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Veterinary Health Care Assistant

Hybrid

About the Program

Turn your love of animals into a career: CDI College's Veterinary Health Care Assistant certificate program—at four Metro Vancouver campuses and online across BC—prepares you for both the clinical and front-desk sides of animal care.

What You'll Learn

Veterinary medical terminology and animal body systems
Clinical skills including animal nutrition, veterinary dentistry, and animal nursing clinical care
Careful pharmaceutical dosage and unit calculations, applied in a mathematics capstone project
Administrative and front-desk operations, plus a real-world practicum in a veterinary practice

Career Opportunities

Roles: Veterinary Assistant, Animal Care Assistant, Veterinary Receptionist in Lower Mainland veterinary clinics, animal hospitals, shelters, and boarding facilities

Why it matters: Pet ownership across BC keeps climbing while veterinary teams report chronic staffing shortages—assistants who can work both chairside and front desk are the hires clinics need most.

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