CE 084 - Veterinary Assistant (10)

Prerequisite: None
Lecture: 10 hours lecture/discussion per week. Lab: 1 hour of lab per week.

This comprehensive Veterinary Assistant training consists of 210 hours of instruction (150 hours of classroom instruction and 60 hours of hands-on externship in a veterinarian’s office/clinic or animal hospital/clinic.) Topics of study include: Office and Hospital Procedures, Communication and Client Relations, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Examination Room Procedures, Small Animal Nursing, Surgical Preparation and Assisting, Laboratory Procedures, and Radiology and Ultrasound Imaging. This training is designed to help students prepare for a career in the animal healthcare industry. Not transferable.

Note: Externships are scheduled for a one week period, after classroom instruction has ended and before the final exam. Students are required to provide their own transportation to and from their externship site which can be located within a 50 mile radius of Kishwaukee College. Drug testing and a criminal background check are required for externship placement.

PCS:1.6