Medaille College Vet Tech Program?

Any idea how much it costs? There are two programs. Associates Degree & Bachelors Degree. I'd like to know how much they each are. I already have an associates degree in Human Resources so would I be able to transfer credit so I didn't have to take the math, English & etc again? I'm drawing a blank, but I think they are called pre req courses?

hey i went there!
its all on their website

depends on if you would need room and bored, full time or part time, out of state or not, etc....

http://www.medaille.edu/admissions/tuition

that should be most of the info you are looking for

as for the pre req, make sure and make sure again that they count. medaille has screwed many of my friends over by saying "oh yeah that will count" then they have to stay another semester because they find out they dont have the qualifications to graduate.

Ok thank you very much. I couldn't find it on their website myself. Must have been looking in the wrong place lol. I wouldn't need room & board bc the college is like 20-30 minutes away at most. Did you like it there? The college I graduated from 4 years ago actually recommended I continue my education there to get my bachelors degree in human resources, but I feel I'd rather spend more of my time with animals than angry employees. I had so many migraines when I did my internship in Human Resources. I'm a stay at home Mom now so I'm just thinking about what I want to do in the next couple years bc I know I want to work again when my kids are school age.

Quoting Bam Bam & Peanut's Mama:" Ok thank you very much. I couldn't find it on their website myself. Must have been looking in the wrong ... [snip!] ... I'm just thinking about what I want to do in the next couple years bc I know I want to work again when my kids are school age."

it was a love hate thing heh
registrar and financial aide is a nightmare.

the program is the best there is, the teachers are AMAZING. you learn soooo much.

i have to say, that particular program is extremely challenging. i thnk about a third drop out the first semester.
i was vet tech/bio major for a couple years, then switched to just bio.
after the internship i just couldnt see myself doing that for life. the degree costs too much and the job pays too little. techs generally get between 10-15/hr

but you learn sooo much, its amazing. i liked biology much better, but i guess its preference. many of my tech friends couldnt imagine doing anything different. some of my tech friends dont have tech jobs though, they are doing other things because tbh...being a vet tech sucks. jmo haha

Lol yea idk if it's right for me or not. I love animals, but idk if I'd be able to handle all the things they have to do as Vet Techs. I already owe a crap load in students loans too. I swear I'll be paying that $150 a month for the rest of my freaking life! What other jobs would you reccomend with animals? What have your other Vet Tech friends gone into for careers?

well...a couple have been dog trainers/groomers
>vet techs
>lab animal technicains
>a few not animal based lab technician jobs like the one i have that arent super specific in criteria-harder to find ones that are worth the money.
working as a lead kennel/technician in animal shelter/rescue programs
>farm animal care (specialized vet techs perform procedures on farm animals)

to be honest though, unless you really wanted to be a vet tech i would not pay the money to become one. its a lot of money.

some things you have to consider
most important and obvious: would you be okay with putting *many* animals to sleep?
are you alergic to any kind of animals
are you squeamish around any body fluids (blood pee poop vomit bile etc)
do you have the time and energy to commit to the program (its pretty strenuous, and only gets harder each semester)

oh i also wanted to say that my avi is a bunny i adopted from the lab animal class, his name was cashew (rip   )

Thank You for all the info. That is very helpful. Yea the thing that I don't think I'd be ok with is euthanizing animals. I don't see how I could do it. I think that would be extremely hard on me. Looks like I've got a lot to think about.

<blockquote><b>Quoting cunning cuniculi:</b>" oh i also wanted to say that my avi is a bunny i adopted from the lab animal class, his name was cashew (rip   )"</blockquote>




Awww...I am sorry for your loss. He is a beautiful bunny.

Quoting Bam Bam & Peanut's Mama:" Thank You for all the info. That is very helpful. Yea the thing that I don't think I'd be ok with is ... [snip!] ... animals. I don't see how I could do it. I think that would be extremely hard on me. Looks like I've got a lot to think about."

its rough....
here are some stories i had to deal with that just come to mind, a few things that stuck with me-dont read if you dont want to get sad


in my internship the first dog i met we had to put down on our last day-his name was nicholas. 6 years old black lab, sweetest thing ive ever seen. my first and last patient.
one chuahua was in such a terrible mange condition we had to put it down, his nails were growing into his paws....those are the worst-when its caused by owner negligance-happens all too often.
stray cats with pyometra-pregnant and you have to put her down.
looking the owner in their teary eye to tell them their 15 year old cat companion is gone now


in the middle of one of my tests-drawing blood from a rat heart-my rat seized up and died. it happened to about three rats per class-this was my exam, i had nothing to do but keep going and continue the test on another rat.
these rats we had worked with for weeks. heh, the first time i picked her up this one bit me....they are only 9 weeks old when we get them, never handled by humans. ooh did she draw blood. but working with them for a couple weeks, they really grow on you. then they die.
and if they dont die in the test-unless you adopt them they will die a few days after in a CO2 chamber.

you REALLY need to be able to take these kinds of things and roll with them. it is EVERY day in the feild. of course you might work your way into a specialized clinic that only does certain things that are lower risk, but those jobs are hard to find. the easy jobs to find are the emergency clinics....

Quoting Bam Bam & Peanut's Mama:" <blockquote><b>Quoting cunning cuniculi:</b>" oh i also wanted to say that my avi is ... [snip!] ... animal class, his name was cashew (rip   )"</blockquote> Awww...I am sorry for your loss. He is a beautiful bunny."

thanks, i miss him a lot.
heh he had such an attitude for a little bunny

That is all so very sad. Why did you have to put the lab dog down? Was there something wrong with him? That is just so sad him being your 1st & last patient.

Quoting Bam Bam & Peanut's Mama:" That is all so very sad. Why did you have to put the lab dog down? Was there something wrong with him? That is just so sad him being your 1st & last patient."

well it was the first day of my internship that i met him, his owner had some complaints about lethargy and lack of appetite, things like that.

get him up on the exray table and he has a BUNCH of tumors...all in his lungs and throughout his abdomine. the vet said it would be best to put him down but of course gave a referral to orchard park-the big hospital of WNY
he came back again a month later on my last day of internship before i went back to school to be put down. the referral had the same advice.

poor sweet nicholas.
you would never have guessed, he was young and sweet and everything you want a good black lab to be. seeing him bagged up...

well like i said you gotta be good with that kind of thing.

That is so so sad. Idk if I'd be able to handle that. I'd probably be a hysterical hot mess. I absolutely love animals.