How long is school to become a certified veterinary assistant and certified veterinary technician?
A credentialed veterinary technician is a person who has a degree in veterinary technology from an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited 2 year veterinary technology program (or occasionally by a program that is approved by the state veterinary licensing board as in the case of California). These credential technicians have also had to take and pass the Veterinary Technician National Exam and a state exam prior to being granted credentials and must maintain a set number of hours of continuing education each year. The credentials that a veterinary technician may be granted generally fall under one of three types–licensure which is granted by a governing agency and confers a legal right to perform certain activities, registration which is generally granted by a professional association and doesn’t confer a legal right but rather is a list of people who have met specific qualifications, or certification which is granted by a private agency/group and indicates that someone ha
