Vet Tech Programs in Louisiana
AVMA lists 4 CVTEA-accredited veterinary technology programs in Louisiana, and all 4 award an associate degree.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana adds the state's only bachelor's.
Every status line on the state's list reads plain FULL ACCREDITATION.
Louisiana's credential also has a second route: a board-approved program plus two years of supervised practice experience, so graduating from a program on this list is the state's first path to the RVT credential, not its only one.
Accredited programs
4
Offer an associate degree
4
Offer a bachelor's
1
Status to check
0
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 Louisiana
AVMA lists 4 accredited veterinary technology programs in Louisiana, 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 Program · Baton Rouge, LA
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: February 1, 2013 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2029
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · New Orleans, LA
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: September 22, 2006 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2028
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Greensburg, LA
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: March 18, 2011 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2028
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Natchitoches, LA
- Associate Degree
- Bachelor of Science
Initial accreditation: April, 1981 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2027
FULL ACCREDITATION
From AVMA’s CVTEA program list, retrieved 2026-09-23.
Four programs, every one awarding an associate degree
Three of the four are institutions with community or technical college in their names: Baton Rouge Community College in Baton Rouge, Delgado Community College in New Orleans and Northshore Technical College in Greensburg.
Each awards an Associate of Applied Science.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana, in Natchitoches, is the fourth, and it awards an Associate Degree plus a Bachelor of Science.
Every status line on the list reads FULL ACCREDITATION, so there is no probationary, initial or terminal entry to weigh.
AVMA prints each program's city, degrees, dates and status line and nothing else — schedules, clinical placements and anything else about a program are questions for the school.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana, the one bachelor's
Northwestern State University of Louisiana is the state's one program that awards a Bachelor of Science, and its associate line reads Associate Degree rather than the Associate of Applied Science the other three print.
Its initial accreditation dates to April 1981, the earliest date on the Louisiana list, and AVMA sets its next evaluation for 2027, the nearest of the state's next-evaluation years.
The entry carries no status note beyond FULL ACCREDITATION, so the questions to bring it are the ordinary ones: outcomes reporting, clinical placements and how the associate and bachelor's degrees differ — details the list does not carry.
No Louisiana program on AVMA's distance-education list
AVMA keeps its distance-education list separate from the by-state list, and none of Louisiana's 4 programs appears on it.
The distance list names 13 programs in all, each filed under the state where it is based; they are listed lower on this page.
A Louisiana resident considering one of the 13 needs two answers from the school: whether it admits students living in Louisiana, and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours every accredited program requires at a practice near the student.
Two routes into Louisiana's RVT credential
The Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine registers veterinary technicians as Registered Veterinary Technicians, and R.S. 37:1543(3) writes two education routes into the credential.
The first is graduation from an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program — the route every program on the list above satisfies.
The second pairs a board-approved program with two years' actual experience in a veterinary practice under a licensed veterinarian's direct supervision, and the experience is an addition to the program, not a substitute for it.
Either way, the Board's applying-for-licensure page requires passing both the VTNE and a Louisiana state board exam.
Ask the Board which programs it counts as board-approved before planning around the second route.
Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine (LBVM)
Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) — R.S. 37:1542(4) defines an RVT as a skilled person registered by the board as qualified by academic and practical training to provide veterinary services under the direct supervision and direction of the responsible licensed veterinarian, and the Board issues the credential as a certificate of approval.
Two statutory routes under R.S. 37:1543(3): graduation from an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program, or a board-approved program plus two years' actual experience in a veterinary practice under a licensed veterinarian's direct supervision.
Two exams, both mandatory per the Board's applying-for-licensure page: the VTNE and a Louisiana state board 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 Louisiana, 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 Louisiana?
AVMA's CVTEA list, retrieved September 23, 2026, names 4 accredited veterinary technology programs in Louisiana.
All 4 award an associate degree, and Northwestern State University of Louisiana also awards the state's only bachelor's.
None carries a status line other than plain FULL ACCREDITATION.
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 Louisiana?
Yes.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana awards a Bachelor of Science alongside an Associate Degree, making it the state's only program with a bachelor's on AVMA's list.
AVMA dates its initial accreditation to April 1981 and sets its next evaluation for 2027.
The entry reads FULL ACCREDITATION with no deficiency note attached, so its open questions are the ordinary ones about outcomes and placements.
Can I become a Louisiana RVT without graduating from a program on AVMA's list?
Possibly, but never without a program.
R.S. 37:1543(3)'s second route pairs a board-approved program with two years' actual experience in a veterinary practice under a licensed veterinarian's direct supervision, and the experience is an addition to the program rather than a replacement for it.
The statute does not tie that route's program to AVMA accreditation, so ask the Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine which programs it approves before you enroll anywhere.
Are there distance-education vet tech programs for Louisiana residents?
None based in Louisiana.
AVMA's distance-education list names 13 programs, each filed under the state where it is based, and no Louisiana school appears among them; they are listed lower on this page.
Before enrolling in any distance program, get two answers from the school: whether it admits students living in Louisiana, and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours an accredited program requires at a practice near you.
Do any Louisiana vet tech programs carry a warning status?
Not on the list retrieved September 23, 2026: all 4 programs read plain FULL ACCREDITATION, with no initial, probationary or terminal entries and no deficiencies named.
AVMA does print a next evaluation for each — 2029 for Baton Rouge Community College, 2028 for Delgado Community College and Northshore Technical College, and 2027 for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
Statuses change, so re-check AVMA's list before you apply to any program.
More Louisiana Veterinary Technician Resources
Sources
- AVMA CVTEA — Veterinary technology programs accredited by the AVMA CVTEA (Louisiana 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)
- Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine — Applying for Licensure (VTNE and state board exam requirement), as summarised on the Louisiana requirements page (retrieved 2026-09-16)
Program list: AVMA CVTEA, retrieved 2026-09-23. Page last updated 2026-09-23.