Vet Tech Programs in New Jersey
AVMA lists 2 accredited veterinary technology programs in New Jersey: Bergen Community College in Paramus and Camden County College in Blackwood, both awarding associate degrees.
Neither offers a bachelor's, neither appears on AVMA's distance-education list, and both carry plain full accreditation.
New Jersey issues no state credential for veterinary technicians, so an accredited program is not a legal gate here — it is what the New Jersey Veterinary Technicians & Assistants asks for behind its CVT designation, together with a passing VTNE score.
Accredited programs
2
Offer an associate degree
2
Offer a bachelor's
0
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 New Jersey
AVMA lists 2 accredited veterinary technology programs in New Jersey, alphabetically below, with each degree, date and status line exactly as AVMA prints it. A struck-through degree is one AVMA marks as discontinued.
Paramus, NJ
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: October 1, 2008 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2030
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Nursing Program · Blackwood, NJ
- Associate in Applied Science
Initial accreditation: November, 1978 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2028
FULL ACCREDITATION
From AVMA’s CVTEA program list, retrieved 2026-09-23.
Two programs, both associate degrees
Bergen Community College in Paramus awards an Associate of Applied Science, with initial accreditation dated October 1, 2008, a next evaluation in 2030, and a plain FULL ACCREDITATION line.
Camden County College in Blackwood is the one entry AVMA gives a program name, the Veterinary Nursing Program.
It awards an Associate in Applied Science — AVMA prints the degree wording slightly differently at the 2 schools — with initial accreditation dated November 1978, the earlier of the two dates, a next evaluation in 2028, and the same plain FULL ACCREDITATION line.
That is the whole list: no bachelor's, no distance entries, and no status lines needing a second read.
What the list does not carry — how each program runs its clinical placements, or anything else about daily life in it — is a question for the school.
The distance-education route: 13 programs, none based in New Jersey
AVMA's separate distance-education list names 13 programs in all, each listed under the state where it is based, and none is based in New Jersey; this page reproduces the list below.
The association behind New Jersey's CVT designation asks for a diploma from an AVMA-accredited program — accreditation, not a New Jersey campus — so a distance program can meet the same ask.
For any of the 13, a New Jersey resident needs 2 answers before enrolling: whether the school admits students living in New Jersey, and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours every accredited program requires at a practice near the student.
New Jersey issues no credential — what that means for the program you pick
There is no state credential to aim for.
New Jersey's practice act expressly exempts a properly trained technician working under a licensed veterinarian's responsible supervision from any licensing requirement, provided the technician does not hold out as a veterinarian and does not diagnose, prescribe, or perform surgery.
The state Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners licenses veterinarians only.
The CVT on New Jersey job ads is the Certified Veterinary Technician designation of the New Jersey Veterinary Technicians & Assistants (NJVTA), a membership association rather than a state board, and nothing requires holding it.
For the designation, the association asks for a college diploma from an AVMA-accredited Veterinary Technology Program — which both programs on the list above are — plus proof of a passing VTNE score, with a reciprocity route for holders of a credential from another state; no on-the-job route appears in the sources read.
Keeping the CVT takes 20 continuing-education hours every 2 years under the association's own terms, and the card below renders the details from the state's requirements page.
New Jersey Veterinary Technicians & Assistants (NJVTA)
No statutory title exists. The CVT on New Jersey job ads is the Certified Veterinary Technician designation of the New Jersey Veterinary Technicians & Assistants (NJVTA), a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership association — not a state license.
For the NJVTA CVT: a college diploma from an AVMA-accredited Veterinary Technology Program, or the reciprocity route for holders of another state's credential. No on-the-job route appears in the sources read.
The VTNE, with proof of passing sent to NJVTA for its certification. No state exam exists — the state issues no credential.
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 New Jersey, 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 New Jersey?
AVMA's CVTEA list, retrieved September 23, 2026, names 2 accredited veterinary technology programs in New Jersey: Bergen Community College in Paramus and Camden County College in Blackwood.
Both award associate degrees and carry plain FULL ACCREDITATION.
AVMA lists no New Jersey bachelor's program and no New Jersey program on its separate distance-education list.
Accreditation status changes, so check AVMA's own list for the current entry before you apply.
Is there a bachelor's degree vet tech program in New Jersey?
No. The 2 programs on AVMA's New Jersey list award associate degrees: Bergen Community College lists an Associate of Applied Science and Camden County College an Associate in Applied Science.
AVMA's distance-education list, reproduced lower on this page, does include programs that grant bachelor's degrees, each listed under its home state.
The association behind New Jersey's CVT designation asks for a diploma from an AVMA-accredited program, not a particular degree level, so a bachelor's is additional education beyond what the designation requires.
Do you need a license to work as a veterinary technician in New Jersey?
No. New Jersey issues no credential for veterinary technicians: the state's practice act exempts a properly trained technician under a licensed veterinarian's responsible supervision from any licensing requirement, provided they do not hold out as a veterinarian and do not diagnose, prescribe, or perform surgery.
The CVT on New Jersey job ads is the Certified Veterinary Technician designation of the New Jersey Veterinary Technicians & Assistants (NJVTA), a membership association — not a state license, and not required to work.
It signals an AVMA-accredited program diploma and a documented passing VTNE score, which is why some employers ask for it.
Can I get the New Jersey CVT on work experience alone?
Not on the sources read.
The New Jersey Veterinary Technicians & Assistants asks for a college diploma from an AVMA-accredited Veterinary Technology Program, and no on-the-job or experience-based route appears in the sources read, so years on a practice floor do not substitute.
There is one other door: the association's reciprocity pathway for holders of a credential from another state, who do not restart from scratch.
On the diploma route, the association also wants proof of a passing VTNE score; the sources read did not capture the reciprocity route's terms, so ask the association about them.
Are there online or distance-learning vet tech programs for New Jersey residents?
AVMA's distance-education list names no program based in New Jersey.
It names 13 CVTEA-accredited distance programs in all, each listed under the state where it is based, and this page reproduces that list below.
A New Jersey resident considering one should ask the school whether it admits students living in New Jersey and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours every accredited program requires at a practice near the student.
More New Jersey Veterinary Technician Resources
Sources
- AVMA CVTEA — Veterinary technology programs accredited by the AVMA CVTEA (New Jersey 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)
- NJVTA (New Jersey Veterinary Technicians & Assistants), "Membership Requirements" page, as summarised on the New Jersey requirements page (retrieved 2026-09-16)
Program list: AVMA CVTEA, retrieved 2026-09-23. Page last updated 2026-09-23.