The Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology, one of the largest veterinary technician schools in the United States, is located in
Denver,
Arapahoe County, CO, and has an enrollment of about 320.
On completion of the veterinary technician training, the student will have skills in handling and restraining animal patients, nursing care, office procedures, anesthesia, sterilization, radiology, pharmacology, parasitology, hematology, blood chemistry and other procedures. They will also understand basic principles of anatomy, physiology, disease processes, veterinary laboratory procedures, and surgical techniques.
Graduates find employment in veterinary hospitals and clinics, medical research centers, breeding facilities, wild animal rescue organizations, feedlots and production farms, retail pet facilities, zoos and animal shelters.
