Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians programs in California
45 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 22 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $40,017 at Platt College-Los Angeles.
What this work pays in California
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in California earn a median of $165,110 a year across 17,350 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | $46,260 | 16,080 |
| Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | $60,630 | 11,310 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra | Undergraduate certificate | — | $40,017 (34 grads) | 104 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (12 grads) | 15 |
| Stanbridge University Irvine | Associate's degree | $19,500 | $32,569 (22 grads) | 27 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | $30,228 (19 grads) | 15 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | $30,228 (14 grads) | 20 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista | Associate's degree | $20,330 | $30,196 (374 grads) | 49 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos | Associate's degree | $20,330 | $30,196 (374 grads) | 26 |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | $19,484 | $29,527 (530 grads) | 31 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento | Associate's degree | $19,484 | $29,527 (530 grads) | 34 |
| Carrington College-San Jose San Jose | Associate's degree | $19,484 | $29,527 (530 grads) | 12 |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro | Associate's degree | $19,484 | $29,527 (530 grads) | 18 |
| Carrington College-Stockton Stockton | Associate's degree | $19,484 | $29,527 (530 grads) | 15 |
| Central Coast College Salinas | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,236 (19 grads) | 38 |
| Platt College-Anaheim Anaheim | Associate's degree | $11,999 | $26,214 (116 grads) | 29 |
| Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra | Associate's degree | $11,999 | $26,214 (116 grads) | 86 |
| Platt College-Ontario Ontario | Associate's degree | $11,999 | $26,214 (116 grads) | 28 |
| Platt College-Riverside Riverside | Associate's degree | $11,999 | $26,214 (116 grads) | 28 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $24,596 (121 grads) | 22 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $24,596 (121 grads) | 0 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $24,596 (121 grads) | — |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | $7,977 | $22,654 (927 grads) | 131 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | $7,977 | $22,654 (927 grads) | 78 |
| California Healing Arts College Carson | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | $10,793 | not published | 38 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | $10,793 | not published | 10 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | $10,793 | not published | — |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Butte County Regional Occupational Program Chico | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Central Coast College Salinas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| High Desert Medical College Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 73 |
| Integrity College of Health Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 25 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Stellar Career College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Yuba College Marysville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Yuba College Marysville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.