Vet Tech Programs in Ohio
AVMA lists 10 CVTEA-accredited veterinary technology programs in Ohio, and every one awards an associate degree — no Ohio program on the list offers a bachelor's.
Three carry a status line worth reading first: Edison State Community College is on voluntary terminal status, UC Blue Ash College is on probationary accreditation with a Standard 4 deficiency, and Valley College holds initial accreditation.
Ohio's registration asks for a board-approved veterinary technology program, so read each status line and confirm approval with the board.
Accredited programs
10
Offer an associate degree
10
Offer a bachelor's
0
Status to check
3
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 Ohio
AVMA lists 10 accredited veterinary technology programs in Ohio, 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 · Columbus, OH
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: May, 1974 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2028
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Parma, OH
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: April, 1998 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2031
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Piqua, OH
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: February 9, 2022 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2027
VOLUNTARY TERMINAL
Veterinary Technology Program · Warren, OH
- Associate in Applied Science
Initial accreditation: January 26, 2018 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2028
FULL ACCREDITATION
New Philadelphia, OH
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: November 7, 2008 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2030
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Canton, OH
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: February 18, 2011 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2027
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Dayton, OH
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: February 14, 2014 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2030
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Maumee, OH
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: April, 1996 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2029
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Blue Ash, OH
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: April, 1975 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2028
PROBATIONARY ACCREDITATION (Standard 4)
Veterinary Technology Program · Cleveland, OH
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: May 20, 2021 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2026
INITIAL 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
Probationary accreditation. “Programs on PROBATIONARY accreditation are still officially accredited, though they may have deficiencies in one or more Standards. Those deficiencies are listed after their status. Graduates from programs on Probationary accreditation are considered to be graduates of an AVMA CVTEA accredited program.” — AVMA
Terminal accreditation. “Programs on TERMINAL accreditation have plans for voluntary closure. Programs on TERMINAL accreditation are still officially accredited.” — AVMA
Ten programs, and every one awards an associate degree
Four of Ohio's programs sit at community colleges: Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Cuyahoga Community College in Parma, Sinclair Community College in Dayton and Edison State Community College in Piqua.
Two more are entries from one university system — Kent State University-Trumbull in Warren and Kent State University-Tuscarawas in New Philadelphia — listed as separate programs.
UC Blue Ash College in Blue Ash, Ross College-North Canton in Canton, Stautzenberger College-Maumee in Maumee and Valley College in Cleveland complete the 10.
Every entry awards an associate degree, and AVMA prints Kent State University-Trumbull's line as Associate in Applied Science where the rest read Associate of Applied Science.
Columbus State Community College's initial accreditation dates to May 1974, the earliest date on the Ohio list.
The list gives each program's city, degree, dates and status line; anything else, from schedules to clinical placements, is a question for the school.
Three status lines to read before you apply
Edison State Community College is listed as voluntary terminal.
AVMA defines terminal accreditation as a program with plans for voluntary closure that is still officially accredited, so ask Edison State Community College directly how those plans affect someone enrolling now.
UC Blue Ash College is listed as PROBATIONARY ACCREDITATION (Standard 4).
AVMA's definition says a probationary program is still officially accredited and its graduates count as graduates of an accredited program — but the list prints the standard number without saying what it covers, so put that question to the program and to AVMA.
Valley College is listed as initial accreditation, which AVMA describes as the not-punitive label for a newly accredited program's first five years; its initial accreditation date is May 20, 2021, and AVMA gives its next evaluation as 2026.
The distance-education route for Ohio residents
None of the 10 Ohio programs above appears on AVMA's separate distance-education list.
AVMA names 13 distance programs in all, each listed under the state where it is based, and they are rendered lower on this page.
Two answers decide whether one of them can work for an Ohio resident: whether the program admits students living in Ohio, and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours every accredited program requires at a practice near the student.
Ask both before enrolling, and read a distance program's status line just as closely as an Ohio one.
What Ohio's registration asks of a program
The Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board registers technicians as Registered Veterinary Technicians, and its rule, Ohio Administrative Code 4741-1-01, asks for a transcript showing graduation from a board-approved veterinary technology program or a certificate of successful completion of the AAVSB education-equivalence assessment.
No on-the-job route appears in the rule's application requirements.
The VTNE follows, with a passing score of 425, and no separate Ohio exam appears beside it.
Registration renews every two years against 10 continuing-education hours, and the Revised Code makes it unlawful to act as a registered veterinary technician without current registration.
The rule does not name which programs count as board-approved, so confirm a program's standing with the board; what this page's list shows is the 10 programs AVMA CVTEA accredits in Ohio as of September 23, 2026.
Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board (OVMLB)
Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) — the board's rule defines it as a person who holds a registration certificate issued by the Ohio veterinary medical licensing board; Ohio registers technicians rather than licensing them.
Graduation from a board-approved veterinary technology program (shown by transcript), or a certificate of successful completion of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards program for the assessment of veterinary education equivalence for veterinary technicians; no on-the-job route appears in the rule.
The VTNE, with a passing score of four hundred twenty-five or a converted score of seventy-five; no separate state jurisprudence exam appears 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 Ohio, 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 Ohio?
AVMA's CVTEA list, retrieved September 23, 2026, names 10 accredited veterinary technology programs in Ohio.
Every one awards an associate degree — no Ohio program on the list offers a bachelor's.
Three carry a status line a student should read first: Edison State Community College, UC Blue Ash College and Valley College.
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 Ohio?
No. Every one of the 10 programs on AVMA's Ohio list awards an associate degree, and none lists a bachelor's.
The state's registration route does not ask for one either: it runs through a board-approved veterinary technology program, a VTNE passing score of 425, and biennial registration with the Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board.
Check AVMA's national list directly for the current set of bachelor's-granting programs; none sits in Ohio.
Is Edison State Community College's vet tech program still accredited?
AVMA lists Edison State Community College in Piqua as voluntary terminal, with initial accreditation dated February 9, 2022 and a next evaluation of 2027.
AVMA defines terminal accreditation as a program that has plans for voluntary closure and is still officially accredited, so a graduate of it still counts as a graduate of an accredited program.
Someone considering it should ask the college directly how its closure plans affect a student who enrolls now.
Is UC Blue Ash College's vet tech program still accredited?
Yes, on probationary accreditation.
AVMA's entry for UC Blue Ash College reads PROBATIONARY ACCREDITATION (Standard 4), and AVMA says a probationary program is still officially accredited — its graduates count as graduates of an AVMA CVTEA accredited program.
AVMA's list prints the standard number without defining it, so ask UC Blue Ash College and AVMA what the Standard 4 deficiency covers.
AVMA gives the program's next evaluation as 2028.
Are there online or distance-education vet tech programs for Ohio residents?
No Ohio-based online option appears on AVMA's distance-education list — none of the 10 programs above is on it.
AVMA names 13 distance programs in all, each under its home state, and this page renders them below.
An Ohio resident considering one should ask whether it admits students living in Ohio and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours every accredited program requires.
More Ohio Veterinary Technician Resources
Sources
- AVMA CVTEA — Veterinary technology programs accredited by the AVMA CVTEA (Ohio 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)
- Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board (OVMLB), as summarised on the Ohio requirements page (retrieved 2026-09-16)
- Ohio Administrative Code Rule 4741-1-01 and Ohio Revised Code § 4741.19, as summarised on the Ohio requirements page (retrieved 2026-09-16)
Program list: AVMA CVTEA, retrieved 2026-09-23. Page last updated 2026-09-23.