Any advice, tips, or even facts will be helpful?

My dream is to become a veterinarian Pathologist. However, it takes 12 years of education. I might change my mind because of the tuition, the average for all 12 years is probably around 220,00+ dollars . So my back up job is to become a veterinarian Technician. Now my questions: Can Veterinarian Technicians find jobs in animal hospitals? Also, Is it possible to have your B.S degree in Biology and still become a Vet Tech.





and, is it possible while being a vet tech, you still can go to school to become a vet pathologist ( because while I am a vet tech, with the money I earn, I probably can pay off the tuition)


Thank you very much in advance


Any advice, tips, or even facts will be helpful?
A veterinary pathologist is a great career to shoot for. Indeed it will take 3-4 years of undergraduate college, 4 years of vet school, and 4 years of an internship and residency to become board-certified. However, you don't have to go straight into the board certification when you finish vet school. You have a myriad of other options when you graduate with your DVM, from going into private practice, government work, research, public health and more. A lot people enter vet school with one goal in mind, and end up deciding to do something completely different by the time they finish. The great thing about achieving a DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) is that it opens an incredible amount of doors in terms of career choices.





You can also keep your debt smaller than $220,000 by attending an in-state college or going to college on scholarship, and attending an in -state vet school. You will save over $100,000 by going that route alone.





If you are considering vet school, going to veterinary technician school is just going to prolong your education even more. While you can indeed go that route, you will still also need complete other required courses in order to get into vet school that are not part of the vet tech curriculum.





Also keep in mind the vast pay difference between veterinarians, veterinary pathologists, and veterinary technicians. Although technicians are valued and skilled members of the veterinary workforce, they are WOEFULLY underpaid in today's society, and most people don't remain in the profession for life because it simply does not compensate well enough for the skills and risks involved.





I truly recommend that you consider a 4 year college and then vet school if you indeed want to stick within the veterinary profession.





Good luck!