Veterinary Assistant

Work with animals! The Penn Foster Veterinary Assistant Program can help you can make a difference - your abilities can keep animals healthy, nurse them when ill - even save their lives! Train quickly and conveniently. Learn how to:

• Obtain animal health histories and records.
• Provide specialized nursing care.
• Assist in surgical procedures.
• Wash, feed, and care for animals, and much more.

And you'll learn it all at home - no classroom needed! You'll get valuable information about animal-related issues from care and handling to veterinary practice and administration. It's like having your own personal Veterinary Assistant School.

Start a rewarding career in a growing field.

Why take a veterinary assistant training course? With the right credentials, you can:

• Work with the animals you care about while earning $26,000 per year!*
• Be an important part of a professional veterinary staff.
• Work at a veterinary hospital, animal shelter, kennel, or laboratory.

Remember - demand for professional veterinary assistants will rise 39% by 2010.** Pet owners increasingly take advantage of veterinary services, spurring employment growth for veterinary assistants. That means more opportunity for you!

Contact us today. We'll send you a FREE information packet - with absolutely no obligation! Find out more about Veterinary Assistant training that includes:

• All the books, lessons, equipment, and learning aids you need.
• Special charts and videos to demonstrate veterinary procedures.
• Toll-free instructional support.
• Access to student services by phone, mail and website.

Get more information today, and in as little as one year from enrollment - you can be a Veterinary Assistant!

* All salary information is based on the "Occupational Outlook Handbook," a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor. Individual student earnings vary.

** Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2010. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.