Offered by Fanshawe College in London, Canada, Diploma in Veterinary Technician is a diploma in Animal Science programme. The programme runs for 60 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 36,347 per total (CAD 8,742 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Animal Science
Duration: 60 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 8,742 / total
International tuition: CAD 36,347 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Veterinary Technician program is delivered in a blended format, with traditional classrooms for theoretical learning and on- and off-campus labs for real-life, hands-on learning. Students will learn at several locations including Fanshawe College’s London campus, the new state-of-the-art Humane Society London & Middlesex and other community partnerships.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an OSSD, an equivalent, or mature-student status carrying Grade 12 English (C or U); Grade 12 Math (C or U) or Grade 11 Math (U or M); Grade 11 Biology (C or U); and Grade 12 Chemistry (C) or Grade 11 Chemistry (U) — or, as an alternative route, the Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees Ontario College Certificate. English at certificate and diploma level: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band under 5.5, TOEFL iBT 79 pre-2026 (4.5 overall with no band under 4 on the 2026 scale), PTE Academic 53 with no band under 45, CAEL 60 with 50 per band and 80 in listening, Duolingo 105 with no sub-score under 95, Cambridge English 169, LanguageCert Academic 65. Selection where applicants exceed seats: preference for Ontario permanent residents, application received by 1 February, then achievement in the requirements. One post-admission requirement is unusual and costly: prophylactic rabies immunisation is mandatory, is not covered by OHIP, must be arranged through your own physician, and proof of vaccination or a titre showing immunity is due before classes start; a further rabies titre is required in level two.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for Fall 2027 entry, applications open in early October 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which later applications are assessed on a first-come basis until seats fill; non-competitive programs begin receiving offers from 1 November 2026, competitive-program offers go out by 30 March 2027, and 1 May 2027 is the usual deadline to accept an offer. International applicants apply directly to Fanshawe (CAD 100 fee) and face fixed document deadlines rather than a single closing date: for the current intakes, study-permit and conditions-met documents are due 10/15 August 2026 (Fall), 9/15 December 2026 (Winter) and 5/15 April 2027 (Summer); missing a deadline can mean deferral to the next intake. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
