Ventura College Courses

This course will cover the physiology of animals and how it relates to animal health. The focus will be on prevention and control of infectious diseases affecting domestic animals and livestock specie

• California Community Colleges System
• 53 hours
• Paid Course

This course consists of comparative normal anatomy and physiology of selected domestic animal species. It analyzes the body structures and systems, comparing domestic animals commonly found in veterin

• California Community Colleges System
• 53 hours
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to concepts and common procedures used in the nursing care of small domestic animals. Components of routine physical exams and acquisition of various vital signs will be

• California Community Colleges System
• 35 hours
• Paid Course

This course is designed to meet the needs of the veterinary technician who will be working for veterinarians in various medical settings. The course covers safety procedures, rules, regulations, x-ray

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 hours
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the concepts and common procedures used in the nursing care of large domestic animals, such as horses, cattle and swine. Components of routine physical exams and acqu

• California Community Colleges System
• 35 hours
• Paid Course

This course covers advanced procedures used in the nursing care of small domestic animals. Emphasis is on advanced components of emergency care, critical care, and triage. Advanced nursing techniques,

• California Community Colleges System
• 35 hours
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to basic clinical procedures used in veterinary practice, such as: anesthesia administration, minor surgery, and dental procedures. Instrumentation and equipment will be

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 hours
• Paid Course

This course covers advanced clinical procedures used in veterinary practice, with an emphasis on anesthesia and surgery. Elements of pharmacology and pain management will be discussed, as well as prac

• California Community Colleges System
• 35 hours
• Paid Course

This course will prepare students for all aspects of veterinary dental diagnostics and prophylaxis in domestic animals, such as canines and felines. Emphasis will be placed on tasks necessary for vete

• California Community Colleges System
• 35 hours
• Paid Course

This course covers the use of animals in biomedical research, with an emphasis on common laboratory species, animal welfare legislation, and the philosophy of laboratory animal management. This course

• California Community Colleges System
• 53 hours
• Paid Course

This course will cover the basic clinical laboratory skills needed by Registered Veterinary Technicians. The course provides students with an introduction to the clinical examination of blood, urine,

• California Community Colleges System
• 35 hours
• Paid Course

This course covers the sheep and goat industries; management of commercial, purebred and small farm flocks; selecting, feeding, breeding and basic care of small ruminants plus marketing of sheep, goat

• California Community Colleges System
• 35 hours
• Paid Course

This course will cover the science of animal nutrition; the fundamentals of digestion and absorption in both ruminants and non-ruminants are discussed. The nutritive value of feedstuffs as they relate

• California Community Colleges System
• 35 hours
• Paid Course

Work Experience Education provides supervised employment extending classroom occupational learning at an on-the-job learning station relating to the students’ educational or occupational goals. Each u

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course is designed to provide Veterinary Technology majors, with actual on-the-job experience at an approved work site which is related to classroom instruction in their fourth semester of the pr

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course