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Vet tech programs in Minnesota

4 vet tech and veterinary assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these vet tech programs, and Minnesota has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Vet techs do medical tests that help diagnose animals' injuries and illnesses and help veterinarians with exams, care and lab work. Most have a two-year associate degree in veterinary technology, and most states require them to pass an exam. Veterinary assistants handle routine animal care; most learn on the job, and certification is optional.1

In Minnesota, all 4 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 4 are the same kind of program: vet tech (associate degree).

See the 4 programs

How much do vet tech programs cost in Minnesota?

$10,440 to $12,675

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
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Working 6 months later
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Earned a year, estimated
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2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
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4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Minnesota may also offer vet tech programs. How these figures are made

Are there free vet tech programs in Minnesota?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 4 vet tech and veterinary assistant programs in Minnesota approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Vet tech (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Veterinary Technology

    Ridgewater College

    Willmar

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Ridgewater College, WillmarVet tech (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,400
    Price if you pay yourself$12,460
    Program website, Veterinary Technology at Ridgewater College
    More details about Veterinary Technology at Ridgewater College
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,100
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    341
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,460
    Program website, Veterinary Technology at Ridgewater College

  • Vet tech (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Veterinary Technician

    Rochester Community and Technical College

    Rochester

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Rochester Community and Technical College, RochesterVet tech (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$29,400
    Price if you pay yourself$12,675
    Program website, Veterinary Technician at Rochester Community and Technical College
    More details about Veterinary Technician at Rochester Community and Technical College
    Finished
    39%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,344
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    231
    Earned a year, estimated
    $29,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,675
    Program website, Veterinary Technician at Rochester Community and Technical College

  • Vet tech (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Veterinary Technician

    Dakota County Technical College

    Rosemount

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dakota County Technical College, RosemountVet tech (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,440
    Program website, Veterinary Technician at Dakota County Technical College
    More details about Veterinary Technician at Dakota County Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,440
    Program website, Veterinary Technician at Dakota County Technical College

  • Vet tech (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Veterinary Technician

    Minnesota North College

    Ely

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota North College, ElyVet tech (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Veterinary Technician at Minnesota North College
    More details about Veterinary Technician at Minnesota North College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Veterinary Technician at Minnesota North College

How to pay for vet tech programs in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for vet tech programs in Minnesota

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for vet tech programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for vet tech programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Vet tech programs in Willmar, Rochester, Minneapolis and other Minnesota cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Minnesota

How vet tech programs compare with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Minnesota

Where the Minnesota vet tech program numbers come from

Which Minnesota vet tech programs are on this list?

These are the vet tech programs Minnesota approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Minnesota offers.

How the prices and results of Minnesota vet tech programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about vet tech programs in Minnesota

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List