Vet Tech Programs in Oklahoma
AVMA lists 3 CVTEA-accredited veterinary technology programs in Oklahoma, and all 3 award an Associate of Applied Science — the list carries no bachelor's degree.
Every entry shows a plain full-accreditation line, so there are no statuses to decode before applying.
The wrinkle worth knowing first: Murray State College in Tishomingo is also the state's only program on AVMA's distance-education list.
Oklahoma's RVT credential asks for graduation from an AVMA-accredited program, so this list is the route into the credential.
Accredited programs
3
Offer an associate degree
3
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 Oklahoma
AVMA lists 3 accredited veterinary technology programs in Oklahoma, 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 Nursing Program · Tishomingo, OK
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: November, 1980 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2027
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Oklahoma City, OK
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: March, 2000 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2029
FULL ACCREDITATION
Veterinary Technology Program · Tulsa, OK
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: March, 2000 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2029
FULL ACCREDITATION
From AVMA’s CVTEA program list, retrieved 2026-09-23.
Three entries, three cities, one degree level
Oklahoma's 3 entries sit in 3 cities: Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, and Tulsa Community College in Tulsa.
Each awards an Associate of Applied Science, and none prints a bachelor's line.
Two of the entries even share an accreditation history — AVMA dates both Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City and Tulsa Community College to March 2000 and gives each a next evaluation in 2029 — while Murray State College's initial accreditation goes back to November 1980, with a next evaluation in 2027.
Murray State College is also the one entry AVMA names as a Veterinary Nursing Program rather than veterinary technology.
Beyond each entry's city, degree, dates and status line, the list is silent — class format, clinical placements and application details are questions for the school.
Murray State College and the distance-education route
Murray State College is the one Oklahoma-based program on AVMA's distance-education list, and AVMA gives it the same status line there as on the by-state list — full accreditation — so the two lists agree on it.
AVMA names 13 distance programs in all, each listed under the state where it is based, and they render lower on this page.
For any distance program, an Oklahoma resident needs two answers from the school: whether it admits students living in Oklahoma, and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours every accredited program requires at a practice near the student.
Why accreditation decides Oklahoma's RVT route
Oklahoma certifies veterinary technicians as registered veterinary technicians (RVTs) through the Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
The statutory definition asks for graduation from a program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association, or its equivalent as recognized and approved by the Board — and the Board approves schools whose standards satisfy AVMA accreditation, so every program on the list above sits inside the credential's route.
No experience-based route appears in the sources behind the requirements page: years working in an Oklahoma practice do not replace the program.
After graduating, an applicant passes the examination requirements the Board sets, and certification is what lets a person use the RVT title — assuming that title without certification is a misdemeanor.
Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (OSBVME)
Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) — Oklahoma's definitions section makes RVT interchangeable with veterinary technician for purposes of the Act, for a person who has graduated from an AVMA-accredited program, passed the Board's examination requirements, and been certified.
Graduation from a program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association, or its equivalent as recognized and approved by the Board; no on-the-job route was found in the sections read.
Applicants must pass the examination requirements set forth by the Board; the sources read imply the national VTNE but do not name it explicitly, and after a second failed attempt the Board may require additional training before a retake.
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 Oklahoma, 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 Oklahoma?
AVMA's CVTEA list, retrieved September 23, 2026, names 3 accredited veterinary technology programs in Oklahoma, and all 3 award an Associate of Applied Science.
They are Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, and Tulsa Community College in Tulsa.
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 Oklahoma?
No. Every Oklahoma program on AVMA's list awards an Associate of Applied Science, and none lists a bachelor's degree.
Oklahoma's own Act contemplates a bachelor's-level category — it defines a veterinary technologist as holding a bachelor's degree from an accredited program — but no Oklahoma program on the list awards one.
A student who wants that level would have to attend a program based outside Oklahoma, and any AVMA-accredited program already satisfies the education route wherever it is based.
AVMA's national CVTEA list is where every accredited program is named — check it for the current entries before deciding.
Can I get an Oklahoma RVT credential without an accredited program?
Not through any route in the sources read.
Oklahoma's definition asks for graduation from a program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association, or its equivalent as recognized and approved by the Board, and no experience-based route appears — years working in an Oklahoma practice do not replace the program.
The Board approves schools whose standards satisfy AVMA accreditation, so every program on the list above is inside the route.
Ask the Board directly about anything else before you enroll.
Are there online or distance-education vet tech options for Oklahoma residents?
Yes.
Murray State College in Tishomingo is the Oklahoma-based program on AVMA's distance-education list, and AVMA names 13 distance programs in all, each listed under the state where it is based.
Online study still requires supervised clinical hours — every accredited program requires them — so for any distance program ask the school two questions: whether it admits students living in Oklahoma, and how it arranges those hours at a practice near you.
Is Murray State College's vet tech program accredited?
Yes.
AVMA lists Murray State College's Veterinary Nursing Program in Tishomingo with full accreditation on both of its lists — the by-state list and the distance-education list.
AVMA dates its initial accreditation to November 1980 and gives its next evaluation as 2027.
Graduating from it counts as graduating from an AVMA CVTEA-accredited program, which is what Oklahoma's RVT definition asks for.
As always, check AVMA's list for the current entry before you apply.
More Oklahoma Veterinary Technician Resources
Sources
- AVMA CVTEA — Veterinary technology programs accredited by the AVMA CVTEA (Oklahoma 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)
- Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners — Continuing Education page, as summarised on the Oklahoma requirements page (retrieved 2026-09-16)
Program list: AVMA CVTEA, retrieved 2026-09-23. Page last updated 2026-09-23.