Career Programs at Fortis Institute

Largest Vocational Programs

The largest vocational programs at Fortis Institute is Medical/Clinical Assistant. Its 2023 tuition and fees are $16,264 and the national average is $16,239.

Its tuition is similar than national average of Medical/Clinical Assistant program. The length of the program is 36 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 with tuition, fees, and completion time for each program.

6 Largest Career Programs at Fortis Institute
	Program	2023 Tuition & Fees	National Average	Books & Supplies Costs	Program Length	Average Completion Time
1	Medical/Clinical Assistant	$16,264	$16,239	$594	36 Contact Hours	9 Months
2	Sterile Processing Technology/Technician	$17,316	$14,770	$540	36 Contact Hours	9 Months
3	Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	$19,962	$13,584	$1,270	48 Contact Hours	12 Months
4	Surgical Technology/Technologist	$33,664	$28,401	$939	72 Contact Hours	18 Months
5	Dental Assisting/Assistant	$20,230	$16,730	$1,036	48 Contact Hours	12 Months
6	Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	$19,125	$18,409	$972	48 Contact Hours	12 Months

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Fortis Institute is $16,264 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Fortis Institute offers the alternative tuition plans .

70% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,903 (exclude student loans).

Fortis Institute 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$16,264
Books & Supplies	$594
Off-Campus Room & Board	$7,875
Off-Campus Expenses	$8,325
Average Financial Amount	$5,903

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Fortis Institute offers 6 vocational programs for 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, 238 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Fortis Institute
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
2 Years Certificate	6	0	228
Total	6	0	238

Programs by Award Level

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

228 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
10 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

1-2 Years Certificate
Associate's

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	43	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	185 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	29	-
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	✕	27	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	118	-
Surgical Technology/Technologist	✕	1	-
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
	Total	228

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist	✕	10	-
	Total	10

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 295 students are attending at Fortis Institute. There are 9 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 23 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 23 to 1 (4.35%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 21 (full-time) and 23 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Fortis Institute is 61% and the retention rate is 80% at the school.

Fortis Institute 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	295
Graduation Rate	61%
Number of Faculty	32
Student to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1

Student Population at Fortis Institute

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 300 students enrolled into Fortis Institute. By gender, 60 male and 240 female students are attending the school.

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

Student Population By Gender
Fortis Institute
	Total	Male	Female
Total	300	60	240
Full-time	300	60	240

There are 15 White (5.00%), 133 Black/African American (44.33%), 136 Hispanic (45.33%), 1 Asian (0.33%), and 149 students with other races attending Fortis Institute.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Fortis Institute
	Total	Male	Female
Total	300	60	240
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	1	1	0
Black/African American	133	29	104
Hispanic	136	21	115
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	15	5	10
Two More	8	3	5
Un-Known	5	0	5
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

By age range, at Fortis Institute, 122 students are aged 20 to 24 (40.67% of total students), 46 students are aged below 20 (15.33%), 2 students are aged above 50 (1.33%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Fortis Institute
	Total	Male	Female
Total	300	60	240
Age 18-19	46	6	40
Age 20-21	53	7	46
Age 22-24	69	10	59
Age 25-29	45	12	33
Age 30-34	39	10	29
Age 35-39	22	7	15
Age 40-49	24	7	17
Age 50-64	2	1	1

Directory Information

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

450 N Sam Houston Pkwy E Ste 200, Houston, TX

713-332-0062

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