Upcoming Start Dates: Jan 6, 2025 | Apr 7, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Sep 29, 2025
Applications must be sent by December 13, 2024, for the January 6, 2025, start date.
How To Apply For Admission To Bel-Rea
Step One
Request information and speak with an Admissions Advisor.
Step Two
Read Bel-Rea’s Online Catalog and Admissions Requirements.
Step Three
Complete Bel-Rea’s Free Application for Acceptance.
Step Four
Submit official transcripts confirming high school graduation or official proof of High School Equivalency Diploma/Certificate and scores.
- We recommend ordering transcripts as early as possible in the application process.
- When ordering official e-transcripts, have them sent to transcripts@belrea.edu
- If your immunization records are available through your high school, have them sent to you so that you can take them to your physical exam (required later for enrollment).
- Current high school students or those actively pursuing an equivalency diploma are welcome to apply before graduation or completion. Official documentation of graduation or completion will be required for enrollment.
Step Five
Tour the campus – available through your Admissions Advisor.
Step Six
Take the Admissions Entrance Exam – Schedule through your admissions advisor, if needed.
- Required only for applicants with a high school cumulative GPA below 2.4, a high school equivalency diploma/certificate, or those that attended high school outside of the United States.
- Waived for applicants who have earned a Bachelor’s degree or higher in the United States (official transcripts required).
Applicants will receive a confirmation of acceptance after all application items have been submitted and reviewed by the Admissions Office.
Please note: If you would like Bel-Rea’s staff to interact with someone throughout your application process, such as a parent, spouse, or counselor, please fill out this Information Release Form.
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Vet Techs work alongside veterinarians providing emergency and critical care, assisting in surgery, performing lab work, and other vital responsibilities.
One of The Fastest Growing Career Fields
The Department of Labor expects the demand for Veterinary Technicians to increase 19% in the next few years. There are approximately 100,000 jobs held in the US and the salary is favorable to other fields with similar education levels.
Where You’ll Work:
• Veterinary Hospitals
• Animal Shelters
• Humane Societies
• Research Facilities
• Laboratories
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What You’ll Do:
• Assist in surgery and monitor anesthesia
• Perform lab work including Microbiology, Parasitology, and Hematology
• Take digital and film radiographs (x-rays) and perform ultrasounds
• Assist in dental procedures
• Provide emergency/critical care
• Handle and safely restrain a wide range of animal patients
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Federal Financial Aid and Veteran’s Benefits are available to those who qualify.
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