Inaugural Veterinary Technician Cohort
Bucks County Community College students took part in a flurry of pet-themed fun at the Upper Bucks Campus Wednesday, August 20, to celebrate the start of the new veterinary technician major. Activities included tossing cotton balls into a protective cone (worn by a human instead of a pet), a dog-collar ring toss, and partaking in a “kitty litter” edible treat on the first day of the fall semester. The Associate of Applied Science degree is the first credit program offered exclusively at the Upper Bucks Campus in Perkasie. In the final two terms of the five-semester program, students will gain practical experience working at a veterinary clinic or with a vet who makes farm calls for larger animals. Graduates will be able to work in veterinary practices, labs, or pharmaceutical and veterinary sales. Twenty-five students are enrolled in the initial class this fall. To learn more, email VetTech@bucks.edu.
Students take part in pet-themed games, like tossing cotton balls into a protective cone, to mark the start of the veterinary technician major at Bucks County Community College’s Upper Bucks Campus. (CREDIT: Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)
Connie Corrigan, Dean of the School of Health Sciences, Kinesiology and Sport Studies, serves up a “kitty litter” edible treat to celebrate the first day of classes for students in the veterinary technician major, the first credit program offered exclusively at Bucks County Community College’s Upper Bucks Campus in Perkasie. (CREDIT: Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)
More than two dozen students majoring in the new veterinary technician program attend the first class at Bucks County Community College’s Upper Bucks Campus on August 20. In the final two terms of the five-semester program, students will gain practical experience working at a veterinary clinic or with a vet who makes farm calls for larger animals. (CREDIT: Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)