Bel – Rea Institute of Animal Technology

Also known as Bel-Rea Intitute

5900 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, CO

If you have ambitions of becoming a veterinary technician and consider yourself a lover of animals, you should consider studying at Bel-Rea Institute. Their campus is located in Denver, Colorado and Bel-Rea is one of the largest veterinary technician schools in the nation. It offers Associate or Applied Science degrees and certificates.

Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology was founded in 1971 and is one of the oldest Veterinary Technician schools in America. The institution type is classified as private-for-profit.

Currently there are over 800 enrolled students at Bel-Rea, all of whom are undergraduates. Based upon the student body, it falls under the category of average-sized colleges.

This institute is a great start for anyone with a passion in helping animals. The student body is diverse ranging from recent high school or GED graduates, to returning adult students in need of a career change.

The job of a veterinary technician is to help take care of small, large and exotic animals. That means assisting in surgery and even monitoring ill animals. After you're granted a degree from the institute you'll be able to:

• Administer anesthesia
• Be an assistant in surgery
• Execute laboratory tasks in relation to microbiology, hematology and parasitological
• Develop x-rays
• Take care of animal patients

The institution functions on a quarter calendar system and its most popular degrees are Veterinary, Animal Health Technology, Technician and Veterinary Assistant.

It offers the same fixed price fees for both in-state and out-of-state students, meaning that the price difference is only determined by where the students decides to live.