AVA Programs
To date, the following veterinary assistant programs have been NAVTA/AVA approved:
- Animal Behavior College, Veterinary Assistant Program; online
- Career Step Online, Veterinary Assistant Program; online
- Penn Foster, Veterinary Assistant Program; online
- Ross College; hybrid
- VetBloom, Veterinary Assistant Program, in partnership with MedCerts; online
- VetMedTeam, Veterinary Assistant Program; online
- A.W. Beattie Career Center, Veterinary Sciences Program, Allison Park, PA
- Beaver County Career and Technology Center, Veterinary Assistant Program, Monaca, PA
- Bergen County Technical Schools, Veterinary Assistant Program; Paramus, NJ
- Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology, Coolidge, AZ
- Central Comm School District 301, Burlington, IL
- Community Collaborative Charter School, Veterinary Assistant Program, McClellan, CA
- Dauphin County Technical School, Harrisburg, PA
- East Valley Institute of Technology; Veterinary Assisting Program, Mesa AZ
- Franklin County Career and Technology Center, Chambersburg, PA
- Grant Career Center, Veterinary Assistant Program, Bethel, OH
- Jessamine Career and Technology Center, Nicholasville, KY
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center, Willow Street, Pa.
- Locust Trace Agriscience Center Veterinary Assistant Program; Lexington, KY
- Louisville Central High Magnet Career Academy; Louisville, KY
- Martin Luther King Jr. Technical High School Veterinary Assisting Program; Anchorage, AK
- Morris County School of Technology; Veterinary Assistant Program; Denville, NJ
- New Vision Veterinary Assistant Program; Wayne Technical and Career Center; Williamson, NY
- Northern Summit Academy Veterinary Assistant Program; Anderson, CA
- Parkway West Career and Technology Center – Veterinary Assistant Program; Oakdale, PA
- Penta Career Center, Small Animal Care Program; Perrysburg, OH
- Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center; Circleville, OH
- Pima JTED Veterinary Science Program; Tucson, AZ
- The College and Career Academy of Pruden; Veterinary Assistant Program; Suffolk, VA
- Wayne County Schools Career Center – Animal Science Program; Smithville, OH
- West-MEC – Western Maricopa Education Center; Northwest Campus, Surprise, AZ and West William Campus, Phoenix, AZ
- Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, MA
- Brook dale Community College, Lincroft, N.J., (in collaboration with Red Bank Veterinary Hospital)
- Caris College Veterinary Assistant Program, Jeffersonville, IN
- Carroll Community College, Veterinary Assistant Program, Westminster, MD
- College of Lake County, Veterinary Assistant Program; Grayslake, IL
- Community School at Cape Cod Tech, Veterinary Assistant Program; Harwich, MA
- Delgado Community College, Veterinary Assistant Program; Metairie, LA
- Ethos Veterinary Health Veterinary Assistant Program; Woburn, MA
- Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, Colo.
- Harford Community College, Veterinary Assistant Program; Bel Air MD
- Holyoke Community College, Veterinary Assistant Program; Holyoke, MA
- Hunterdon County Vocational School, Adult Ed Veterinary Assistant Program, Flemington, NJ
- Macomb Community College, Veterinary Assistant Program; Clinton Township, MI
- McHenry County College, Veterinary Assistant Program; Crystal Lake, IL
- Mercer County Community College, West Windsor NJ
- Moraine Valley Community College, Veterinary Assistant Program, Palos Hills, IL
- Mountain Edge Veterinary Assistant Program, West Jordan UT
- Ocean County College, Veterinary Assistant Program; Toms River, NJ
- Pikes Peak State College, Veterinary Assistant Program; Colorado Springs, CO (*Program is also available to qualifying high school students)
- Randolph Community College, Veterinary Assistant Program; Asheboro, NC
- Renton Technical College; Veterinary Assistant Program; Renton, WA
- Ross Medical Education Centers; Canton, MI; Erlanger, KY; Huntsville, AL; Warren, MI; New Baltimore, MI; North Canton, OH; Portage, MI
- Sinclair College, Veterinary Assistant Certificate Program; Dayton, OH
- Tidewater Community College, Veterinary Assistant Program; Virginia Beach, VA
- Truckee Meadows Community College, Veterinary Assistant Program, Reno, NV
- University of Guelph Veterinary Assistant Program; Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada
- White Mountains Community College, Veterinary Assistant Certificate Program; Berlin, NH
The Approved Veterinary Assistant Committee from the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America is aware of the existence of several online testing review courses and practice tests identified as review for the Approved Veterinary Assistant Exam. NAVTA has neither approved of, nor endorses, any of these courses, practice tests, and online review questions purporting to prepare the test taker for the NAVTA Approved Veterinary Assistant. The NAVTA Approved Veterinary Assistant Examination is a propriety product and is owned by the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America. The NAVTA Approved Veterinary Assistant Committee firmly believes that graduates of Approved Programs are sufficiently prepared for success on the AVA Exam with proper studying and preparation.
The Approved Veterinary Assistant Program from the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) is a proprietary product. To this end, use of the NAVTA Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) Logo is reserved for use ONLY by programs which have met the criteria and been officially approved by the Approved Veterinary Assistant Committee of NAVTA. Programs seeking approval or in the approval process may not use the logo until officially approved by notification. Programs using the NAVTA AVA logo prior to official approval will be asked to remove the logo from any website, documents, or advertising media, and may be subject to trademark infringement pending review by the NAVTA legal counsel.