About Vet Tech Institute

Learning the right veterinary technician skills is critical for finding a job in the veterinary technician field. The first Vet Tech Institute was part of the Median School of Allied Health Careers, founded in Pittsburgh in 1958. Since then, the Vet Tech Institute has grown to include seven locations across the United States.  

At the Vet Tech Institute, faculty from the seven locations share teaching methods and curriculum improvements. As a result, students at the Vet Tech Institute gain from being part of a larger organization, with the benefits of being in a smaller, local, focused institution.

Throughout 45 years of experience in providing allied health care career training, the mission has remained focused on providing quality education to benefit students, graduates, and health care professionals. 

The Indianapolis, IN location of the Vet Tech Institute has a reputation that has attracted students from around the state.  Students benefit from this diversity and also are among peers who share their love for animals.

For the last reporting year*, International Business College’s graduation rate was 73.1%.  Of those graduates, 98.4% graduated within the normal time for the program. This high rate reflects our committed faculty, hands-on curriculum, and accelerated programs. Compare that number to community colleges graduation rates and you'll see the difference.

The U.S. Department of Education reports that, among first-time, full-time degree- or certificate-seekers attending community colleges:

-11.5% complete in the normal time

-22.0% complete within 150% of the normal time

-28.4% complete within 200% of the normal time.

Further, among bachelor’s degree-seeking students who start full time for the first time at public, 4-year colleges, 29.9% graduate within four years and 54.9% graduate within six years **.

Vet Tech Institute at International Business College offers convenient access to public transportation, parking, and recreation. 

Find out more about the Vet Tech Institute at International Business College by scheduling a campus visit!

* For graduates between 07-01-09 and 06-30-10
**Knapp, L.G., Kelly-Reid, J.E., and Ginder, S.A. (2010). Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2008; Graduation Rates, 2002 & 2005 Cohorts; and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2008 (NCES 2010-152). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 26, 2011 from http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch.

Faculty Members Include:

Peg Villanueva, DVM, graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.  She worked as an associate veterinarian in mixed and small animal practices prior to purchasing a small animal clinic with her veterinarian husband.  She earned her Master’s Degree in Public Health (General Epidemiology) from the University of Michigan.  Her diverse career includes regulatory work in the horse-racing industry, several years as a shelter veterinarian, and eight years as adjunct faculty in the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Program in Veterinary Technology.  Dr. Villanueva has been the Program Manager for the Vet Tech Institute – Indianapolis since the program opened. 

Mindy J. Moody, RVT, is the Program RVT and Technical Operations Manager at the Vet Tech Institute in Indianapolis..  She graduated from Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine’s Vet Tech Program.  Mindy began her career as an RVT teaching anesthesia in the surgery department of Purdue’s Veterinary teaching hospital.  From there she moved into a surgical referral practice where she continued as an anesthetist.  This hospital then opened an ER practice and Mindy worked as the manager of the ER practice for nine years.  She has also had some large animal working experience as well.  She has enjoyed a long, well-rounded career in veterinary medicine.