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2024-2025 General Catalog
Veterinary Assistant Diploma
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The Veterinary Assistant Diploma will prepare graduates for entry-level positions in the animal care field. The skills learned will prepare students to assist with basic animal care, feeding, and boarding. Experience with large and small animals is provided. Training includes office procedures and software applications. This diploma leads directly into the Veterinary Technical, AAS, Degree. Graduates of this program will work in small or large clinics, rural or urban, and bring experience with large and small animals to that occupation. Related careers include shelters, rescues, zoos, livestock production facilities, and local and state agencies. Program Outcomes” Demonstrate effective office and hospital procedures, client relations, and communication. Administer and dispense prescribed drugs safely and accurately. Handle common laboratory animals safely and effectively. Demonstrate safe and effective care for avian, exotic, and small animals. *Adopted from AVMA CVTEA
Enrollment Date: Fall Semester
Minimum Required Credits: 32
Campus: Fort Dodge
Department: Science
CIP#: 01.8301200
Program Outcomes:
- Demonstrate effective office and hospital procedures, client relations, and communication.
- Administer and dispense prescribed drugs safely and accurately.
- Handle common laboratory animals safely and effectively.
- Demonstrate safe and effective care for avian, exotic, and small animals.
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Notes:
Graduation Requirement: Must pass all AGV, AGS, and WBL courses with a “C” or higher. All other courses must be completed with a “D” or higher.
Footnotes for Degree Requirements:
1 Required general education course.
2 Required elective course.
3 Institutional requirement.
4 May be substituted with a course from the same category on the General Education Course List .
Non-Discrimination Policy
It is the policy of Iowa Central Community College not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age (employment), sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, religion, and actual or potential parental, family or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code §§ 216.6 and 216.9, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 - 1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (34 CFR Part 110), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.).
If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact Stacy Ihrig, Vice President of Human Resources, One Triton Circle, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 50501, Telephone: (515)-5741138, Email: concerns@iowacentral.edu, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education, John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, 230 S. Dearborn Street, 37th Floor, Chicago, IL 606047204, Telephone: (312) 730-1560, Facsimile: (312) 730-1576, TDD 800-877-8339 Email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov.
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