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OCTC Veterinary Technology Program Holding Pre-Admission Conferences for Fall 2025 Program Start Date

Prior to applying to the program, students should attend one of the following pre-admission conferences: Sept. 24, 2024 and March 25, 2025

by Katie Powers

Owensboro, KY (09/12/2024) — Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Veterinary Technology program is hosting pre-admission conferences for students interested in turning their passion for animals into a career. Before applying for admission to the OCTC Veterinary Technology Program, please attend at least one Pre-Admission Conference. If you plan to apply for the Fall 2025 semester, you should attend one of the following Pre-Admission Conferences: September 24, 2024 at 5-6 p.m. (CST) or March 25, 2025 at 5-6 p.m. (CST). These will take place at the OCTC Downtown Campus, RM 23/Vet Tech Teaching Hospital, 1501 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY 42301.

Upon completion of the two-year program graduates are prepared to sit for the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE). Areas of study include office and hospital procedures, client relations and communications, anatomy, physiology, parasitology, microbiology, clinical techniques, pharmacology, anesthesiology, surgical and medical nursing, radiology, and clinical pathology training. The Vet Tech program provides valuable real-world clinical and lab experiences to develop the skills needed to become a valued professional in the field. These open houses are designed to give prospective students an overview of the program and demonstrations to simulate the lab experience.

VET 100 - Intro to Veterinary Technology, Spring 2025 NOW OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS: Vet 100 is now open to all students-no pre-requisites and offered online! This is a great opportunity to get acquainted with the world of Veterinary Technology. Learn the basics and see if a career in Veterinary Technology is right for you! You do NOT have to be in the Veterinary Technology program to enroll in this course. This course introduces students to veterinary technology, hospital operations, professional standards and ethics, common domestic breeds, and the basic concepts of animal behavior. It also emphasizes preventative health programs and nutrition of common domestic species. Registration for the Spring 2025 semester opens on Oct. 1, 2024.

To learn more about OCTC's Veterinary Technology Program, please visit https://owensboro.kctcs.edu/education-training/program-finder/veterinary-technology.aspx.

OCTC's vet tech program is a selective admissions program and has a limited number of seats available each year. To begin the program in the Fall 2025 semester, the application window is currently OPEN and closes May 1, 2025. For more information, please attend a pre-admission conference or contact Dr. Laura Boarman at 270-686-4585 or by emailing Laura.Boarman@kctcs.edu.

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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.

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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.

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