For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,921 degrees in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant annually.
Choosing a Great Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant School
The veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant rankings. We derive our Best Overall Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
270Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat El Centro College if you want to pursue a degree in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #281 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 270 veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year.
73Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat Lone Star College System if you wish to pursue a degree in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #557 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means North Harris Montgomery is a great college overall.
There were approximately 73 veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant students who graduated with this degree at North Harris Montgomery in the most recent year we have data available.
68Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant needs to take a look at Pima Community College. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Tucson. This college ranks 10th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 68 veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant students who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant needs to look into Tarleton State University. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 48th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 14 veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant students who graduated with this degree at Tarleton in the most recent data year.
Rankings in Majors Related to Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
One of 1 majors within the Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians area of study, Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).