**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE HOWARD COLLEGE VETERINARY TECHNICIAN A.A.S. PROGRAM WILL ESTABLISH A NEW DEGREE PROGRAM AT HOWARD COLLEGE THAT WILL CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE WEST TEXAS AREA. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM WILL EARN A CREDENTIAL FROM HOWARD COLLEGE IN ADDITION TO A NATIONAL CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICINE ASSOCIATION (AVMA) COMMITTEE ON VETERINARY TECHNICIAN EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES (CVTEA). THE PROGRAM WILL BE THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN THE WEST TEXAS AREA.WE HOPE TO GRADUATE SIXTEEN HIGH-QUALITY STUDENTS WHO ARE READY TO TAKE ON THE WORKFORCE THROUGH THIS GRANT.