Private for-profitTwo-year

Fortis Institute-Nashville

Nashville, TN · Highest award: Associate's

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Net price (avg)
$29,039
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$15,627
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
Not reported
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$32,886
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$35,598
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$15,627
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$15,627
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
Not reported
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$18,963
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,144
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00028,620
$30,001–48,00028,065
$48,001–75,00030,668
$75,001–110,00035,598

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
Not reported
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
Not reported
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
Not reported
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$34,430
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$32,886
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$12,346
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$130.89
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
30.6%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $32,886 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
Not reported
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
393
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
28:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
54.6%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
75.0%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
74.5%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$16,204
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White30%
Hispanic7%
Black53%
Asian2%
Two or more races5%
Nonresident / international0%

Other Two-year institutions in TN

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Chattanooga State Community College$5,283Not reported$37,598
Cleveland State Community College$6,384Not reported$36,671
Columbia State Community College$4,734Not reported$40,256
Concorde Career College-MemphisNot reportedNot reported$31,599
Dyersburg State Community College$4,612Not reported$36,132
Fortis Institute-CookevilleNot reportedNot reported$34,509
Jackson State Community College$6,236Not reported$35,224
Jersey College - ClevelandNot reportedNot reported$66,087
Jersey College - KnoxvilleNot reportedNot reported$66,087
John A Gupton CollegeNot reportedNot reported$46,902
Meridian Institute of Surgical AssistingNot reportedNot reported$62,978
Motlow State Community College$15,742Not reported$40,397

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$75,311$80,813$34,966
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$57,416$65,389$30,918
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$47,493$57,472$35,304
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).$45,551$48,148$13,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$31,077$34,272$9,500

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10