maintain equipment and machines. May assist a veterinarian during surgery.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, veterinary technologists and technicians employment is expected to grow at a rate of 18.7% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Total Employment: 760
  • Average Hourly Rate: $15.48
  • Average Annual Salary: $32190

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).