Career Programs at Fortis Institute-Towson

Largest Vocational Programs

The largest vocational programs at Fortis Institute-Towson is Medical/Clinical Assistant. Its 2023 tuition and fees are $16,457 and the national average is $15,570.

Its tuition is similar than national average of Medical/Clinical Assistant program. The length of the program is 46 contact hours ( or credit hours) and the average time to complete is 9 months.

The following table shows the 6 largest vocational programs at Fortis Institute-Towson with tuition, fees, and completion time for each program.

6 Largest Career Programs at Fortis Institute-Towson
	Program	2023 Tuition & Fees	National Average	Books & Supplies Costs	Program Length	Average Completion Time
1	Medical/Clinical Assistant	$16,457	$15,570	$686	46 Contact Hours	9 Months
2	Dental Assisting/Assistant	$21,341	$16,233	$914	60 Contact Hours	12 Months
3	Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	$12,635	$9,701	$1,279	600 Contact Hours	9 Months
4	Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	$16,845	$13,735	$674	46 Contact Hours	9 Months
5	Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	$16,922	$14,677	$1,128	46 Contact Hours	9 Months
6	Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	$14,882	$11,825	$658	720 Contact Hours	9 Months

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Fortis Institute-Towson is $16,457 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all career programs and costs for some program may quietly differ from the average cost.

Fortis Institute-Towson offers the alternative tuition plans .

77% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,734 (exclude student loans).

Fortis Institute-Towson 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$16,457
Books & Supplies	$686
Off-Campus Room & Board	$10,782
Off-Campus Expenses	$8,190
Average Financial Amount	$4,734

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Fortis Institute-Towson offers 6 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 276 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Fortis Institute-Towson
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	2	60
2 Years Certificate	4	216
Total	6	276

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

60 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
216 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate
1-2 Years Certificate

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	✕	42	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	✕	18	-
	Total	60

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	216 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	43	$26,600
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	✕	38	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	120	$22,800
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	15	-
	Total	216

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 382 students are attending at Fortis Institute-Towson. There are 6 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 20 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 29 to 1 (3.45%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 23 (full-time) and 21 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Fortis Institute-Towson is 37% and the retention rate is 45% at the school.

Fortis Institute-Towson 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	382
Graduation Rate	37%
Number of Faculty	26
Student to Faculty Ratio	29 to 1

Student Population at Fortis Institute-Towson

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 510 students enrolled into Fortis Institute-Towson. By gender, 39 male and 471 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Fortis Institute-Towson.

Student Population By Gender
Fortis Institute-Towson
	Total	Male	Female
Total	510	39	471
Full-time	510	39	471

There are 54 White (10.59%), 406 Black/African American (79.61%), 18 Hispanic (3.53%), 6 Asian (1.18%), and 44 students with other races attending Fortis Institute-Towson. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Fortis Institute-Towson
	Total	Male	Female
Total	510	39	471
American Indian/Native American	3	2	1
Asian	6	1	5
Black/African American	406	31	375
Hispanic	18	2	16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	54	1	53
Two More	16	1	15
Un-Known	6	1	5
Non-resident Alien	1	0	1

By age range, at Fortis Institute-Towson, 232 students are aged 20 to 24 (45.49% of total students), 55 students are aged below 20 (10.78%), 12 students are aged above 50 (4.71%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Fortis Institute-Towson
	Total	Male	Female
Total	510	39	471
Age 18-19	55	4	51
Age 20-21	106	7	99
Age 22-24	126	11	115
Age 25-29	92	3	89
Age 30-34	59	8	51
Age 35-39	30	6	24
Age 40-49	30	0	30
Age 50-64	12	0	12

Directory and Accreditation Information

Fortis Institute-Towson is accredited by Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (6/17/1999 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Fortis Institute-Towson.

700 York Road, Towson, MD

410-337-5155

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

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