Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology

Denver, CO · Private for-profit · 161 students · Visit Website

Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology specializes in training veterinary technicians, offering an Associate of Applied Science degree in Veterinary Technology. The program emphasizes hands-on learning with on-site surgery and dental suites, a large animal barn, and over 15 species of resident animals for practical experience. Students complete a 10-week internship at one of over 130 approved veterinary hospitals or facilities, and the school provides job placement assistance to graduates.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$38,899/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

47/100

Tuition

$13,819/yr

All Programs at Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology

1 trade program at Bel-Rea Institute, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Veterinary Technology
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
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47 $38,899/yr $24,250 12.9x Moderate Large
63 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.