After you graduate and pass Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE), you will be a Certified Veterinary Technician and a critical part of the veterinary medical team. You will be called upon to directly assist Doctors of Veterinary Medicine deliver medical services to sick and injured animals. Certified Veterinary Technicians are the backbone of the Veterinary Medical Team, and will perform all needed tasks except for diagnosis, prescription of drugs, and surgery. Many Certified Veterinary Technicians find work in small animal clinics, while others find work at practices that specialize in horses or other large animals. You may also find interesting and challenging work available with state and federal regulatory agencies, the military, public zoos, or in the private medical research.

In order to become a Certified Veterinary Technician, you must graduate from an AVMA-accredited program in order to sit for the Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE). The Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology has applied to the AVMA for full accreditation, and will strictly comply with all the standards set forth by the AVMA.