Student Chapters of NAVTA (SCNAVTA) enable students to experience the responsibilities that go along with being a member of a profession.
There are many benefits to starting a Student Chapter of NAVTA, here are just a few:
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Enables your students to become more active in the community by participating in and providing a variety of public education.
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Provides students with responsibilities allowing them to become a more professional and productive member of the veterinary team.
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Introduces incoming freshman to the career, while at the same time forming a strong bond with mentoring senior students.
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Creates a well rounded veterinary technician/nurse.
What You Need to Know Before You Start
We understand that many advisors will have questions when forming a new chapter and throughout the year – so we have created a FAQ sheet to help answer some of the most common questions we receive. You can also review and download the Advisor Resource Guide. If you still have more questions, you can download the SCNAVTA PowerPoint to learn more about the benefits of forming a student chapter.
Resources to Download
SCNAVTA Membership Options
SCNAVTA annual dues are calculated using a student-to-dues ratio:
$150 (under 50 students) / $200 (51-200 students) / $400 (200+ students)
Start a NEW Student Chapter
Leadership is vitally important for any profession. Having a Student Chapter of NAVTA (SCNAVTA) at your school will enable your students to experience the responsibilities that go along with being a member of a profession along with a professional organization.
Submit Application & Payment
Mail application and payment in US Funds to:
NAVTA
750 Route 202, Suite 200
Bridgewater, NJ, 08807
Renew Your Chapter Membership
SCNAVTA membership is annual (calendar year) – make sure you renew your Chapter’s membership by the end of the calendar year.
Submit Application & Payment
Mail application and payment in US Funds to:
NAVTA
750 Route 202, Suite 200
Bridgewater, NJ, 08807
Don’t Have a Chapter at Your School?
If your school does not have a Student Chapter of NAVTA, you can still join NAVTA as a “student member”.
Anyone enrolled as a student in a Veterinary Technology/Nursing Program (that does not have a Student Chapter of NAVTA) and is entitled to all benefits of an Associate Member.