Vet Tech Programs in North Dakota
AVMA lists 1 CVTEA-accredited veterinary technology program in North Dakota: North Dakota State University in Fargo, which awards a Bachelor of Science and carries full accreditation, with AVMA printing its next evaluation for 2031.
That single entry is the entire in-state list — no associate-degree program appears.
North Dakota's license then asks of a program that it be board-approved, or that a candidate use the board's equivalency route, before the VTNE and a state jurisprudence exam.
Accredited programs
1
Offer an associate degree
0
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 North Dakota
AVMA lists 1 accredited veterinary technology program in North Dakota, 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 · Fargo, ND
- Bachelor of Science
Initial accreditation: May, 1978 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2031
FULL ACCREDITATION
From AVMA’s CVTEA program list, retrieved 2026-09-23.
One program, and it awards a bachelor's
AVMA's list carries exactly 1 entry under North Dakota: North Dakota State University in Fargo, whose Veterinary Technology Program awards a Bachelor of Science.
There is no associate-degree entry, no second institution, and no distance-list entry based in the state.
The entry shows initial accreditation dated May 1978, a next evaluation printed for 2031, and a status line reading FULL ACCREDITATION.
Beyond the city, the degree, the dates and the status line, the list says nothing else — schedule, admissions and clinical placements are questions for the school.
The one entry, and the degree level it does and doesn't cover
North Dakota State University is both the only program AVMA lists in North Dakota and the only program awarding a bachelor's — a Bachelor of Science through its Veterinary Technology Program.
The state's list holds no associate-degree entry, so a student set on that level of degree will not find it on this list.
The NDSU entry is also a long-established one: initial accreditation printed as May 1978, and the next evaluation printed for 2031.
What the list does not say about the program — outcomes, format, anything beyond the printed fields — is a question for the school.
The distance-education route for North Dakota residents
No program based in North Dakota appears on AVMA's distance-education list.
AVMA names 13 distance programs in all, each listed under the state where it is based, and that list appears lower on this page.
A North Dakota resident considering a distance program has questions to put to the school before applying: whether it admits students living in North Dakota, and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours every accredited program requires at a practice near the student.
With 1 program on the state's own list, this route is the other option a resident weighs.
What North Dakota's license asks of a program
The North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners licenses veterinary technicians, and the license gates the work: Century Code 43-29-06 requires a board-issued license to practice veterinary technology, and practicing without one is a Class B misdemeanor, though the chapter excepts categories such as a veterinarian's supervised employees.
The statute names 2 education routes: graduation from an approved program of veterinary technology — a board-approved postsecondary program offering a degree in veterinary technology or its equivalent — or completion of the board's equivalency program, whose contents are not spelled out in the sources read.
The board's rule sets the exam prerequisite as graduation from an accredited program or an equivalent program, after which an applicant passes the VTNE and the state jurisprudence examination.
The board approves programs by rule, so confirm with the board that any program counts before you enroll.
North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
A state license. The statute's defined term is simply "veterinary technician" — an individual licensed to practice veterinary technology — and the board's rule chapter equates that term with "licensed veterinary technician."
Graduation from an approved program of veterinary technology — defined as a board-approved postsecondary program offering a degree in veterinary technology or its equivalent — or completion of a board-established equivalency program, whose contents are not spelled out in the sources read.
Both the Veterinary Technician National Examination and the state board examination, which the statute's definitions section defines as the jurisprudence examination administered by the board.
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 North Dakota, 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 North Dakota?
AVMA's CVTEA list, retrieved September 23, 2026, names 1 accredited veterinary technology program in North Dakota: North Dakota State University in Fargo.
It awards a Bachelor of Science, carries full accreditation, and AVMA prints its next evaluation for 2031.
No associate-degree program appears on the state's list.
Accreditation status changes, so check AVMA's own list for the current entry before you apply to any program.
Is there a bachelor's-level vet tech program in North Dakota?
Yes.
North Dakota State University in Fargo is the state's only AVMA-listed program, and the degree it lists is a Bachelor of Science awarded through its Veterinary Technology Program.
That also makes it the only bachelor's option on the state's list — no associate-degree program appears in North Dakota, so the list offers no lower-degree rung in state.
Its initial accreditation is printed as May 1978, with the next evaluation printed for 2031.
Can I become a vet tech in North Dakota without graduating from an accredited program?
The statute names 2 routes to licensure eligibility: graduation from an approved program of veterinary technology, or completion of an equivalency program established by the board.
The equivalency route appears in the state's statute and rules, but neither document spells out what it requires — no hours, no curriculum — so it is not something to plan around from this page.
Ask the North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners what it accepts before relying on that route.
Are there online or distance-education vet tech programs for North Dakota residents?
AVMA keeps a separate distance-education list, and it names 13 programs in all — none of them based in North Dakota.
A resident considering one of those programs should ask the school whether it admits students living in North Dakota and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours at a practice near the student.
The online route, in other words, runs through AVMA's distance list rather than through a program based in the state.
What exams does North Dakota require after the program?
Two, under Century Code 43-29: the Veterinary Technician National Examination and the state board examination, which the statute defines as the jurisprudence examination administered by the board — a test on North Dakota law rather than a second clinical exam.
The board's rule sets the national exam's prerequisite as graduation from an accredited program in veterinary technology or an equivalent program, and a student in good standing can be board-approved to take the national exam as early as 6 months before their expected graduation date.
More North Dakota Veterinary Technician Resources
Sources
- AVMA CVTEA — Veterinary technology programs accredited by the AVMA CVTEA (North Dakota 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)
- North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners — Board Rules, including Article 87-03, Procedures for Licensure of Veterinary Technicians, as summarised on the North Dakota requirements page (retrieved 2026-09-16)
Program list: AVMA CVTEA, retrieved 2026-09-23. Page last updated 2026-09-23.