Workforce Advocacy
Title protection, in every state.
We push for licensure, title protection, and scope of practice that reflects what credentialed veterinary technicians are actually trained to do.
The American Association of Credentialed Veterinary Technicians
Credentialed veterinary technicians are essential to modern veterinary medicine.
AACVT exists to advance credentialed veterinary technicians as essential healthcare professionals through workforce advocacy, credential integrity, and leadership built by credentialed veterinary technicians, for credentialed veterinary technicians.
Credentialed veterinary technicians in practice — across companion animal, large animal, exotic, and research medicine.
Meet the professionOur beginning
Started by credentialed veterinary technicians who stopped waiting.
AACVT began as a group of credentialed veterinary technicians and educators who kept meeting the same barriers — and decided to build the association the profession was missing.
What AACVT is building
There is a gap. AACVT exists to close it.
Many credentialed veterinary technicians lack access to the leadership development, professional resources, and collaborative community needed to grow within the profession. Through member-driven initiatives, we focus on three areas of need.
Credential Integrity
The credential has to mean something.
Clear, consistent standards for practice and ethical conduct — so employers, regulators, and the public know what a credential guarantees.
Leadership Development
Building the next bench.
Opportunities to lead initiatives, serve on committees, and help shape the profession from inside it rather than waiting to be invited.
Mission & vision
Strengthening the professional role of credentialed veterinary technicians.
Mission
AACVT exists to advance credentialed veterinary technicians as essential healthcare professionals.
Vision
A profession where credentialed veterinary technician is a protected title nationwide, and crVTs practice at the top of their license.
Areas of focus
Member-driven initiatives, built where the need is.
Professional Education
Tools for career growth
Accessible education, practical guidance, and resources that meet credentialed veterinary technicians at every stage of a career.
Professional Empowerment
Strengthening voices
Space to connect, share expertise, and build a stronger professional identity together.
Representation
Championing the whole profession
From general practice to zoo medicine, research to rehabilitation — one association that speaks for all of it.
Speakers BureauComing soon
The AACVT Speakers Bureau.
We're building a national roster of credentialed veterinary technicians ready to teach, keynote, and testify — so conferences, schools, associations, and legislators can find the right expert fast. The directory launches soon. Applications are open now.
Vetted expertise
Every speaker is a credentialed veterinary technician with verified specialty, teaching, or advocacy experience.
Every format
Conference sessions, wet labs, podcasts, webinars, panels, and legislative testimony.
Booked directly
Organizers browse by topic and region, then reach the speaker without a middleman.
Applications take about five minutes: your credentials, speaking topics, preferred formats, and a short bio. Our team reviews every application and will be in touch as the Speakers Bureau launches.
Member Directory
Find your people.
The AACVT member directory connects credentialed veterinary technicians across the country. Search by name, credential, specialty, or location — members control their own visibility and can opt in or out of the listing at any time. The directory is a members-only benefit.
Continuing education
The community CE calendar.
Conferences, wet labs, webinars, and local meetups run by and for credentialed veterinary technicians. Hosting something? Submit it and we'll add it to the calendar.
September 2026
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Learn anytime
Online & on-demand CE.
Ongoing, any-time access CE providers — confirm current RACE approval and pricing on each site.
VetFolio (NAVC)
On-demandRACE-approved course library and certificate programs for veterinary teams, including credentialed veterinary technicians.
Courses from $99; included with subscription
Visit provider →VETgirl
Live + on-demandUnlimited live and on-demand RACE-approved CE, license tracking, and certificate programs.
Free basic tier; ELITE $299/yr (30% technician discount)
Visit provider →VSPN (via VIN)
On-demandSelf-paced, RACE-approved courses built specifically for veterinary support staff and credentialed veterinary technicians.
Free membership; course tuition varies
Visit provider →IDEXX Learning Center
On-demandDiagnostics and laboratory-medicine focused RACE-approved CE; one credit per hour of coursework.
Currently complimentary
Visit provider →VetBloom
On-demandNearly 100 mobile-friendly, RACE-approved on-demand courses.
Some courses free; others vary
Visit provider →VetMedTeam
On-demandOn-demand courses with exam-based certificates for veterinary team members.
Varies; 10% off 3+ courses; some free
Visit provider →AAHA Online CE
On-demand50+ hours of non-sponsored, RACE-approved CE content.
Free for AAHA members and technician students
Visit provider →Pet Poison Helpline Webinars
Live + on-demandToxicology-focused CE, typically about one hour per session.
Free
Visit provider →Patterson Veterinary Academy
On-demandTeam training and CE courses, including veterinary assistant programming.
Varies by course or program
Visit provider →
Mark your radar
Annual favorites — 2027 dates to be announced.
These conferences run every year but haven't posted confirmed 2027 dates yet. Check back closer to the typical timing shown.
Midwest Veterinary Conference (MVC)
Late FebruaryColumbus, OH
General practice conference with a veterinary technician track.
Event website →GVTA Spring Conference
Early MarchAthens, GA (UGA)
Built specifically for credentialed veterinary technicians; 2026 rate was $150 for technicians.
Event website →AASV Annual Meeting
Late Feb – early MarchVaries
Species-specific swine conference that includes technician sessions.
Event website →Pacific Veterinary Conference (PacVet)
Mid-JuneSacramento, CA area
CVMA-hosted conference with a technician CE track.
Event website →Purdue Veterinary Technician Symposium
VariesWest Lafayette, IN
Built specifically for credentialed veterinary technicians.
Event website →ACVS Surgery Summit
Fall (typically October)Varies
Surgical CE with a veterinary technician program.
Event website →Veterinary Dental Forum
Fall (typically Oct/Nov)Varies
Dentistry-focused CE with technician-specific sessions.
Event website →FelineVMA Annual Conference
VariesVaries
Feline-focused CE with technician sessions.
Event website →
Leadership
Our Founding Board of Directors
Meet the AACVT leaders advancing credentialed veterinary technician standards and advocacy nationwide.
President
Sarah Kolb
JD, BAS, CVT, VTS (AVTCP-Exotic Companion Animal)
President Elect
Tabitha Kucera
RVT, VTS (Behavior), KPA-CTP, CCBC
Treasurer
Ryan Frazier
MBA, BS, LVT, Certified Career Coach
Founding Director
Beckie Mossor
BIS, MPA, RVT
Director
Anne Marie McPartlin
CVT, LVT, RVT, CVA
Director
Jenny Cassibry Fisher
RVT, VTS (Oncology)
Director
Theresa Cosper-Roberts
MA, RVT, CVPM, ACVE (DE)
Our people
This is what the credential looks like.
Real members, real patients — from neonatal kittens to dairy herds to the cat who would rather be anywhere else.
Dispatch
From the wire.
Partners
Our partners.
Organizations standing alongside AACVT to advance credentialed veterinary technicians.
Membership · 2026
Your voice, multiplied.
Membership carries credentialed veterinary technicians forward — education, toolkits, community, and a member directory. See what membership carries you.
Student & new-graduate rates available
Swag Shop
Wear the credential.
Tees, hoodies, tumblers, and stickers. Every order backs advocacy, education, and community for credentialed veterinary technicians.