Academic Programs| 181affordable and accessible way to achieve your goal. Veterinary technicians are animal care professionals. Vet techs areknowledgeable in the care and handling of various species, basic principles of normal and abnormal life processes,laboratory and clinical procedures and veterinary medical and surgical nursing.Certified veterinary technicians find employment in small and large animal veterinary facilities, the pet food industry,specialty practices, diagnostic labs, pharmaceutical research centers, zoo and wildlife organizations, and educationalinstitutions. The job opportunities are numerous and varied. With more Americans than ever sharing their homes withcompanion animals, the need for formally trained veterinary technicians in veterinarian practices in particular continuesto grow.Working jointly with Lehigh Carbon Community College, Northampton's Veterinary Technician program will provide youwith all the necessary coursework, hands-on training, guidance and experience you need to begin an exciting careerworking with animals.Graduates of the program are prepared to sit for the veterinary technician national board examination. Students thatpass the exam may obtain certification. This program has received full accreditation from the American VeterinaryMedical Association.FeaturesNorthampton's program provides academic and practical experience through a combination of veterinary technology andgeneral education core courses. One-third of veterinary technology courses include laboratory experience includingexposure to small, large and exotic animal species.The culminating experience of the program is a summer externship experience during which students can practice theirclinical skills at veterinary hospitals. Instructors in the program are practicing veterinarians and veterinary techniciansworking in the field.Classes are held on the NCC and LCCC campuses. There is a clinical science laboratory on the Northampton campus and aVeterinary Training facility adjacent to the LCCC campus provided exclusively for the veterinary technician students.
