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Veterinary Technology Management - B.B.A

This program is designed to provide students with the management skills required to become leaders in the field of veterinary science. The curriculum, including ten courses tailored to the business aspect of animal medicine, offers students the opportunity to prepare for employment or career advancement in a variety of veterinary related fields including veterinary hospital management, academia, pharmaceutical and biomedical research. For additional information fill out our online inquiry form.

Two Program Options to Earn your B.B.A.
Online Veterinary Technology Management B.B.A. Program
On campus Veterinary Technology Management B.B.A Program

The Field

During the past two decades, with the advent of board certification of specialties in veterinary medicine, the nature and character of veterinary practice have changed. There has been a dramatic increase in multiple-veterinarian private practices, often encompassing a variety of specialties. These large group practices have provided a rich, challenging environment for well-trained and educated veterinary technicians. Also, these practices have created a demand for technicians who are not only knowledgeable about veterinary medicine, but also capable of managing the business aspects and lay personnel of practice. With increasing economic pressure, smaller, veterinary practices as well have come to recognize the benefits of having a competent veterinary technician who also has management capabilities. Such technicians in these clinics free their employers from day-to day management of the practice, thereby enabling them to function more fully as practicing veterinarians.

Industrial veterinary medicine, consisting of the commercial pharmaceutical industry, private and academic biomedical research institutions, and purely academic facilities, also have a great demand for well-trained veterinary technicians in addition to technicians who can also function as animal resource managers. On-the-job training has not provided enough adequately trained managers to meet the needs of this aspect of veterinary medicine. Opportunities for growth are very prevalent in this avenue of veterinary medicine.

 The Instructional Program

The primary educational and career objective of the SUNY Delhi Bachelor of Business Administration in Veterinary Technology Management program is to graduate well-trained technicians who also possess business management capabilities. The semester-by-semester layout of the curriculum indicates how the objectives of the program have been integrated to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to compete successfully as a technician manager in the exciting, evolving world of veterinary medicine.

Employment Opportunities

Inquiries directed to our faculty and staff form colleagues from various facets of veterinary medicine and technology looking to hire graduates of this new BBA program indicates significant employment opportunity.