Make your passion your career!
If animals have always been your passion and you envision yourself caring for them on a daily basis, our Veterinary Technician training and degree program can start you down the path to a gratifying and fulfilling career. We offer an exciting vet tech training program in addition to state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. Our students obtain extensive hands-on training and benefit from comprehensive field experience.
Our program is home to several “mascots” for the veterinary technician degree program. Together with other patients, they provide the authentic experience needed to handle and treat live animals.
Our program instills the self-confidence needed to execute the tasks expected from a veterinary technician and activates the motivation needed to prosper in this field.
A veterinary technician possesses the skills necessary to assist a veterinarian in various animal care facilities including a veterinarian’s office or research facility. A graduate can assist with examinations, treatment, surgery, and laboratory testing for both large and small animals in addition to performing administrative functions as needed.
Veterinary Technician Program Rabies Vaccination requirement Disclosure
Rabies vaccination is required for all Midwest Institute Veterinary Technology students. The cost of the vaccination is included in the program fees and will be charged to your account upon the start of the program. Students must schedule this vaccination within the first three weeks of the program to be eligible for clinical labs and animal related work. Students must provide documentation of immunization to be compliant with AVMA accreditation standards. It is the student’s responsibility to get the vaccination scheduled and completed in order to remain in the program. Students may schedule individually or the school can schedule a group with the health department.
Each vaccination is $300 to $400 per dose, resulting in an overall cost of $600 to $800 for the 2-dose series.
https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/prevention/pre-exposure_vaccinations.html
Vet Techs are in High Demand
Employment of veterinary technologists and technicians is projected to grow 19 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations. Employment is expected to grow as veterinarians continue to use technicians and technologists to do general care and lab work on household pets.
What Is a Veterinary Tech?
A vet tech deals with the technical tasks so that the veterinarian is free to do his or her job, including making diagnoses, performing surgeries, and prescribing medications. The work and skills of a vet tech are incredibly varied, from helping to calm and comfort injured animals in an emergency (along with their worried humans) to performing routine laboratory tests. Without veterinary technicians, veterinarians simply couldn’t get done everything that is demanded of them.
Vet techs are to animals what nurses are to people. They interact with the animals in their care and develop relationships of trust with them. A vet tech career is the perfect choice for those who love animals and want to help them live optimal lives.
Make Your Passion Your Career as a Veterinary Technician
As a vet tech in Missouri, you will get the chance to work with a wide variety of animals, which is often the most rewarding part of the job for vet techs. With a veterinary technician Associate of Occupational Studies (AOS) degree from Midwest Institute, you will have the training required to work in any of the following:
- Veterinary clinic
- Veterinary hospital
- Research laboratory
- Animal control facility
- Humane society or animal shelter
- Zoo or aquarium
- Biomedical facility
- Diagnostic laboratory
- Wildlife facility
- Ranch or farm
Whether you take care of pets in a veterinary clinic or hospital, travel to locations in rural settings to assist with larger farm animals, or work at a zoo or aquarium, you’ll never have the same day twice!
If animals have always been your passion and you envision yourself caring for them on a daily basis, our veterinary technician training can start you down the path to a gratifying and fulfilling career. We offer an exciting vet-tech training program in addition to state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.
Getting a Vet Tech Degree at Midwest Institute
The students at Midwest Institute obtain extensive hands-on training and benefit from comprehensive field experience. We have built our program to help students learn multiple skills in one educational environment. In fact, our education is set up to prepare future vet techs for a rewarding and successful career:
- Midwest Institute’s veterinary technician AOS degree program has several “mascots.” Together with other patients, they provide the opportunity for the authentic experience needed to handle and treat live animals.
- We instill the self-confidence needed to execute the tasks expected from a veterinary technician and activate the motivation needed to prosper in this field.
- Students are taught the necessary skills to assist with examinations, treatment, surgery, and laboratory testing for both large and small animals, in addition to performing administrative functions as needed.
These components allow graduates of our veterinary technician program to perform the following tasks on the job:
- Observe the behavior and condition of animals
- Provide nursing care or emergency first aid to recovering or injured animals
- Administer anesthesia to animals and monitor their responses
- Collect laboratory samples, such as blood, urine, or tissue, for testing
- Perform laboratory tests, including urinalyses and blood counts
- Take and develop X-rays
- Prepare animals and instruments for surgery
- Administer medications, vaccines, and treatments prescribed by a veterinarian
- Collect and record patients’ case histories
If this sounds like the career for you, consider getting your degree from Midwest Institute.
Get Prepared for Certification Through Our Veterinary Technician School in St. Louis. MO
Midwest Institute VTNE 3 Year Pass rate
All students are prepared to pass the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE) to work in the field. Our VTNE Results for the November 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023 reporting period are available here.
View the Midwest Institute Virtual Library for more information on the veterinary technician program. If you have any specific questions, just contact us, and one of our knowledgeable admissions counselors will respond promptly to assist you.
See our Veterinary Technician students in action!
Admission to the Vet Tech Program
Midwest Institute seeks students who have a sincere interest in the veterinary assisting field. Your interest, motivation, and commitment are a few of the factors measured when considering your acceptance to the program. For full admissions criteria, information on transfer credits, and how to apply, please visit our Admissions Policy page.
Financial Aid for the Vet Tech Program
Financial Aid is available for those who qualify. To find out more about financial aid and how to qualify, visit the Federal Student Aid website. Financial Aid information is also available by filling out our online form, or by calling 314-344-4440.
