To become a veterinary technician one will need to earn first an associate's degree in veterinary technology , which usually takes about 2 years to complete studying full time . Miami Dade College , to facilitate the clinical portion of the program , students are assigned to a clinical facility , within Miami Dade College . The requirements are high school diploma , complete the application packet available from the admission office , schedule an appointment to take the computerized placement test , pay an application fee of $25 ; have at least a 2.0 GPA on a scale of 4.0 and had sucessfully completed with a minum grade of "C" the following courses : English Composition , Chemistry for health sciences , Chemistry for health science lab and Intro. to micro- computer usage . The average starting salary for this career is 31,070 . The benefits packages are health insurance , paid vacation , malpratice insurance , dental insurance , life insurance , paid vacations ; paid sick days , and retirement plan .
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Lincoln Memorial University , has a program of nursing that is approved by both ; the Kentucky and Tennessee Board of Nursing . The requirements for entering this program are : minimum GPA of 3.2 on a scale of 4.0 , minimum composite ACT score of 19 or SAT score of 90 and two letters of recomendation . registered nurses have many benefits like paid holidays , saving plans , sick leaves , life insurance , paid-time off ; pension plans and health insurance . The starting salary of a nurse is $69,110