Overview

Graduates are ready for vet tech careers in settings that range from animal hospitals and humane societies to laboratories and research facilities. The B.S. in Veterinary Technology at Pennsylvania Western University also qualifies you for jobs with veterinary practices and organizations, such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, that require a bachelor’s degree.

Promote animals’ well-being as part of a veterinary medicine team.

The four-year veterinary technology bachelor’s degree builds on PennWest California’s vet tech associate degree. In addition to the coursework, hands-on training and 240 hours of clinical experience required for entering the profession, bachelor’s degree students choose electives in the specialty they prefer and complete an advanced clinical experience.

You’ll study elements of veterinary science including animal anatomy, behavior and diseases, as well as practice management, recordkeeping and laws pertaining to animal care. Through laboratory and clinical experiences, you’ll learn best practices for animal handling, as well as veterinary surgery, dentistry, radiology, pharmaceuticals, and anesthesia and pain management.

Three required courses – Case Studies in Veterinary Medicine, Contemporary Issues in Veterinary Medicine and the Specialty Clinical Experience – help you determine an area of focus. Elective courses build specialized knowledge of topics such as:

Shelter medicine.
Animal reproduction.
Animal behavior.
Zoonotic diseases.

At PennWest California, veterinary technology students work with dogs, cats, rats and rabbits that are housed in state-of-the-art facilities on campus. Additional learning occurs in animal exam areas, a clinical laboratory equipped with diagnostic and imaging equipment, and a surgical nursing suite.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Small Animal Management and Clinical Procedures

Veterinary Clinical Technology and Laboratory Procedures

Large Animal Management and Clinical Procedures

Veterinary Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Physiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

California, United States

Disciplines

Veterinary Medicine General Engineering & Technology View 102 other Bachelors in Veterinary Medicine in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Application fee.

Official high school transcript (or GED certificate and scores).

SAT or American College Test (ACT) scores (may be waived for applicants who have been out of high school for at least two years).

Letter(s) of recommendation (optional).

A personal essay (optional).

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

11574 USD / year

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Out-of-State

11574 USD / year

≈ 11574 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

7716 USD / year

≈ 7716 USD / year

Living costs

California

United States

1570 - 2658 USD / month

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Promote animals’ well-being as part of a veterinary medicine team.

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Credits

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Disciplines

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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