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| Mon, 06-21-2004 - 3:09pm |
... be able to answer:
I've hit some sort of quarter-life crisis here, in that I DESPISE my job and want desperately to do something else. I would love to work with animals, and my first choice would be to do an Animal Health Technology course. However, there is only one school in the entire province that offers this, and it is 5 hours away from me.
My question is, how credible is a distance ed degree in this field? DE would work for me on a few levels: 1. It is cheaper, 2. I can do it at home, and 3. I could keep my loathsome job so I'd still have income while I am studying. But I don't want to invest the time or $$$ if the piece of paper will be useless.
What do you think, Cat, since you do work in the field? Any advice is greatly appreciated and welcomed!!!

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I look forward to seeing what Cat has to suggest for you. I'm hoping it is possible for you to get a job you love with the distance ed degree.
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Suzy
The AHT program at the school 5 hours away sounds like a great program. It is 2 years long, very intensive and hands-on, and admissions are limited and very competitive. On the other hand, the distance course I checked out can be completed in as little as 6 months, and anyone can do it. That makes me a tad nervous.
Though I would prefer AHT, the other option would be to take a Veterinary Office Assistant course here, but I would have to quit my job and become a full-time student again, obviously severely limiting my income. But it would only be for 6 months. Aaaargggh! So much to think about.
I thought I wasn't going to think about this stuff until after August? *sigh*
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Hi Unicorn.
Hi there,
I know that there are online courses you can take and I've also seen some that are advertised on TV, in the end, it all depends on what is required in your province.
I will have to look into provincial laws/requirements. The distance ed course I looked at is offerred by a national Canadian distance-only school that claims to "certify graduates to work in a veterinary office in as little as six months". It doesn't seem to have any fine print about individiual provincial requirements.
Thank you again!
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Suzy
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LOL - slightly off track, but the university I went to has one of the best DVM schools in North America, if not the world (U of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario), and it is extremely difficult to get into. There was a running joke on campus that people who couldn't get into the vet program went to medical school as a second choice. Imagine! "Why did you become a doctor?" "Because I couldn't get into Vet school". Hee hee.
Anyway, it's all good. This is certainly not my life's first disappointment, nor will it be the last. I'll get over it. What is meant to be will be!
I read the description of that distance ed course a little more carefully, and the course is essentially for a veterinary OFFICE assistant, not "technical" assistant. They just don't actually use the word "office". Oh well, I was thinking about doing that too, so I requested an information package for the hell of it.
Edited 6/22/2004 3:10 pm ET ET by unicorn21
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