Fortis College

Fortis College is located in Mobile, Alabama. It is a small private for-profit school part of the Education Affiliates Inc. system and offers undergrad programs. It has 375 undergraduate students enrolled.

Popular majors include Health Professions and Related Programs and Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians. 47% of students graduate and go on to earn an average starting salary of $18,600.

Graduation Rate

The 3-year repayment rate is the percentage of students who are able to repay some of their student debt.

Why does this matter? A high rate means that students are making enough money so that they can pay down their student debt. A low rate means that students are having trouble paying down their loans.

Fortis College students, on average, make $22,400 10-years after they start school (this is approximately 8-9 years after graduation).

Their salary grows by around 5% in the several years after graduation.

Average Earnings of Students from Fortis College

How much will your income increase each year?

Median Earnings of Students from Fortis College

Range of Salary Outcomes 10 Years After Starting at Fortis College

Is it worth your money to attend Fortis College? There are many ways to estimate the financial return on your education.

We use the 10-year average earnings (the 10 years start when you enroll, so if you attend a 4-year college, this would be approximately 6 years after you graduate) and the all in one year cost of attending the school. The all in cost is the sum of tuition, fees, and on-campus housing.

By comparing the two, you can get a sense if what the average graduate in early to mid career makes at least covers your cost of attending one year of school.

A higher number is better.

Tuition vs. Earnings

Can you go to grad school at Fortis College?

Undergraduate Focus

Student Median Household Income

Are there more men or more women?

Fortis College has more female students than male students.

This means that for every 100 women, there are 27 men. Or that for every 100 men, there are 376 women.

Undergraduate Student Diversity at Fortis College

Student Age

Fortis College Popular Majors

The most popular majors at Fortis College are:

1. Health Professions and Related Programs
2. Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Student retention rate is an indicator of student satisfaction. Retention rate is the percentage of students who continue to study at the college the following year.

Higher retention rates mean students tend to stay at the college, while lower retention rates students are unsatisfied and leave.

Fortis College has a retention rate of 56% for full-time undergrads, which is fairly low.

Fortis College has no students who transfer here.

Presidential Election Results of 2016

Politically, Alabama tends to be More Republican. In the 2016 Presidential election, 34% of the state voted for the Democratic party, 62% voted for the Republican party, and 2% voted for neither.