Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology

1681 S Dayton St
Denver, CO 80247

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 to Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology is Platt College-Aurora (2.1 miles away).

School Overview

The teacher population of 12 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology	(CO) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
Institution Level	Less than 2 yrs	Four or more years
Institution Control	Private, for profit	Private, non-profit
Total Faculty	12 staff	40 staff

The student population of Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 41:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology diversity score of 0.35 is less than the state average of 0.55. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Total Enrollment	489 students	1,643 students
Student:Teacher Ratio	41:1	36:1
# Full-Time Students	489 students	742 students
% Asian	1%	3%
% Hispanic	11%	17%
% Black	1%	5%
% White	80%	64%
% Two or more races	3%	3%
% Unknown races	3%	6%
Diversity Score	0.35	0.55
College Completion Rate (Year 2015)	59%	36%
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 (Year 2016)	84%	92%
Median Debt for Graduates (Year 2015)	$28,712	$11,730
Median Debt for Dropouts (Year 2015)	$7,333	$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.

The nearest community college to Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology is Platt College-Aurora (2.1 miles away).