Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology
- 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 251 students (195% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the state community college average of 30:1.
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 43%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 16 teachers has declined by 50% over five years.
| Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology | (CO) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associates Colleges | Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Private, for profit | Private, for profit |
| Total Faculty | 16 staff | 54 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- 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.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Bel-Rea Institute Of Animal Technology is Concorde Career College-Aurora (2.3 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 423 students | 2.30 Mi111 N. Havana Street
Aurora, CO 80010
(303) 861-1151 2.30423 - 7,981 students | 4.50 Mi16000 E CentreTech Pky
Aurora, CO 80011
(303) 360-4700 4.507,981 - Lincoln College of Technology-DenverPrivate for-profit1,303 students | 6.40 Mi11194 E 45th Ave
Denver, CO 80239
(844) 768-0290 6.401,303 - 7,887 students | 7.90 Mi1111 W. Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 556-2600 7.907,887 - 18,368 students | 9.30 Mi5900 S. Santa Fe Dr.
Littleton, CO 80160
(303) 797-4222 9.3018,368
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