Veterinary Assistant

Instructional Program (CIP)

Description

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   Course Objective:
   

Description: To develop in students the intrapersonal and professional skills needed to perform as competent entry-level veterinary assistants through didactic instruction, hands-on laboratory practice, and clinical experiences. Students have the opportunity to develop professional skills in office procedures, animal nursing, laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, and surgical assisting. Graduates of this program receive a certificate.

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   Total Cost of Program (include all costs to student including testing, licensure): Total Cost of Program: $17,631(tuition: $16,327; registration fee: $150; textbooks: $714; uniform: $175, Tech Fee $265)


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   Provide a list of all books required for the program (even if cost of books is included in tuition):
   

Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Manual (2020 AHA Guidelines), Career Prep, Heartsaver© First Aid Student Workbook (2020 AHA Guidelines), Practical Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians, Clinical Procedures in Veterinary Nursing, McCurnin's Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians, Veterinary Medical Terminology (new book for program), Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals, Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook, Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology, Small Animal Surgical Nursing: Skills and Concepts, Workbook for Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook,

Provide a list of all supplies required for the program (even if costs are included in tuition): None

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   WIOA Contact for Enrollment Status /Credential Verification: 
   

Name: Maria Walters

Email: mwalters@pmi.edu

Phone number: 602-265-7462

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   Direct Website link to the program: https://pmi.edu/on-campus-programs/certificate/veterinary-assistant/
   

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   Additional information:
   

• Background check requirements for licensing and background restrictions for working in the occupation: None

• Other requirements needed: None

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   Refund Policy : https://pmi.edu/admissions-financial-aid/academic-catalog

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   Credentials: 
   

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  Industry Recognized: Developed and offered by or endorsed by a nationally recognized industry association or organization representing a sizable portion of the industry sector; a credential that is sought or accepted by companies within the industry sector for purposes of hiring or recruitment, which may include credentials from vendors of certain products. (Developed and offered by or endorsed by a nationally recognized industry association or organization representing a sizeable portion of the industry sector).
  

Yes or No: Yes

Nationally Recognized Industry Association or Organization:

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  Stackable: A credential is considered stackable when it is part of a sequence of credentials offered by the same or a different training provider. A stackable credential can be accumulated over time to build up an individual’s qualifications and help them to move along a career pathway or up a career ladder to different and potentially higher paying jobs. (Part of a sequence of credentials).
  

Yes or No: Yes

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  Career Pathway: Vet Assistant Program allows students to take and complete our Vet Technician AAS.
  

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  Portable- A credential is considered portable when it is recognized and accepted as verifying the qualifications of an individuals in other settings-either in other geographic areas, educational institutions, or by industries/employing companies. (Recognized in other geographical areas; by other educational institutions; or by other industries/companies).
  

Yes or No: Yes

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  Accredited: The goal of accreditation of an educational program is to ensure that the education provided by institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality. The U.S. Department of Education webpage, accreditation in the United States provides lists of regional and national accrediting agencies recognized by the Secretary of Education as reliable authorities conserving the quality of education or training offered by the institutions of higher education or higher education programs they accredit. (This is referring to the course being accredited, not the test or school).
  

Yes or No: Yes

Accrediting Agency and link to website: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools; https://www.abhes.org

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   Credential Attainment Rate: Percentage of students in the last 24 months who obtained a postsecondary credential within one year after exit from the training program.  NA
   

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