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Subject id:1993, School id:"5204

1015 Philadelphia Ave, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201-1285
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Subject id:1993, School id:"2442

1730 Hans Herr Dr, Willow Street, Pennsylvania 17584
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Subject id:1993, School id:"2688

700 Fox Chase Rd, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 19046-3399
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Subject id:1993, School id:"1830

750 Montgomery Ave, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010-3470
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Subject id:1993, School id:"3213

3835 Green Pond Rd, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18020-7599
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Subject id:1993, School id:"2489

4525 Education Park Dr, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania 18078-2598
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Subject id:1993, School id:"4433

7201 Rossville Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland 21237
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Subject id:1993, School id:"6026

500 University Dr, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033-2360
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Veterinary Assistant Schools near Harrisburg

Harrisburg, PA (population: 46,941) has eight veterinary assistant schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Wilson College, the highest ranked school in this group with a veterinary assistant program, has a total student population of 840. It is the 548th highest ranked school in the USA and the 55th highest in the state of Pennsylvania (#1 is University of Pennsylvania).

Veterinary Assistant students from Harrisburg schools who go on to become veterinary assistants, veterinary technicians, veterinarian assistants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 71,350 people working as veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $23,400. Also, Veterinary technologists and technicians make on average $30,580 per year and there are about 79,200 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Harrisburg-Carlisle area alone, there are 140 employed veterinary technologists and technicians earning an average salary of $30,950. Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in this area earn $20,500/yr and there are 220 employed.

Harrisburg lies in Dauphin county, which is one of the 32 counties in Pennsylvania. Overall, the Harrisburg-Carlisle area has 310,690 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.3% unemployment rate, $20.26/hr average worker wage, and a $42,140 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.694 out of every 1000 jobs in Harrisburg are held by veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers, and 0.456/1000 are held by veterinary technologists and technicians.

Of the 8 veterinary assistant schools with a 100-mile radius of Harrisburg, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Lancaster County Career and Technology Center comes out as the most expensive ($23,472/yr) for veterinary assistant students, with Lehigh Carbon Community College as the lowest, reported at only $4,375/yr.

Veterinary Assistant Programs near Harrisburg


Wilson College
  • Program ID: 205483
    Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
  • Program ID: 90968
    Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant
    Levels offered: Certificate
Manor College
  • Program ID: 100086
    Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant
    Levels offered: Associates
Harcum College
  • Program ID: 72022
    Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant
    Levels offered: Associates
Northampton County Area Community College
  • Program ID: 119389
    Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant
    Levels offered: Associates
Lehigh Carbon Community College
  • Program ID: 92789
    Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant
    Levels offered: Associates
The Community College of Baltimore County
  • Program ID: 165948
    Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant
    Levels offered: Associates

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