2025 Best Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Ranked #34 in popularity, veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 649 associate degrees in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant

1

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you want to pursue an associate degree in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant from Purdue University - Main Campus

2

Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Annual Graduates

Madison Area Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant. Madison College is a large public college located in the large city of Madison.More information about a associate in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant from Madison Area Technical College

3

Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant needs to look into Joliet Junior College. Located in the suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant from Joliet Junior College

Best Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	128
Michigan	410	72
Illinois	267	160
Wisconsin	224	87
Indiana	221	137

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians, Other	27

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.