Vet Tech Programs in Georgia
AVMA lists 6 CVTEA-accredited veterinary technology programs in Georgia.
Five award an associate degree, and Fort Valley State University awards the state's only bachelor's.
Two of the 6 carry a status line worth reading before you apply: Fort Valley State University is on probationary accreditation, and Ashworth College, the only Georgia program on AVMA's distance-education list, is on voluntary terminal status.
Georgia's license asks for an AVMA-approved program, so this list is the route into the credential.
Accredited programs
6
Offer an associate degree
5
Offer a bachelor's
1
Status to check
2
Source: AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA), “Veterinary technology programs accredited by the AVMA CVTEA” and “Distance education programs in veterinary technology accredited by the AVMA CVTEA”, retrieved 2026-09-23. “Status to check” counts programs whose AVMA status line reads anything other than plain full accreditation.
Check the list and the board before you enroll
AVMA-accredited programs in Georgia
AVMA lists 6 accredited veterinary technology programs in Georgia, alphabetically below, with each degree, date and status line exactly as AVMA prints it. A struck-through degree is one AVMA marks as discontinued.
Veterinary Technology Distance Education Program · Norcross, GA
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: August 29, 2018
VOLUNTARY TERMINAL
Veterinary Technology Program · Athens, GA
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: February 28, 2003 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2026
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Fort Valley, GA
- Associate of Applied Science (Discontinued June 2010)
- Bachelor of Science
Initial accreditation: November, 1978 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2027
PROBATIONARY ACCREDITATION (w/ deficiencies in Standard 11)
Veterinary Technology Program · Lawrenceville, GA
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: March, 2000 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2029
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Statesboro, GA
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: August 12, 2005 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2027
FULL ACCREDITATION
formerly Southwest Georgia Technical College
Veterinary Technology Program · Thomasville, GA
- Associate in Applied Science
Initial accreditation: January 18, 2013 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2029
FULL ACCREDITATION
From AVMA’s CVTEA program list, retrieved 2026-09-23.
What AVMA's status lines mean
Probationary accreditation. “Programs on PROBATIONARY accreditation are still officially accredited, though they may have deficiencies in one or more Standards. Those deficiencies are listed after their status. Graduates from programs on Probationary accreditation are considered to be graduates of an AVMA CVTEA accredited program.” — AVMA
Terminal accreditation. “Programs on TERMINAL accreditation have plans for voluntary closure. Programs on TERMINAL accreditation are still officially accredited.” — AVMA
Six programs, and five of them are associate degrees
Four of Georgia's programs are at technical colleges, and each awards an associate degree: Athens Technical College in Athens, Gwinnett Technical College in Lawrenceville, Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro and Southern Regional Technical College in Thomasville.
Ashworth College, listed in Norcross, also awards an associate degree.
Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley is the one program that awards a bachelor's.
Southern Regional Technical College still carries its former name, Southwest Georgia Technical College, on AVMA's list, which helps if an older transcript or reference uses it.
AVMA's list gives each program's city, degree, dates and status.
Anything else, from schedules to clinical placements, is a question for the school.
Two status lines to read before you apply
AVMA lists Fort Valley State University on probationary accreditation, with deficiencies in Standard 11.
AVMA's own definition says a probationary program is still officially accredited and its graduates count as graduates of an accredited program.
Standard 11 is CVTEA's outcomes-assessment standard, the one that asks a program to track and publish its first-time VTNE pass rate against the national average, so ask Fort Valley State University for its published figure.
Ashworth College is listed as voluntary terminal, which AVMA defines as a program with plans for voluntary closure that is still officially accredited.
Ask Ashworth College directly how those plans affect a student who enrolls now.
Fort Valley State University, the one bachelor's program
Fort Valley State University is the only Georgia program on AVMA's list that awards a Bachelor of Science.
Its entry also shows an Associate of Applied Science that AVMA marks as discontinued in June 2010, so the bachelor's is the degree it currently lists.
Its initial accreditation dates to November 1978, the earliest on the Georgia list, and AVMA gives its next evaluation as 2027.
Read this entry together with the probationary status above: the program is accredited, and the Standard 11 note is the one question to put to the school before choosing it for the longer degree.
Ashworth College and the distance-education route
Ashworth College is the only Georgia-based program on AVMA's distance-education list, and its voluntary terminal status matters more than its format for a new student.
AVMA names 13 distance programs in all, each listed under the state where it is based, and they are listed lower on this page.
For any of them, a Georgia resident needs two answers from the school: whether it admits students living in Georgia, and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours every accredited program requires at a practice near the student.
Why accreditation decides Georgia's license route
The Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine licenses veterinary technicians, and Rule 700-6-.01 asks for graduation from a veterinary technician program approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association, with the Board reviewing all other programs on an individual basis.
No experience-based route appears in the sources read, so years working in a Georgia practice do not replace the program.
After graduating, an applicant also needs the VTNE and the Georgia Veterinary Technician Law Exam.
Every program on the list above counts as AVMA-accredited, whatever its status line says.
Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine
A veterinary technician license issued by the Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine — the LVT designation — even though the administrative chapter carrying the rules is titled 'Registration of Veterinary Technicians.'
Age 18, good moral character, and graduation from a veterinary technician program approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association; the Board reviews all other programs individually, and no experience-based route appears in the sources read.
Two: the VTNE at a passing scaled score of at least 425 on the 200-800 range (or at least 75 on a 0-100 range), reported through the Interstate Reporting Service, plus proof of a passing score on the Georgia Veterinary Technician Law Exam.
AVMA’s distance-education list
AVMA names 13 programs on a separate distance-education list. Each is listed under the state where it is based. Whether a program admits students living in Georgia, and how it arranges clinical placements there, is a question for the program.
From AVMA’s distance-education program list, retrieved 2026-09-23.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many accredited vet tech programs are in Georgia?
AVMA's CVTEA list, retrieved September 23, 2026, names 6 accredited veterinary technology programs in Georgia.
Five award an associate degree and Fort Valley State University awards a bachelor's.
Ashworth College is the only Georgia program on AVMA's separate distance-education list.
Accreditation status changes, so check AVMA's own list for the current entry before you apply to any of them.
Is there a bachelor's degree vet tech program in Georgia?
Yes, one.
Fort Valley State University is the only Georgia program on AVMA's list that awards a Bachelor of Science in veterinary technology.
AVMA lists it on probationary accreditation with deficiencies in Standard 11, CVTEA's outcomes-assessment standard.
AVMA says a probationary program is still officially accredited, and its graduates count as graduates of an accredited program.
Can I get a Georgia vet tech license without an accredited program?
Not through any route in the sources read.
Georgia's rule asks for graduation from a veterinary technician program approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association, and the Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine reviews all other programs on an individual basis.
No experience-based route appears.
Ask the Board directly about a program that is not on AVMA's list before you enroll in it.
Is Ashworth College's vet tech program still accredited?
AVMA lists Ashworth College as voluntary terminal.
AVMA defines terminal accreditation as a program that has plans for voluntary closure and is still officially accredited.
Graduating from it therefore still counts as graduating from an accredited program.
A student considering it should ask Ashworth College how its closure plans affect someone who enrolls now.
More Georgia Veterinary Technician Resources
Sources
- AVMA CVTEA — Veterinary technology programs accredited by the AVMA CVTEA (Georgia section and status definitions) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- AVMA CVTEA — Distance education programs in veterinary technology accredited by the AVMA CVTEA (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- Georgia Rules and Regulations Chapter 700-6, Registration of Veterinary Technicians, as summarised on the Georgia requirements page (retrieved 2026-09-16)
Program list: AVMA CVTEA, retrieved 2026-09-23. Page last updated 2026-09-23.