Blinn College Veterinary Technology Program

01/01/2025

01/01/2025

✨Wishing everyone a safe and happy New Years!✨

12/18/2024

MWD Videos🐾

12/18/2024

12/17/2024

Yesterday three of our Faculty were honored to take the 65 Christmas Care Packages and over 200 toys to the Military Working Dog Trainers at the Lackland Airforce Base.

It was a great time! We got to see some amazing demonstrations from the canines and their handlers. These trainers are 110% dedicated and passionate about these dogs and the work they do. It was amazing to see the skill that goes into what they do.

We appreciate all our armed forces (canines included)! And a special thank you to the Commander for meeting us and even presenting us with a special MWD Excellence coin.

Check out some videos on our next post!!🐾🐾

12/09/2024

It's almost that time of the year- APPLICATIONS!

We will begin accepting applications for the Fall 2025 Cohort beginning on January 16th, 2025!

Be sure to check out our website for information on:
Information Session
Required prerequisites
Shadowing Hours
Application Packet
And more!!

Here is information about how to apply to Blinn College's two-year, competitive-entry Veterinary Technology Program.

12/08/2024

Another year of the College Station Christmas Parade! This year's theme:

🐾🌴BOW WOW CHRISTMAS LUAU🌴🐾

✨✨We had a great time spreading some Holiday Cheer!✨✨

12/06/2024

✨✨DECEMBER STUDENT SPOTLIGHT✨✨
This month, we spotlight one of our hybrid students that will be graduating in May, Autumn Teach.

Autumn's hometown is Susanville, California, but currently resides in Texas where her hobbies include corralling her two kids, trail riding, and working with her Dobermans.

Autumn's field of study is large animal medicine. She currently works at the Texas A&M Large Animal Hospital and hopes to continue working within the University to provide quality patient care along with teaching future veterinarians.

Autumn states, "This program has opened up many different opportunities and allowed me to pursue more advancement in my career. The professors want us to succeed and provide many learning opportunities".

12/05/2024

Thank you to everyone who supported the students during our Winter Raffle! It was a great success!

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Winner Are:

4 Pack Santa's Wonderland- Maria R.
2 Pack Santa's Winderland- Paula Z
Ice Skating Date Bundle- Jack
Ice Skating Date Bundle- Caleb C.
Doggy Christmas Bundle- Jennifer M.

A student should be delivering your prize to you!👏🏼👏🏼

12/05/2024

Our students have been in the Holiday Spirit these past few weeks!

✨ Decorated for the upcoming Christmas Parade

✨ Made 65 Christmas Packages for the MWD Trainers at Lackland Airforce Base

✨ Had our annual VTSO Christmas Party

11/28/2024

🍁🍁HAPPY THANKSGIVING!🍁🍁

11/19/2024

AVTE award winners announced at the annual conference are people and programs worth knowing. The 2024 AVTE Program of the Year Blinn College Veterinary Technology Program is one of the only programs where Veterinary technician students perform clinical rotations with veterinary doctor students. This collaboration lets DMV students see the thorough skill set that our students have been taught to better utilize their technicians in the future.

https://buff.ly/40xkLZO

11/15/2024

Before the week ends, we would like to honor our other Veteran currently in our Program, Stephanie White.

Stephanie White enlisted in the US Army as a slick sleeved Private (E-1), MOS 91T, Animal Care Specialist, where she worked in traditional clinics, assisted in research, managed the rabies bite program, conducted food inspections, oversaw a 50-patient Military Working Dog deployed hospital in Korea and instructed new Soldiers at the 91T schoolhouse. She transitioned to the USA Reserve (USAR) while continuing her education at Texas A&M University and was deployed with the first reserve veterinary unit in theater to support OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. She also served as a 79V, Career Counselor in the USAR.

Upon completing her education, she transitioned from a MSGT (E-8) in the USAR to a First Lieutenant (1LT) in the US Air Force (USAF) as a Public Health (PH) Officer, overseeing the food inspection, entomology, STD & Latent TB, hearing conservation, medical deployment clearance and fetal protection programs across multiple installations and deployed locations during her 14 ½ career. After being selected for and completing an MS Entomology degree she spent the latter portion of her career fulfilling roles as an entomologist, including instructing at the PH schoolhouse and as the USAF-Europe & Africa Command Entomologist her last four years in service.

She retired as a Major (O-4) to College Station in August 2023 after a career spanning 35 ½ years, serving in over 12 countries, 5 states and 4 deployments. Her awards include: MSM (Meritorious Service Medal), JSAM (Joint Service Accommodation Medal), ASCM (Air & Space Commendation Medal), ACM (Army Commendation Medal), JSAM (Joint Service Achievement Medal), ASAM & AAM (Air & Space and Army Achievement Medals), Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, GWOT Expeditionary Medal, GWOT Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal.

Despite dabbling in caring for 2-legged humans and 6-8 legged arthropod critters, her heart and true passion belong to all creatures great and small in the veterinary realm. She decided to apply to the Blinn College Veterinary Technician program to pursue her goal of becoming a Licensed Veterinary Technician and finally returning to veterinary medicine. She is currently a member of Aggie Pets With A Purpose (APWAP) helping to foster the benefits of the human-animal bond within our local community.

Stephanie states, “My time in the military provided me with the tools for navigating life, allowed me to experience cultures outside the US, meet and make friendships with AMAZING people, meet & marry my better half and instilled a sense of duty, honor, integrity and dedication that is an enduring foundation that serve me well every day.”

🇺🇸THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE STEPHANIE! 🇺🇸

11/14/2024

Our student club is selling Raffle Tickets this months for the following prizes:

🎄4 General Admission Tickets to Santa's Wonderland
🎄2 General Admission Tickets to Santa's Wonderland
🎄2 Ice Skating Admissions + Date Night Bundles
🎄2 Ice Skating Admissions + Date Night Bundles
🎄Christmas Dog Treats Basket

Tickets are $10 each. Get with a Vet Tech Student to get your tickets today.

📢Drawing is December 3rd📢

11/13/2024

✨✨NOVEMBER STUDENT SPOTLIGHT✨✨
This month, we spotlight our second-year student and VTSO Secretary, Maggie Coyle.

Maggie's hometown is Galveston Island, where she has two older siblings, and the house is also home to 4 cats including her elderly cat Naomi.

Maggie aims to work in both small and large animals practice, ideally large animal first. Her fiance's job has them traveling internationally, so they will be going to Vientam in a couple of years. Companion animal medicine is lacking in southeast Asia, so there is a number of international American-based hospitals there whose goal is to improve veterinary medicine in that part of the continent. Maggie's goal is to be a part of that mission and work as a veterinary technician in the hospital, bringing new opportunities to pets and pet owners.

Maggie states, "Before this program, I knew nothing about medicine, and I wasn’t sure I would do well due to being diagnosed with ADHD. However, the professors are amazing! They’ve given me advice on how to adapt to my learning style and my understanding and passion for the field has grown so much. I can’t wait to graduate and get out there!"

11/11/2024

In honor of Veteran’s Day we would like to take some time to highlight a Veteran that is currently enrolled in our Program.

Tye Adams was enlisted in the United States Army as an E-4 Specialist. Her MOS was a 92 Alpha where her responsibility was to ensure her company was equipped with supplies. She was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait in 2010 where she served and toured until she was medically and honorably discharged in 2014 due to a broken hip.

Tye was awarded several medals including the ACM (Army Commendation Medal) and AAM (Army Achievement Medal), Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Expert Marksmanship.

After being discharged, Tye moved to Lampasas to be with her family. Over the years, her journey brought her to College Station, Texas where she applied for a veterinary technician position at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Park. She obtained the position and utilized all the attributes she gained from the military to help her flourish in the profession. She then decided to take the next steps to enhance her education in the veterinary field by applying to the Blinn College Vet Tech Program in the Fall of 2023. Tye is now in her second year in the Program and plans to graduate with her Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology in May of 2026.

Tye states, ”The camaraderie you get in the military is amazing. Family, infrastructure, discipline, motivation, loyalty, integrity, determination, all these things that the army kind of instills in you, I use them everyday as a vet tech”.

🇺🇸THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TYE! 🇺🇸