VETERENARY TECHNICIAN

Oakland/Macomb Community College - Reciprocal Program

Veterinary Technician (VET.MCC.REC)

Doctors of Veterinary Medicine are charged with the care and treatment of animals, but with the increasing demands made on their time, veterinarians have come to rely on skilled veterinary technicians to assist them in their work. As part of a professional team, veterinary technicians work under the supervision of the veterinarian in office, hospital, laboratory and zoological settings. They perform a variety of tasks, allowing the veterinarian to concentrate on diagnosis and treatment.

Duties of a veterinary technician include:

• Preparing patient, instruments and equipment for surgery,
• Obtaining and recording information about cases,
• Collecting specimens,
• Performing laboratory and medical procedures,
• Dressing wounds
• Exposing and developing diagnostic radiographs
• Keeping records
• Animal care and feeding

Employment is available in private practice, medical research, humane organizations, pharmaceutical firms, good quality control and meat inspection, veterinary hospitals, zoos, pet stores and grooming parlors.

This program has been designed to meet the particular needs of business and industry. Although offered by Oakland Community College, this program is not available to the general public and, therefore, are restricted in use and application.

Oakland Community College and Macomb Community College have established reciprocal arrangements for the Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist Assistant (PPT) and the Veterinary Technician (PVT) programs. Although the specialized courses for the programs are given at Macomb S. Center Campus (Clinton Twp., students who complete 19 or 22 specific credit hours at OCC and are Oakland County Residents to be eligible to participate in this reciprocal arrangement. This means that upon completion of the courses at OCC and acceptance into the Macomb Community College’s Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA) Physical Therapist Assistant (PPT) or Veterinary Technician (PVT) program, the student will take all the OTA, PPT or PVT courses at MCC and will pay in in-district tuition** to Macomb Community College. Graduates of these reciprocal programs earn an Associate in Applied Science Degree from Macomb Community College.

In addition to the required courses for each reciprocal program, student must select a minimum of 3 credit hours in the areas of art, creative writing, drama, foreign language, humanities, literature, music, philosophy or theater arts. After the 19 or 22 credit hours required for the student’s chosen program are completed at Oakland Community College, the student should proceed with the application process for completion of this degree through Macomb Community College.

To Apply:

1. Apply to Oakland Community College.
2. Declare OTA.MC.REC, pta .mc.rec or vet.mc.rec as your curriculum.
3. Take the COMPAS Test, all three parts - English Reading, English Writing and Math at Macomb Community College. Macomb Community College uses these scores as part of their selective admission process. To take the COMPAS Test at Macomb Community College, please call Macomb Community College Enrollment Services at 586.286.2027.
4. Complete the required 19 or the 22 credit hours that each program requires.
5. Contact the Southfield Campus of Oakland Community College before December 1 if you wish to be considered for admission to Macomb Community College for the following September. For Example: if you wish to be considered for admission to MCC for Sept. 2005, you must contact Theresa Wangler at 248.233.2917 before December 1, 2004.
6. Apply to Macomb Community College.

For further information about preparation for the reciprocal arrangement programs, contact the Oakland Community College, Health Technology Office Southfield Campus, 248.233.2916 or a counselor on any OCC campus.

For further information specific to any reciprocal program contact: Macomb Community College, Health and Human Services, 586.286.2097

Prerequisite Courses to be taken at Oakland Community College
Students must complete a minimum of 19 credit hours at Oakland Community College and these credits must include the following courses: