Veterinary Assistant Certificate of Achievement

Prepares student for employment as a veterinary assistant or animal health care worker. 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 inanimals. Competencies taught include Animal Science, Animal Nutrition, Animal Health and Veterinary Science. There i sstrong demand for Veterinary Assistants that understand basic animal health concepts and can assist Veterinarians in the use of animal health care technology, including: Endoscopy, Tomography (CT Scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Radiography, Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound, Embryo Transfer and Artificial Insemination.

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 Animal 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 15units Units

AGNR100 General Animal Science 3

AGNR105 Equine Health 3

AGNR106 Veterinary Terminology and Technology 3

AGNR101L Livestock Feeding and Nutrition 3

AGNR108 Animal Health and Sanitation 3

Group II One of the following must be completed 3 or 4 units

AGNR102 Equine Science 4

AGNR107 Livestock Selection and Evaluation 3

AGNR123 Introduction to Plant Science 3

AGNR131 Introduction to Soil Science 4

AGNR170 Environmental Science and Sustainability 4

AGNR175 Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Society 3

AGNR177 Principles of Wildlife Management 3

AGNR178 Agriculture Economics 3

CHEM100 Introductory Chemistry 4

MATH120 Introduction to Statistics 4

ALDH125 Medical Aspects of Drugs and Alcohol 3

BIOL100 General Biology 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