$34,583
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Vet Tech Institute is a for-profit 2-year college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with 183 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $16,531 a year (tuition and fees $17,320). It admits 78% of applicants and 74% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $34,583 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,623 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,531
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$17,320
US median $11,837
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
74%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$13,623
About $144 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$34,583
Rank 3,521 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,531
- Tuition and fees
- $17,320
- Cost of attendance
- $24,268
- Students with a need-based grant
- 53%
- Students with federal loans
- 87%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,106
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,553
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,929
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,828
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,880
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $14,860 in 2015-16 to $17,320 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 78%
- Undergraduates
- 183
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 92%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 74%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 1
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,521 of 5,094 US colleges and 215 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,531 | $19,970 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $17,320 | $19,182 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 81% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 74% | 66% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 78% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,623 | $17,500 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,750 | $42,275 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $34,583 | $49,700 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 62% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
1 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 141 | $13,622 | $30,990 | $38,774 | $41,460 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Vet Tech Institute cost?
$16,531 a year is the average net price at Vet Tech Institute after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $17,320, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,268. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,106 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Vet Tech Institute?
78% of applicants are admitted to Vet Tech Institute. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Vet Tech Institute graduates earn?
$34,583 a year is the median pay of former Vet Tech Institute students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,750 after 6 years). That ranks 3,521 of 5,094 US colleges and 215 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians (Associate's) at $30,990.
How much student debt do Vet Tech Institute graduates have?
$13,623 is the median federal student loan debt of Vet Tech Institute graduates, about $144 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 87% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Vet Tech Institute?
74% of first-time, full-time students at Vet Tech Institute finish within 3 years. 80% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Vet Tech Institute?
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians (141 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 1 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.