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Request An Application

An application can be obtained by calling the admissions office at (949) 597-0533 Monday- Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 p.m. You must apply to the business office at the main campus for bothe onsite and distance learning classes. If you are unable to call during these hours, you may leave a voice mail message with your name, address and phone number and state which program you are interested in. If you are curretnly working in an animal hospital, please gvie the name of the hospital. An information package will then be mailed to you. You can e-mail your request to info@vetassistant.com .

An application deadline date is listed with the schedule for each class. All required materials must be received and testing completed by this date. If a class is full, your name will be placed on the list for the next available class. You must make an appointment to submit your application with the admissions office.

Veterinary Attendant Program
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and must have a High School diploma, GED, or equivalent. Applicants not residing in Orange County may have to travel to an animal hospital closer to the school to complete their externship. Applicants should have reliable transportation to and from the externship site.

The application process for the Veterinary Attendant Program is as follows:
All applicants must make an appointment with the admissions officer to submit their application in person. A complete application must include:

• The written application.
• A legible copy of their driver’s license or state ID

• A legible copy of one of the following: your social security card, birth certificate or valid pass port.

• A legible copy of their high school transcript or GED. The transcript must show a graduation date.

At your application appointment you will asked to fill out a survey.

Once your application and survey have been reviewed, you will be notified in writing of your acceptance or denial.

Maximum capacity for each class is 20 students. Application to this program is first come, first serve. Applicants are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible. In the event that there are more applicants than spaces in the class, the applicant will be placed on a waiting list and notified when a space becomes available.

Veterinary Assistant Program
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and must have a High School diploma, GED, or equivalent.

Prerequisite:
This program is only open to individuals who are currently employed in an animal hospital.

Students who are not currently performing the required externship tasks on-the-job will most likely have to do the externship hours on a voluntary basis. Students not doing their externship at their present job may have to travel to an animal hospital closer to the school to complete their externship.

The application process for the Veterinary Assistant program is as follows: Steps 1-5 before the application deadline date:

1) All applicants must make an appointment with the admissions officer to submit their application in person.

A complete application must include:

•   The written application.
•   A legible copy of their driver’s license or state ID
•   A legible copy of one of the following: your social security card, birth certificate or valid pass port.
•   A legible copy of their high school transcript or GED. The transcript must show a graduation date.
•   The PVAS Employment Verification Form signed and dated by your veterinarian.

2) All applicants must take the PVAS Placement test at their application appointment. You must receive a passing score of 60% or better on the placement test to be accepted to the program. The placement consist of combination of veterinary related questions, math questions and English skills questions. Applicants who do not pass the PVAS Placement Test will not be able to retake this test until the next application period. It will be recommended that the applicant take the Veterinary Attendant Program and/or gain more work experience before retesting.

After the application deadline the applications are reviewed and each applicant is notified in writing of their acceptance or denial. Maximum capacity for each class is 30 students. In the event that there are more applicants than spaces in the class, the acceptance of an applicant will be based on the following criteria:
a) Placement test and entrance exam scores.
b) Amount of experience of the applicant.
c) Referral or sponsorship of a veterinarian

Late applicants or those not initially accepted may be placed on the waiting list and considered according to the above criteria contingent upon

the availability of space in the classroom.

Alternate Route Veterinary Technician Candidate Program

Prerequisite: A qualified candidate must be a graduate in good standing from the Professional Veterinary Assistant School Veterinary Assistant Program and have 4,416 hours over no less than 24 months of veterinary assistant experience working under the direction of a California-licensed veterinarian and have at least 80% of their RVT task list completed.

All returning Veterinary Assistant Program Graduate Applicants are required to:

1) Submit a completed application.
2) Submit an official “RVT Task List” for each employer necessary to account for
4,416 hours over no less than 24 months of experience working under the direction
of a California licensed veterinarian and 80% of the tasks completed.
3) Re-enroll and pay the appropriate fees

Professional Veterinary Assistant School
www.vetassistant.com | info@vetassistant.com
Phone: 949-597-0533 | Fax: 949-597-0537
26100 Towne Centre Dr. Foothill Ranch CA 92610
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