Welcome to the Veterinary Technology Department at Columbia State Community College. The Veterinary Technology Department is part of the Division of Health Sciences and is located in the Health Science Building on the Columbia Campus.
Columbia State has one of only two programs in the state of Tennessee for Veterinary Technology. This program offers students the opportunity to become a veterinary technician and receive an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree.
A veterinary technician primarily functions as professional technical support to veterinarians, biomedical researchers and other scientists. Examples of responsibilities qualified veterinary technicians are educated to assume include clinical pathology, radiology, surgical assisting, office/hospital management and many more.
Animals Available for Adoption
Columbia State Community College's Veterinary Technology program helps animals find homes. Students have been taking care of animals from some of the local animal shelters in the College's nine-county service area. The program gets animals each semester, spay/neuter and vaccinate them. First year students take care of them seven days a week, but they are up for adoption at the end of each semester. If you're interested in helping animals find a home, please contact Dr. Kellie Riggs, program director for Veterinary Technology, at 931-540-2743 or kriggs2@columbiastate.edu.