Canadian veterinary technology schools allow students to interact with both large and small animals.
Canadian veterinary technology and animal health technology programs average two years in length and prepare graduates to take the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE), administered by each Canadian province. These programs give students a broad range of knowledge in conjunction with hands-on learning experience, enabling graduates to assist both large and small animal veterinary practices. These programs require full-time class lecture and laboratory instruction or distance learning coupled with on-campus attendance.
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
The Nova Scotia Agricultural College, located outside of Truro in Nova Scotia, offers a two-year veterinary technology program focused on giving future veterinary technicians the skills needed to assist small animal veterinarians, while also exposing students to large animal veterinary care practices. Classes include pathology, anatomy, physiology and companion animal behavior. The Nova Scotia Agricultural College admits 24 students into its veterinary technology program each year. As of May 2010, tuition is $456 per course for Canadian residents $912 per course for non-residents.
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
P.O. Box 550
Truro, N.S. B2N 5E3
902-893-6722
http://nsac.ca/
Thomas Rivers University
Thomas Rivers University, located in the city of Kamloops, British Columbia, offers a two-year animal health technology program in which students attend lectures and practice labs approximately 30 hours per week. Before graduating, students participate in a six-week internship program where they gain hands-on experience in a veterinary clinic. Courses include immunology, large animal sciences, microbiology and parasitology. Tuition is approximately $5,500 per year, as of May 2010. This does not include textbooks and laboratory supplies, which average $800 per semester.
Thomas Rivers University
Box 3010, 900 McGill Road,
Kamloops BC., Canada V2C 5N3
250-828-5000
http://www.tru.ca/
University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus
The University of Guelph's Ridgetown campus in Ontario offers a two-year program leading to a diploma in veterinary technology. At the end of the program, students complete a month long externship working in a veterinary clinic. As of May 2010, tuition is $12,000 for the entire program, including textbooks. The university also offers a three-year alternative veterinary technology program where students attend classes over the summer and complete distance learning courses during the fall and winter.
University of Guelph
Ridgetown Campus
120 Main Street East
Ridgetown ON N0P 2C0
519-674-1500
http://ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca/
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