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California Veterinary Assistant Schools and Training Programs

Career Information for Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers in California

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Fast Facts for Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chico, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Salinas, Visalia, and San Jose
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Diego, Riverside, and Santa Ana

Salaries for Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco, Salinas, and San Jose. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers in California are listed below.

Selected Veterinary Assistant Training Schools in California

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Carrington College California
Citrus Heights, Pleasant Hill, Pomona, Sacramento, San Jose, San Leandro, Stockton

Carrington College California offers programs in the health care and criminal justice and was founded in 1967.

  • Programs: Veterinary Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in California

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Veterinary Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Veterinary Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More California Veterinary Assistant Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bakersfield CollegeBakersfieldAssociate17,405
College of the SequoiasVisaliaAssociate11,697
Cosumnes River CollegeSacramentoAssociate12,967
Foothill CollegeLos Altos HillsAssociate18,132
Hartnell CollegeSalinasAssociate9,890
Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland HillsAssociate19,526
Modesto Junior CollegeModestoAssociate18,546
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutAssociate29,842
Pima Medical Institute Chula VistaChula VistaAssociate813
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan DiegoAssociate21,437
San Joaquin Valley College-FresnoFresnoAssociate675
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Shasta CollegeReddingAssociate9,102
Yuba CollegeMarysvilleAssociate9,904

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Chico110$22,5103.6
San Luis Obispo140$22,4603.1
Santa Cruz100$29,1702.6
Santa Barbara180$25,6402.3
Vallejo110$24,0902
San Diego1,160 1.8
Santa Rosa140$27,0101.6
Modesto110$24,2901.4
Redding40$20,0301.4
Fresno220$22,6301.4
Sacramento530$24,4001.2
Bakersfield140$19,2501.1
Riverside680$26,4801.1
Napa30$20,9101.1
San Francisco520$33,6601.1
Oakland520$26,4601
Stockton90$26,0600.9
Santa Ana650$21,9700.9
San Jose370$29,6800.8
Visalia50$24,9600.8
Salinas50$30,8300.7
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