Veterinary Assistant Program

The veterinary assistant program at Houston Community College System 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 Texas colleges that offer veterinary assistant program.

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Houston Community College System (UHCL)

2700 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX

Houston Community College System is a community college system in Texas that has community colleges in Houston, Stafford and Missouri City. The official territory is with the following school districts:

• Alief Independent School District
• Houston Independent School District
• Katy Independent School District
• North Forest Independent School District
• Spring Branch Independent School District
• Stafford Municipal School District
• Fort Bend Independent School District, but only the portion located in Missouri City.

Cities

Houston Community College System includes the entirety of the following cities:

• Hedwig Village
• Helshire Village
• Bunker Hill Village
• Katy
• Hunter's Creek Village
• Piney Point Village
• Missouri City
• Stafford
• Spring Valley Village

The Houston Community College System includes portions of:

• Jacinto City
• Pearland
• Houston

History

Houston Community College System was established in 1971. At that time it was under the wing of Houston Independent School District and used their campuses for evening and weekend classes. In 1997, Houston Community College System started transferring its operations to community college district operated campuses in its service area.

Colleges

Colleges included in the Houston Community College System  are:

• Central College
• Coleman Colleges of Health Sciences
• Northwest College
• Northeast College
• Southwest College
• Southeast College

Media

Houston Community College Television is operated by Houston Community College System. It is known as HCCTV and is aired on the following channels:

• Cebridge Channel 20
• Comcast Channel 19
• Phonoscope Channel 77
• TV Max Channel 97

HCCTV is also streamed over the Internet. It was founded in 1994.

Academics

There are a wide range of programs and areas of study within the Houston Community College System, including, but not limited to:

• Accounting
• Business
• Cosmetology
• Computer Science
• Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement
• Culinary Arts
• Education and Teaching
• Graphic Design
• Health and Medical Science
• Legal Assistant
• Nursing
• Mental and Social Health Sciences
• Technology

Community Life

If you enjoy nightlife, you can find it in Houston. Check out the neighborhood bars and pubs or visit Blancos to experience a real Texas honky tonk. For a romantic night on the town, La Carafe is the place to go.

If you like to dance, there are a variety of choices, including Eddie's Country Ballroom, South Beach and the Tropicana Nite Club.

Houston is home to a wide variety of museums and historic buildings. Be sure to visit Space Center Houston or Houston Museum of Natural Science. Both are spectacular.

Take in an Astro's game at Minute Maid Stadium or drop by Hermann Park, where you can have a picnic, ride a miniature train, rent paddle boats, run, jog, visit the zoo or just relax and enjoy the scenery.

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

• Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
  • Total Employment: 1
  • Average Hourly Rate: $14.10
  • Average Annual Salary: $29320

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