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Further your career with a new degree or certificate!
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Veterinary Technician Training |
You need specialized training to launch a career as a veterinary technician. With a home-study course, you can get an associate degree in a Specialized Technology Degree program that will qualify you to be a veterinary technician. Our convenient program lets you learn at your own pace so you can you can start your career right away. Our course will teach you:
- Animal anatomy and physiology
- Medical math skills
- Administering a veterinary office
- Animal nutritional needs, reproduction, genetics, development, and geriatrics
Completing a course to become a veterinary technician can give you many opportunities, including:
- Making a salary of up to $33,000/year
- Get started in an industry that is projected to grow by 39% though 2010
- Qualify for positions at private veterinary clinics or at a veterinary hospital
- Qualify for positions at a diagnostic laboratory or a humane society
As more people want pets, the demand for qualified, compassionate veterinary technicians to provide skilled care to ill or injured animals will grow.
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U.S. workers 18 and older possessing a bachelors degrees earn an average of $51,206 a year, while those with a high school diploma earn $27,915. But wait, there's more. Workers with an advanced degree make an average of $74,602, and those without a high school diploma average $18,734.
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