Veterinary Assistant
Work with animals! The Penn Foster Career School Veterinary Assistant Program can help you make a difference. Your abilities can keep animals healthy, nurse them when ill — even save their lives! Train quickly and conveniently.
Learn how to:
Obtain animal health histories and records.
Provide specialized nursing care.
Assist in surgical procedures.
Wash, feed, and care for animals, and much more.
And you’ll learn it all at home — no classroom needed! You’ll get valuable information about animal-related issues from care and handling to veterinary practice and administration.
Start a rewarding career in a growing field.
Why take a Veterinary Assistant training program? With the right credentials, you can:
Be an important part of a professional veterinary staff.
Work at a veterinary hospital, animal shelter, kennel, or laboratory.
Demand for professional Veterinary Assistants will rise nearly 23% through 2018.* Pet owners increasingly take advantage of veterinary services, spurring employment growth for Veterinary Assistants. That means more opportunity for you!
| Prereq Degree |
High school diploma or equivalent (GED). |
| Credit Transfer Restrictions |
Credit transfer is decided upon on a case by case and program by program basis. Please contact the institution for more information |
| Courses |
| Learning Strategies » |
| Introduction to Animal Care » |
| Behavior » |
| Handling and Restraint » |
| Introduction to Veterinary Terminology » |
| Animal Skeletal and Muscular Systems » |
| Integumentary, Circulatory, and Respiratory Systems » |
| Digestive, Reproductive, and Urinary Systems » |
| Nervous System, Sensory Organs, and Endocrine System » |
| Nutrition » |
| Genetics, Reproduction, and Aging » |
| Avian and Reptile Anatomy » |
| History and Physical Examination » |
| Pathology » |
| Immunology » |
| Emergency Care » |
| Wound Care and Management » |
| Clinical Parasitology » |
| Small and Large Animal Nursing, Parts 1 & 2 » |
| Radiology, Parts 1 & 2 » |
| Instrumentation and Principles of Aseptic Technique » |
| Surgical and Anesthetic Preparation » |
| Veterinary Practice and Administration » |
| Interpersonal Communication » |
| General Accounting Practices » |
| Veterinary Practice Procedures » |
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