The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), formerly known as the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges, was formed in 1966 by the deans of 18 U.S. and three Canadian veterinary colleges. Membership was subsequently opened to U.S. Departments of Veterinary Science and Comparative Medicine and international colleges and schools of veterinary medicine.

Founded in 1966, the AAVMC represents more than 40,000 faculty, staff and students across the global academic veterinary medical community. Our member institutions include Council on Education (COE) accredited veterinary medical colleges and schools in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand as well as departments of veterinary science and departments of comparative medicine in the U.S.

In July 1995, the Association launched its Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS). VMCAS is the central distribution, collection, and processing service for applications to the veterinary medical colleges.

The AAVMC was originally chartered as a not-for-profit corporation in the state of Illinois. On April 25, 1997, the AAVMC was chartered in the District of Columbia.