Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Nursing Education)
Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology
Institution Statistics
Tuition (Out/In State)
$5,394 / $3,504
Average Financial Aid
$4,671
School Location
The purpose of the Certificate Program in Animal Care and Management is to provide access to a career path in the veterinary care of primarily domesticated animals. To accomplish this, partnerships have been established between Bronx Community College and various veterinary clinics and animal hospitals in New York City to enable students to intern at those sites. In preparation for the internship, students in the Animal Care and Management Program would learn techniques for working in a veterinary clinic including how to properly use and care for the instruments in a laboratory, particularly sterilization techniques, and how to analyze blood and urine samples. As a veterinary assistant, the student would support the veterinarian in their daily tasks including the restraining and handling of animals, feeding and exercising them, examining them for signs of illness, disease, or injury, cleaning and disinfecting cages and work areas, and sterilizing laboratory and surgical equipment.
This intensive, hands-on program provides BCC students with the technical skills and experience necessary to be competitive in obtaining veterinary assistant's jobs in animal hospitals, animal control facilities, veterinary clinics, pet stores and animal rescue facilities. This curriculum also provides a foundation for those who would like to continue their education for an A.S. or B.S. as a veterinary technician or a D.V.M. as a veterinarian.
