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This program provides the perfect opportunity to begin your career in the veterinary services industry.
*Disclaimer: The Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine, nor the state of Louisiana, recognizes or certifies Veterinary Assistants.
Students wishing to sit for the VetBloom's Approved Vet Assistant (AVA) exam will be required to complete a 120 hour externship. VetBloom will assist students with an externship site.
As a vet assistant, you will provide support to veterinarians and technicians. Some daily tasks include providing quality care for animal patients by feeding, supplying environmental enrichment and running laboratory testing. You’ll work at the front desk staff by greeting clients, providing education on general health topics and medications and ensuring exam rooms are clean and well-stocked.
We believe everyone should have access to higher education. With the option to pay in full, break down payments or utilize government grant funding, we help expand that access.
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MedCerts offers financial aid options through MyCAA, WIOA and Army CA. You must be a Military spouse, active duty Army, Reserves, or National Guard member or WIOA eligible job seeker to receive aid. Speak to an education consultant to see if this program is eligible for these funding options.
MedCerts training programs are some of the most competitively price ways to start a new career.
MedCerts | Community College | Online College | |
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Program & Tuition Cost | $4,000 average | Up to $20,000 | $3,000 average |
Exam Fees, Books & Materials | Included | Up to $750 | Up to $750 |
Job Ready In | 3–6 months | 24–48 months | 3–6 months |
Schedule Flexibility | On-demand 24/7 | Set class schedule | On-demand 24/7 |
Travel Requirements | None: 100% online | On-campus classrooms | None: 100% online |
Student Support | Personal Advisors: text, call, and email access | Professors: scheduled office hours | Support inbox |
Career Coaching | Exam-tailor + soft-skill training to build well-rounded careers | Exam-based + prerequisites and electives to meet credit hour requirements | Exam-specific only |
Content Delivery | 3D animations, immersive environments, interactive activities, game-based learning | Professor lectures | Varies: typically videos and presentations |
This table is provided for reference only. Actual pricing may vary or change without notice. Pricing is based on an estimated full-cost tuition with fees for a Medical Assistant program or similar program before financial aid or other assistance. Data sampled from MedCerts, Oakland Community College, and Kaplan University.
“It's amazing! I'm taking the MedCerts/Vet Bloom Vet Assistant program. It's very informative and I'm learning quickly! They're very supportive and answer right away if you have an issue. Want to start a career? What are you waiting for? Go to Medcerts and find a career you are interested in. It just might change your life for the better!”
Rhiannon G.
Vet assistants play a vital role in the everyday balance of a veterinary hospital or laboratory.
MedCerts has partnered with VetBloom (an Ethos Veterinary Health company) to provide a cutting-edge online vet assistant program that not only meets the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) standards but also prepares you to be employer-ready at program completion.
Our program is broken into five Vet Assistant courses – Intro to Veterinary Assisting and Medical Terminology, Intro to Patient Care and Handling, & Medical Records, Intro to Pharmacy, Wellness & Lab/Exam Room Procedures, Intro to Surgery and Radiation Safety, and Emergency Readiness, Front Office Procedures and Client Education. You will learn from industry experts all about the animal anatomy and physiology, with a focus on dogs and cats, while gaining invaluable knowledge of medical terminology and animal diseases. Also, you will learn to care for animals in a veterinary clinic, how to sterilize medical equipment, disinfect and maintain rooms and cages and provide emergency first aid to animals that are injured or sick.
This Vet Assistant career training program prepares graduates for the National Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) examination and provides the opportunity for you to work together with potential employers through a hands-on externship experience. Upon completion of this program, students wishing to sit for the AVA exam will be required to complete a 120hr externship. VetBloom will assist students with an externship site.
Graduates of this NAVTA Approved program set themselves apart in the job market, as employers prefer to hire a vet assistant who holds the AVA designation.
*Disclaimer: The Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine, nor the state of Louisiana, recognizes or certifies Veterinary Assistants.
*Prospective students must have a minimum of 6-months of related experience or an Associate’s degree. Examples of “related experience” includes work in a Veterinary Office or Animal Hospital, Boarding Kennel, Doggie Daycare, Groomer, or Pet Store.
COURSES | DURATION | |
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VA 3011 | 4 | |
VA 3012 | 4 | |
VA 3013 | 4 | |
VA 3014 | 4 | |
VA 3015 | 4 | |
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Total Program Duration | 26 Week |
“I am beyond to have found a program that not only help further your education, but the program is also flexible to accommodate your schedule. You don’t have to get your prerequisites out of the way and the program dives straight into the field you wish to build a career in.”
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