Vet Tech Programs in Michigan
AVMA lists 6 CVTEA-accredited veterinary technology programs in Michigan.
Five award an associate degree, and Michigan State University in East Lansing awards the state's only bachelor's — printed under veterinary nursing wording.
The one status line to read first sits at Baker College of Owosso, on initial accreditation: AVMA's word for a newly accredited program, not a punitive mark.
Michigan's license route runs through exactly this accreditation, then the VTNE.
Accredited programs
6
Offer an associate degree
5
Offer a bachelor's
1
Status to check
1
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 Michigan
AVMA lists 6 accredited veterinary technology programs in Michigan, 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 · Cadillac, MI
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: May 9, 2003 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2031
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Jackson, MI
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: March 21, 2006 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2027
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Muskegon, MI
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: October 18, 2002 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2031
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Owosso, MI
- Associate of/in Applied Science
Initial accreditation: March 3, 2022 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2027
INITIAL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technician Program · Clinton Township, MI
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: April, 1979 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2031
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Nursing Program · East Lansing, MI
- Certificate of Completion in Veterinary Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing
Initial accreditation: August, 1973 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2030
FULL ACCREDITATION
From AVMA’s CVTEA program list, retrieved 2026-09-23.
What AVMA's status lines mean
Initial accreditation. “INITIAL (formerly called Provisional) accreditation is not punitive and is simply the terminology given to newly accredited programs for their first five years. Initial accreditation means the program is officially accredited. Initial accreditation does not mean programs are at a higher risk of losing accreditation or that they are “less” accredited. Graduates of an Initially accredited program are considered graduates of an AVMA CVTEA accredited program and would be eligible in nearly all states to take the Veterinary Technician National Exam.” — AVMA
Six programs, five of them associate degrees
Read the 6 entries campus by campus.
Four belong to the same Baker system, and AVMA lists each campus separately with its own city, dates and status line: Baker College of Cadillac, Baker College of Jackson, Baker College of Muskegon and Baker College of Owosso, each awarding an Associate of Applied Science.
Macomb Community College in Clinton Township also awards an Associate of Applied Science.
Michigan State University in East Lansing is the exception: its program is named the Veterinary Nursing Program, and its entry lists a Certificate of Completion in Veterinary Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing — no associate line at all.
For every entry, AVMA prints the city, the degree lines, the initial-accreditation date, the next evaluation and the status line.
What the list does not carry — what a school charges, its schedule, its clinical placements — is a question for the school.
One status line to read: Baker College of Owosso
AVMA lists Baker College of Owosso on INITIAL ACCREDITATION — the only Michigan status line on the list that is not plain FULL ACCREDITATION.
AVMA's own definition, printed on this page, says initial accreditation is not punitive: it is the terminology for newly accredited programs, those programs are officially accredited, and their graduates count as graduates of an AVMA CVTEA-accredited program eligible in nearly all states to take the VTNE.
The entry dates Owosso's initial accreditation to March 3, 2022, and gives its next evaluation as 2027.
No deficiency is named in the status line, so the questions for an applicant are simple ones: confirm the current status on AVMA's own list before you apply, and ask the program where its accreditation stands today.
Michigan State University, the one bachelor's program
Michigan State University is the only Michigan program on the list that awards a bachelor's: a Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing, listed in East Lansing alongside a Certificate of Completion in Veterinary Nursing.
Unlike the other 5 programs, its entry carries no associate degree line, and the program itself is named the Veterinary Nursing Program rather than a veterinary technology program.
Its initial accreditation dates to August 1973, the earliest date on the Michigan list, and AVMA lists it on full accreditation with the next evaluation in 2030.
Since Michigan's licensure guide has official transcripts sent directly from the school showing the degree earned, the exact wording of the degree line is worth a close look when you compare programs.
No Michigan program is on AVMA's distance-education list
None of the 6 Michigan programs appears on AVMA's separate distance-education list, which names 13 programs in all, each listed under the state where it is based and printed lower on this page.
Michigan's education requirement is an AVMA CVTEA-accredited program — the requirement is accreditation, not where a program is based — so a distance program that admits Michigan residents meets it the same way.
Before enrolling anywhere on that list, get 2 answers from the school: whether it admits students living in Michigan, and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours every accredited program requires at a practice near the student.
What Michigan's license asks of a program
The Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine, part of LARA's Bureau of Professional Licensing, issues the Veterinary Technician license that Michigan job postings usually shorten to LVT, though the state's own guide writes the title out in full.
Licensure by examination requires successful completion of a veterinary technology program accredited by the AVMA's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities, with official transcripts sent to LARA directly from the school.
The guide describes no on-the-job or experience route, and applicants trained outside the United States must meet the same requirements.
The exam that follows is the VTNE, applied for through AAVSB, which reviews eligibility on Michigan's behalf; no state law exam appears in the sources read.
Licensure carries a renewal cycle of 15 hours of continuing education per 3-year license term.
Every program on the list above counts as AVMA CVTEA-accredited, whatever its status line says.
Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine (LARA, Bureau of Professional Licensing)
A state Veterinary Technician license issued by the Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine through LARA's Bureau of Professional Licensing, applied for on the MiPLUS portal and commonly abbreviated LVT in Michigan — though the state's own guide always writes the title out and never uses the abbreviation.
Completion of a veterinary technology training program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA); the sources read show no on-the-job or experience route, and applicants trained outside the United States must meet the same requirements.
The Veterinary Technician National Examination, applied for through AAVSB, which reviews eligibility on behalf of the State of Michigan and certifies passing scores directly to LARA; no state jurisprudence exam appears anywhere in 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 Michigan, 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 Michigan?
AVMA's CVTEA list, retrieved September 23, 2026, names 6 accredited veterinary technology programs in Michigan.
Five award an associate degree; Michigan State University awards the state's bachelor's.
None of the 6 appears on AVMA's separate distance-education list, which names 13 programs in all.
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 Michigan?
Yes, one.
Michigan State University in East Lansing is the only Michigan program on AVMA's list that awards a bachelor's — a Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing, listed with a Certificate of Completion in Veterinary Nursing and no associate line.
AVMA lists the program on full accreditation, dates its initial accreditation to August 1973, and gives its next evaluation as 2030.
Is Baker College of Owosso's vet tech program accredited?
Yes.
AVMA lists it on INITIAL ACCREDITATION, which AVMA describes as not punitive — simply the terminology for a newly accredited program.
Graduates of an initially accredited program count as graduates of an AVMA CVTEA-accredited program and are eligible in nearly all states to take the VTNE.
The list dates the program's initial accreditation to March 3, 2022, with the next evaluation in 2027.
Can I become a vet tech in Michigan without an accredited program?
Not through any route in the sources read.
Michigan's licensing guide asks licensure-by-examination applicants to complete a veterinary technology program accredited by the AVMA's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities, and it describes no experience-based alternative; applicants trained outside the United States meet the same requirements.
The VTNE, applied for through AAVSB, follows the program.
Ask the Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine before planning around any program that is not on AVMA's list.
Can Michigan residents study vet tech through a distance-education program online?
AVMA's distance-education list names 13 accredited programs, none of them based in Michigan; the full list is printed lower on this page under each program's home state.
Michigan's education requirement is accreditation, not location, so one of the 13 can work — if the school confirms it admits students living in Michigan and arranges the required supervised clinical hours at a practice near you.
More Michigan Veterinary Technician Resources
Sources
- AVMA CVTEA — Veterinary technology programs accredited by the AVMA CVTEA (Michigan 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)
- Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine (LARA, Bureau of Professional Licensing), as summarised on the Michigan vet tech requirements page (retrieved 2026-09-16)
Program list: AVMA CVTEA, retrieved 2026-09-23. Page last updated 2026-09-23.