Veterinary Technician national Examination (VTNE) Scores

The VTNE is used to evaluate entry-level veterinary technician/nurse competency to practice and to be credentialed. Most states and provinces require a passing score on the VTNE as one criterion for credentialing. For further information, please refer to the AAVSB website.

The VTNE pass rates for the previous three years has been as follows:

Number of First time test candidates from January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2024: 28
Three year pass percentage from January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2024: 46.43%

Iowa Lakes Community College is fully accredited, however due to the current rolling average pass percentage rate of 46.43%, the program has been placed on probationary accreditation. The graduates of this program are graduates of an accredited program. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Committee on Veterinary Technical Education and Activities (CVTEA) has a three-year rolling average Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE) pass percentage for first time test takers benchmark set for 50% or higher.

Statistic	Iowa Lakes Community College	National Average
Number of first-time candidates taking the VTNE	28	19752
Three-year pass rate on VTNE (%)	46.43%	65.53%

Number of candidates that repeated taking VTNE	9	7,496
Three-year pass rate on VTNE (%) for repeated test taker	55.55%	35.05%

Number of first-time candidates passing VTNE	13 out of 28	12,943 out of 19,752
Number of repeat candidates passing VTNE	5 out of 9	2,627 out of 7,496

Overall Pass Rate of first-time & repeat candidates (% & # of Students)	48.65% or 18 out of 37 candidates	57.14% or 15,570 of 27,248 candidates