Vet Tech Programs in Vermont
AVMA lists 1 accredited veterinary technology program in Vermont: Vermont State University in Randolph Center, awarding an associate degree, with initial accreditation in April 1991 and its next evaluation in 2029.
Vermont issues no state credential for veterinary technicians — the CVT on job ads is a designation of the Vermont Veterinary Technician Association, which requires graduation from an AVMA-accredited program and a VTNE pass.
The requirement is accreditation, not location, so the 13 distance-education programs AVMA lists nationally meet it too.
Accredited programs
1
Offer an associate degree
1
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 Vermont
AVMA lists 1 accredited veterinary technology program in Vermont, 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 · Randolph Center, VT
- Associate of Applied Science
Initial accreditation: April, 1991 · Next evaluation (as AVMA lists it): 2029
FULL ACCREDITATION
From AVMA’s CVTEA program list, retrieved 2026-09-23.
One program, and it awards an associate degree
Vermont's section of AVMA's list holds a single entry: Vermont State University, listed in Randolph Center, whose Veterinary Technology Program awards an Associate of Applied Science.
AVMA dates its initial accreditation to April 1991 and gives its next evaluation as 2029, and its status line is plain FULL ACCREDITATION — no probationary, initial-status or terminal entry appears on this list, so there is nothing to decode before applying.
What the entry carries is exactly the program's city, degree, dates and status line.
Schedules, admissions requirements, clinical arrangements and the VTNE outcomes figure every accredited program must publish are questions for the school — ask for that figure directly.
13 distance programs, and none is based in Vermont
Vermont State University does not appear on AVMA's separate distance-education list, and none of the 13 distance programs AVMA names is based in Vermont — each is listed under the state where it is based, and the full list renders lower on this page.
A Vermont resident considering one of them needs answers from the school before enrolling: whether it admits students living in Vermont, and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours every accredited program requires at a practice near the student.
Neither answer lives on AVMA's list.
Why accreditation decides the VVTA CVT route
Vermont issues no credential of its own: 26 V.S.A., Chapter 44, licenses and disciplines veterinarians through the Vermont State Veterinary Board and contains no technician sections, and the chapter's exemption, § 2403(10), removes from licensure any employee of a licensed veterinarian performing duties other than diagnosis, prescription, or surgery under the veterinarian's direct on-premises supervision.
The CVT on Vermont job ads is a designation of the Vermont Veterinary Technician Association (VVTA) rather than a state grant, and holding it is voluntary — no state credential exists.
The association's eligibility list has two items, graduation from an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program and a VTNE pass, and no experience-based route appears in the sources read, so years in a practice do not substitute.
Keeping the CVT means 18 CE credits every two years on the association's terms.
Vermont State University is the only accredited program based in Vermont, and the 13 distance-education programs listed lower on this page meet the same requirement — the VVTA asks for accreditation, not a Vermont campus.
Vermont Veterinary Technician Association (VVTA)
No state credential exists — the section index of 26 V.S.A. Chapter 44 (Veterinary Medicine), §§2401–2433, has zero technician entries. The CVT on Vermont job ads is a private designation of the Vermont Veterinary Technician Association (VVTA), endorsed by the VVMA.
For the private VVTA CVT: graduation from an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program. The state imposes no education route because it issues no credential.
The VTNE, required for the private VVTA CVT; no state exam and no jurisprudence exam exists, because there is no state 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 Vermont, 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 Vermont?
AVMA's CVTEA list, retrieved September 23, 2026, names 1 accredited veterinary technology program in Vermont: Vermont State University in Randolph Center, which awards an Associate of Applied Science and is listed on full accreditation.
No second program, no bachelor's entry and no distance-education program is based in the state.
Accreditation statuses change, so check AVMA's own list for the current entry before you apply.
Is there a bachelor's degree vet tech program in Vermont?
No. The only program AVMA lists in Vermont, Vermont State University in Randolph Center, awards an Associate of Applied Science, and no Vermont entry offers a bachelor's degree.
AVMA's national list does name bachelor's-granting programs under other states' sections, so check its current list if a bachelor's is the degree you want, and confirm any transfer arrangements directly with the schools involved.
Can I do vet tech work in Vermont without an accredited program?
Yes for the work — Vermont issues no state credential, and the chapter's exemption, § 2403(10), lets an employee of a licensed veterinarian perform duties other than diagnosis, prescription, or surgery under the veterinarian's direct on-premises supervision with no credential at all.
No for the letters: qualifying for the VVTA's CVT takes graduation from an AVMA-accredited program plus a VTNE pass, and no experience-based route appears in the sources read.
Which tasks a veterinarian may delegate is a separate scope question.
Are there online, distance-education vet tech programs for Vermont residents?
AVMA's distance-education list names 13 programs, and none is based in Vermont; the state's one program, Vermont State University, does not appear on that list.
Each of the 13 is listed under the state where it is based, and the full list renders lower on this page.
Before enrolling, ask a program whether it admits students living in Vermont and how it arranges the supervised clinical hours every accredited program requires near the student.
Is Vermont State University's vet tech program accredited?
Yes.
AVMA's CVTEA list shows Vermont State University in Randolph Center on full accreditation, with initial accreditation dated April 1991 and the next evaluation set for 2029.
That status carries weight for the credential route: the VVTA's CVT asks for graduation from an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program plus a VTNE pass, so a graduate of this program meets the association's education item.
Confirm the current status on AVMA's list before applying, since accreditation statuses do change.
More Vermont Veterinary Technician Resources
Sources
- AVMA CVTEA — Veterinary technology programs accredited by the AVMA CVTEA (Vermont section) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- AVMA CVTEA — Distance education programs in veterinary technology accredited by the AVMA CVTEA (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- Vermont Veterinary Technician Association (VVTA) — CVT Membership and CE Guidelines pages, as summarised on the Vermont requirements page (retrieved 2026-09-16)
Program list: AVMA CVTEA, retrieved 2026-09-23. Page last updated 2026-09-23.