Animal Science Certificate of Achievement

Prepares student for employment in the animal science and production industry. Careers include: Agribusiness Managers,Nutritionists, Agriculture and Conservation Extension Officers, Agricultural Food Inspectors, Farm and Ranch Managers,Animal Trainers, Veterinary Assistants, Pharmaceutical and Feed Representatives, Park and Wildlife Managers andAgriculture and Natural Resource Educators. Animal production is being asked to be sustainable-more economically,environmentally and socially responsible. This focus on sustainability is intensified by public concerns about “factoryfarming", food safety, antibiotic use and animal cruelty. This curriculum focuses on giving students a basic understandingof animal anatomy and physiology, animal production systems and health issues in animals. Competencies taught includeAnimal Science, Animal Nutrition, Animal Health, Veterinary Science, Soil Science, Plant Science and sustainableagricultural practices. A new breed of managers and technicians must adapt to these changes and have the skills to applythese new practices and technologies.

It is expected that Enrollment in this program will improve by up to 80 students p/a with approximately 30 completing this and one of the other 2  stackable certificates in the Equine  Science and Veterinary Assistant Career Pathway with total COA of 40 p/a

Prepares students for employment in the animal science and production industry. Careersinclude: AgribusinessManagers, Nutritionists, Agriculture and ConservationExtension Officers,Agricultural Food Inspectors, Farm and Ranch Managers, AnimalT rainers, Veterinarian Assistants, Pharmaceutical and Feed Representatives,Park and Wildlife Managers, Agriculture and Natural Resource Educators. Animal production is being asked to be sustainable-more economically, environmentally and socially responsible.

This focus on sustainability is intensified by public concerns about “factory farming",food safety, antibiotic use and animal cruelty. This curriculum focuses on giving students a basic understanding of animal anatomy and physiology, animal production systems and health issues in animals.

Competencies taught include Animal Science, Animal Nutrition, Animal Health, Veterinary Science, Soil Science, Plant Science and sustainable agricultural practices. A new breed of managers and technicians must adapt tothese changes and have theskills to apply these new practices and technologies.  

An Animal Science and Veterinary Assistant Career Technical Pathway has been developedthat allows students to begin taking college classes in high school, continuethrough VictorValley College and transfer seamlessly to selected California State Universities via an Associates Transfer Degree (ADT) in AgriculturalScience and Animal Science at VVC

Group I: All of the following must be completed, 16 units

AGNR100 General Animal Science 3

AGNR101L Livestock Feeding and Nutrition 3

AGNR102 Equine Science 4

AGNR107 Livestock Selection and Evaluation 3

AGNR108 Animal Health and Sanitation 3

Group II: Two of  the following must be completed 6, 7 or 8units

AGNR105 Equine Health 3

AGNR123 Introduction to Plant Science 3

AGNR131 Introduction to Soil Science 4

AGNR175 Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Society 3

AGNR177 Principles of Wildlife Management 3

AGNR178 Agriculture Economics 3

AGNR170 Environmental Science and Sustainability 4

AGNR106 Veterinary Terminology and Technology 3

CHEM100 Introductory Chemistry 4

MATH120 Introduction to Statistics 4

BIOL100 General Biology 4

ALDH125 Medical Aspects of Drugs and Alcohol 3

CIS101 Computer Literacy 4

BADM103 Financial Accounting Fundamentals 3

PHYS100 Introductory Physics 4

AGNR-COOP138 Cooperative Education Agriculture 3

Prepares students for employment in the animal science and production industry. Careers include: AgribusinessManagers, Nutritionists, Agriculture and Conservation Extension Officers ,Agricultural Food Inspectors, Farm and Ranch Managers, Animal Trainers, Veterinarian Assistants, Pharmaceutical and Feed Representatives, Park and Wildlife Managers, Agriculture and Natural ResourceEducators. Animal production is being asked to be sustainable-more economically, environmentally and socially responsible.

This focus onsustainability is intensified by public concerns about “factory farming",food safety, antibiotic use and animal cruelty. This curriculum focuses on giving students a basic understanding of animal anatomy and physiology, animal production systems and health issues in animals.

Competencies taught include Animal Science, Animal Nutrition, Animal Health, VeterinaryScience, Soil Science, Plant Science and sustainable agricultural practices. A new breed of managers and technicians must adapt tothese changes and have the skills to apply these new practices and technologies.  

An Animal Science and Veterinary Assistant Career Technical Pathway has been developed that allows students to begin taking college classes in high school, continue through VictorValley College and transfer seamlessly to selectedCaliforni aState Universities via an Associates Transfer Degree (ADT) in Agricultural Science and Animal Science at VVC