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Veterinary Assistant

CAMPUS: Willow Street

CIP CODE: 01.8301

INSTRUCTOR: Lindsay Feerrar

INSTRUCTOR: Laura Laukhuff

Lindsay Feerrar

Instructor: Veterinary Assistant

LFeerrar@lancasterctc.edu

Lindsay Feerrar is one of two Veterinary Assistant instructors at LCCTC. She has been a certified veterinary technician since 2002 and worked at a private practice prior to her CTC employment. She is also a certified in canine behavior and training, completing the certificate program from Purdue University in 2004, and thoroughly enjoyed her time working with owners and dogs to correct troubled behaviors as well as start puppies off with correct training in the veterinary setting. She made the transition to teaching in 2008 at the CTC.

Ms. Feerrar has been married for more than 10 years. She and her husband have four children, four dogs, who get to come to school with her every day, and three horses. In her spare time she enjoys training service dogs and showing her horses with her children.

Laura Laukhuff

Instructor: Veterinary Assistant

LLaukhuff@lancasterctc.edu

Laura Laukhuff is one of two Veterinary Assistant instructors at LCCTC. She has been a certified veterinary technician since 1991 and worked at a private practice for almost 20 years. She is also a certified canine rehabilitation practitioner, completing the certificate program from the University of Tennessee in 2004, and thoroughly enjoyed her time assisting animals in recovering from their orthopedic and neurologic injuries. She made the transition to teaching in 2010 and states “I love working with animals and teens so this is the perfect job for me!”

Ms. Laukhuff has been married to her wonderful husband for more than 20 years. They have three children, two lucky dogs, who get to come to school with her every day and two crazy, lazy cats.

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Program Goals

All Agri-Science students will:

Earn National Skills Certificates, i.e. National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) and PA Skills Certificates.
Successfully transition into a 1st career job and/or related post-secondary training.
Be proficient in their career major and demonstrate proficiency through hands-on performance and theoretical testing.

Program Description

Experience the reward of caring for animals in a clinical setting.
Practice customer service and professional ethics when interacting with patients, clients and coworkers.
Actively participate in live surgical clinics weekly as part of a professional veterinary team.

Employment Opportunities

Animal Caretaker
Animal Intake Officer
Animal Trainer
Groomer Assistant
Kennel Assistant
Veterinary Assistant
Veterinary Receptionist
Groomer
Veterinary Technician (AAS)
Veterinary Technologist (BS)

This program is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education – https://council.org/

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