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This program is designed to prepare students to enter into a career as a veterinary assistant. The veterinary assistant is a vital part of the veterinary team and provides hands on skills that are imperative for animal care. Typical duties of a veterinary assistant include basic animal husbandry, animal restraint, preparation of laboratory samples, oral and topical medicine administration, sterilization of surgical and laboratory equipment, sanitization of animal areas, and additional basic veterinary office practices. The curriculum covers all topics that an assistant would need in a veterinary facility from behavior and restraint techniques to medical ethics and office assisting.