Veterinary Technology, Associate of Applied Science

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to demonstrate:

1. Management Skill: Participate in facility management utilizing traditional and electronic media and appropriate veterinary medical terminology and abbreviations.  
2. Communication Skill: Communicate in a professional manner in all formats: written, oral, non-verbal, and electronic.   
3. Laws and Ethics Skill: Follow and uphold applicable laws and the veterinary technology profession’s ethical code to provide high quality care to patients.
4. Pharmacy and pharmacology: Safely and effectively administer and dispense prescribed drugs to patients
5. Nursing, Patient Assessment Skill: Perform patient assessment techniques in a variety of animal species. 
6. Nursing, Patient Care Skill: Demonstrate husbandry, nutrition, therapeutic and dentistry techniques.
7. Anesthesia, Patient Management Skill: Safely and effectively manage patients and maintain patients in all phases of anesthesia. 
8. Anesthesia, Equipment and Facility Management Skill: Safely and effectively select, utilize and maintain anesthetic delivery and monitor instruments and equipment.
9. Surgical Nursing, Patient Management Skill: Integrate all aspects of patient management for common surgical procedures in a variety of animal species.  
10. Surgical Nursing, Procedural Management Skill: Provide the appropriate instruments, supplies, and environment to maintain asepsis during surgical procedures.
11. Laboratory Procedures, Specimen Management Skill: Demonstrate knowledge of proper handling and storage of specimens for laboratory analysis to ensure safety of patients, clients, and staff.  
12. Laboratory Procedures, Specimen Analysis Skill: Properly perform analysis of laboratory specimens.
13. Imaging: Safely and effectively produce diagnostic radiographic and non-radiographic images.
14. Laboratory Animal Procedures: Safely and effectively handle common laboratory animals used in animal research.
15. Avian, Exotics, and Small Mammals Procedures:  Provide safe and effective care for birds, reptiles, amphibians, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, and ferrets.