Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology

1681 S Dayton St
Denver, CO 80247-0000

Tel: (303)751-8700

Located at base of the Rocky Mountains in beautiful Colorado, Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology is one of the largest veterinary technician schools in the United States.

School Highlights

Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology serves 489 students (100% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 41:1 is higher than the state community college average of 36:1.
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 36%.
Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology is one of 6 community colleges within Arapahoe County, CO.
The nearest community college is Platt College-Aurora (2.10 miles away).

	Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology	(CO) Community College Avg.
Institution Level	At least 2 but less than 4 years	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control	Private, for profit	Private, non-profit
Total Faculty	12 staff	48 staff

The student population of 489 has declined by 39% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 41:1 has increased from 28:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.35 is less than the state average of 0.55. The school's diversity has grown by 9% over five years.

Total Enrollment	489 students	1,571 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	41:1	36:1

# Full-Time Students	489 students	670 students


% American Indian/Alaskan	-	1%

% Asian	1%	2%

% Hispanic	11%	16%

% Black	1%	5%

% White	80%	64%

% Two or more races	3%	3%

% Non Resident races	-	1%

% Unknown races	3%	8%

Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.35	0.55

College Completion Rate	59%	40%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$29,900	$33,100

The private state tuition of $11,213 is less than the state average of $15,389. The private state tuition has grown by 11% over four years.

Private State Tuition Fees	$11,213	$15,389

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	84%	89%

Median Debt for Graduates	$28,713	$13,000

Median Debt for Dropouts	$7,334	$5,139

Acceptance Rate	81%	69%

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

Bel-Rea offers large animal internship programs at many facilities including Fossil Creek Veterinary Hospital, Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital or Littleton Large Animal Hospital. Each student will spend ten weeks in a variety of areas such as field service, surgery, radiology treatment and emergency treatments. Each student will gain a general knowledge of the aforementioned areas. Other areas of general knowledge will include an understanding of the relationship between the anatomy and physiology of patients and the impact that support areas such as radiology, laboratory tests and surgery may have on their prescribed treatments. On completion of your veterinary technician training, you'll have skills in handling and restraining animal patients, nursing care, office procedures, anesthesia, sterilization, radiology, pharmacology, parasitology, hematology, blood chemistry and other procedures. You'll also understand basic principles of anatomy, physiology, disease processes, veterinary laboratory procedures, and surgical techniques. Our graduates work in veterinary hospitals and clinics, medical research centers, breeding facilities, wild animal rescue organizations, feedlots and production farms, retail pet facilities, zoos and animal shelters.