The program has received honors based on their participation. Students regularly have participated in state and national completion. Students who successfully complete the program sit for the VTNE and the Veterinary Technician State Examination (VTSE) The faculty has also adjusted the screening requirements for admission to reflect higher reading comprehension levels in an attempt to increase program completion rates. The faculty report that student demand for the program continues to increase. Members have also been helpful in providing and assisting in the placement of students for internships and employment. Diane Garrison, whose contributions focused on assisting staff. Committee members who have been especially active include Dr. Membership on the committee includes representatives from the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, doctors of veterinary medicine, licensed veterinary technicians and numerous industry representatives. The primary focus of the committee since the program was founded has been on curriculum. The program advisory committee continues to meet three times annually (fall, spring and summer). Frank Cerfogli in an effort to increase the student's ability to pass a knowledge-based Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE), required for the graduates to obtain their licenses. The major change in the curriculum since its inception has been to slightly increase the number of veterinary-specific courses and slightly decrease the number of general education electives.
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The program received full accreditation status from the AVA in 2008. It was influenced by the accreditation standards of the American Veterinary Association. The curriculum is similar to many other curricula in established Vet Tech programs in two year colleges.
The curriculum was developed in cooperation with an advisory committee, comprised of veterinarians and representatives of the Veterinary College at Iowa State University. This is a condition for students sitting for the national exam and to acquire the designation as a RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician). In effect, it is a national curriculum that must be in place to continue the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMT) approval. The curriculum focuses on the major areas of emphasis in the certifying examination and in providing basic knowledge that will be required for the vast majority of students to continue to meet certification requirements. The program was developed as a two-year program to award an Associate in Applied science (AAS) degree. These issues were largely resolved with the move to a permanent location in 2010. Initially, the program was limited by a lack of appropriate classroom and laboratory space and instructional equipment.
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The program was started in response to requests from both prospective students and veterinarians for a continuing supply of qualified and nationally-certified veterinary technologists in order to prepare veterinary technicians to provide professional technical support to veterinarians, biomedical researchers and other scientists. Veterinary offices may have only hired one veterinary technician in the past however, in the present day of animal care, most offices will hire two to three technicians per doctor, and, in some cases, even more. Veterinary offices are in high demand for qualified and competent people with veterinary technician skills. The nation as a whole has had a huge increase in the number of veterinary technology programs in the past 15 years 2000 -2015. The program has been offered only at the Ankeny Campus since its inception. It was originally housed in a building across from the DMACC Ankeny Campus, but moved to the new Future Farmers of American (FFA) Building when facilities for the agriculture programs were completed in the spring of 2010. The Veterinary Technology program was started in 2003.
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