Veterinary Technology AS Distance Education Program

The Veterinary Technology Associate in Science Degree Program from St. Petersburg College is AVMA accredited and available by distance learning. Veterinary hospital employees can earn the veterinary technician degree without giving up full time jobs or moving to St. Petersburg. Students applying to the Distance Education Program must meet the Admission Requirements, must have completed 18 of the 22 credits of general education and support courses, including all communications, math and biology courses, and must be working at least 20 hours per week for a veterinary hospital or veterinarian in order to be able to fulfill the Lab Requirement portions of the classes. Applicants should also be computer literate. It is helpful to have a personal computer and modem at home, but some students are using only the veterinary hospital computers. Students may start courses in August, January, or May.

The credit earned by distance education is the same as credit earned on campus. Students may combine distance education courses with on-site courses in order to better accommodate work and family obligations. The difference between local and distance learning is in the method of delivery, not in the content or the desired outcomes. We look forward to receiving applications from you or your employees.

Apply

Applications are accepted to the Distance Education Program for Session I, which begins in late August; Session II, which begins in early January; and for Session III, which begins in May. Time is of the essence, as applications should be completed 2-3 months before the start of the term. If you need any additional information, contact us at 727-341-3687 or e-mail us.

Online Courses

All courses are now in the College's course management system, ANGEL. Midterm and final exams are proctored by local college test administrators. Some classes may hold weekly online live chat conferences for 45 minutes per week. These are scheduled at 7 p.m., 8 p.m., or 9 p.m. EST Monday through Thursday nights. Laboratory courses require the host veterinarians or their employees to help teach and evaluate the student's lab skills.

The credit earned by distance education is the same as credit earned on campus. Students may combine distance education courses with on-site courses in order to better accommodate work and family obligations. The difference between local and distance learning is in the method of delivery, not in the content or the desired outcomes. We look forward to receiving applications from you or your employees.

Online Tutoring

The Learning Support Center offers online tutoring to all SPC students.

To enroll in On-line tutoring, follow the steps below.

1. Open up the internet browser and type the following address or just click on https://angel.spcollege.edu/frameIndex.htm. This should take you to the Angel website.

2. Log on to angel by using your MySPC ID and password.

3. Under Community Groups click on Find a Group.

4. In Keyword Search box type LSC and then click the search button.

5. Click on Enroll by PIN.

6. The required PIN is 123456.

7. You should see a window that states Enrollment Successful, Welcome to the LSC Tutoring Center. Close this window.

8. On the top left side of the screen click on My Page.

9. Under Community Group click on The LSC Tutoring Center.

10. If you have any problem signing in please contact Saied Navab at (727) 791-2674 or send an e-mail to navabs@spcollege.edu.

To learn how to use the on line tutoring please read the following. You only need to use three tabs.

About tab: This tab is the welcome page with brief instructions

Content tab: This tab contains two folders.

The Tutorial folder contains tutorials on math, computers, and English. To view some of the files you need Acrobat Reader, which can be easily downloaded from the link that is provided.

Communications tab: This tab enables you to ask for tutoring help.

News and Events contains group announcements, news, and more.

Discussion Forums contains different discussion boards and the list of subjects for which we provide tutoring.

· Choose the appropriate category.

· Within that category post your questions by clicking on the New Post link on the top right corner of the screen.

· Please read the important information at the bottom of each discussion board.

Communications Links provides useful links, to do research within our website.

We welcome any suggestions to better enhance our service to all SPC Students.