Vet Tech Programs in Maine
AVMA lists 2 CVTEA-accredited veterinary technology programs in Maine, and both carry plain full accreditation.
University of Maine at Augusta Bangor campus awards an Associate of Science and the state's only Bachelor of Science; York County Community College in Wells awards an Associate in Applied Science.
Maine's license asks for a college program certified under AVMA CVTEA standards or a board-determined equivalent, so the programs on this page — and any accredited distance program — meet the program requirement.
Accredited programs
2
Offer an associate degree
2
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 Maine
AVMA lists 2 accredited veterinary technology programs in Maine, 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 · Augusta, ME
- Associate of Science
- Bachelor of Science
Initial accreditation: March, 2002 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2025
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Wells, ME
- Associate in Applied Science
Initial accreditation: March 4, 2016 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2026
FULL ACCREDITATION
From AVMA’s CVTEA program list, retrieved 2026-09-23.
Two programs, both on plain full accreditation
AVMA's Maine section names exactly 2 programs.
The University of Maine at Augusta Bangor campus, listed in Augusta, awards an Associate of Science and a Bachelor of Science; York County Community College, listed in Wells, awards an Associate in Applied Science.
Read the first entry's name and city lines together — AVMA prints the Bangor campus in the institution name and Augusta as the city.
Initial accreditation dates to March 2002 and March 4, 2016, and AVMA gives the next evaluations as 2025 and 2026.
Both status lines are plain FULL ACCREDITATION, and anything the list does not carry, from schedules to clinical placements, is a question for the school.
One program carries both degree levels
University of Maine at Augusta Bangor campus is the only Maine program on AVMA's list that awards a bachelor's — a Bachelor of Science — and its entry pairs that degree with an Associate of Science, so a single institution carries both levels.
York County Community College in Wells lists an Associate in Applied Science alone.
The Augusta entry's initial accreditation dates to March 2002, the earlier of the two dates on the Maine list, and AVMA gives its next evaluation as 2025.
Its status line is plain FULL ACCREDITATION.
No Maine program on AVMA's distance-education list
Neither of Maine's 2 programs appears on AVMA's distance-education list, so a Maine student considering that route would enroll in a program AVMA lists under another state.
AVMA names 13 distance programs in all, each listed under the state where it is based, and they are listed lower on this page.
Any accredited distance program meets the same AVMA CVTEA requirement Maine's license language keys on — accreditation, not where the school sits, is what the credential turns on.
For any distance program, get two answers from the school before enrolling: whether it admits students living in Maine, and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours every accredited program requires at a practice near the student.
What Maine's LVT license asks of a program
Maine licenses veterinary technicians as licensed veterinary technicians through the Maine State Board of Veterinary Medicine, and the license is required to practice, not merely to use the title.
The statute's definition asks for a minimum of 2 years in a college program certified under the standards of AVMA's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities, or an equivalent program as determined by the board — so both programs on the list above, and any program on AVMA's distance list, meet the program requirement, while the equivalent clause is a board judgment rather than an experience route.
A student within the final 6 months of an approved program may take the licensing exam before graduating.
The exam is the VTNE, registered directly with the AAVSB, and no Maine-specific jurisprudence exam appears in the technician sources read.
The license renews annually on September 30.
Maine State Board of Veterinary Medicine (Dept. of Professional & Financial Regulation, OPOR)
Licensed veterinary technician — the statute's own term, defined as a person with a minimum of 2 years in an AVMA CVTEA-certified college program, or a board-determined equivalent, who has passed an examination for licensure prescribed by the board; LVT is the abbreviation on Maine job postings.
A minimum of 2 years in a college program certified under the American Veterinary Medical Association's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities standards, or an equivalent program as determined by the board; a student within the final 6 months of an approved program may take the licensing exam.
The VTNE, which applicants register for directly with the AAVSB; no Maine-specific jurisprudence exam appears anywhere in the Veterinary Technician section of the sources read.
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 Maine, 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 Maine?
AVMA's CVTEA list, retrieved September 23, 2026, names 2 accredited veterinary technology programs in Maine: University of Maine at Augusta Bangor campus in Augusta and York County Community College in Wells.
Both award an associate degree, and the Augusta program adds the state's only bachelor's.
Both status lines are plain FULL ACCREDITATION, so no Maine program carries a probationary or terminal note.
Accreditation statuses change, so check AVMA's own list for the current entry before you apply.
Is there a bachelor's degree vet tech program in Maine?
Yes — University of Maine at Augusta Bangor campus is the only Maine program on AVMA's list that awards a Bachelor of Science, and its entry pairs the bachelor's with an Associate of Science.
York County Community College in Wells lists an Associate in Applied Science as its only degree line.
AVMA dates the Augusta program's initial accreditation to March 2002 and gives its next evaluation as 2025, and both programs' status lines are plain FULL ACCREDITATION.
Can you become a Maine vet tech without finishing an accredited program?
The sources read leave that to the board: the statute accepts a minimum of 2 years in a college program certified under AVMA CVTEA standards or an equivalent program as determined by the board.
Exam eligibility is one thing; the exam itself is the VTNE, registered with the AAVSB.
A student within the final 6 months of an approved program may take it before graduating.
What the sources do rule out is experience — no provision lets years worked in a Maine practice replace the program.
Ask the board about any program not on AVMA's list before you enroll.
Are there online options on AVMA's distance-education list for Maine students?
No program based in Maine: neither of the state's 2 programs appears on AVMA's distance-education list, which names 13 programs, each listed under the state where it is based.
Those 13 are rendered lower on this page.
A distance program that is AVMA CVTEA-accredited meets the same program requirement in Maine's license as the 2 programs above; the board-determined-equivalent clause covers programs outside that.
Ask any distance program you consider whether it admits students living in Maine and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours the accreditation standards require.
More Maine Veterinary Technician Resources
Sources
- AVMA CVTEA — Veterinary technology programs accredited by the AVMA CVTEA (Maine 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)
- Maine State Board of Veterinary Medicine — Licensing: Veterinarian, Veterinary Technician, as summarised on the Maine requirements page (retrieved 2026-09-16)
Program list: AVMA CVTEA, retrieved 2026-09-23. Page last updated 2026-09-23.