Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Fortis College - Cuyahoga Falls

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio·Private for-profit, 2-year·Great Lakes·fortis.edu
6-yr Graduation
47%
Total enrollment
583
peer median 547
Avg net price
$23,374
-$2.5k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Fortis College is a private for-profit college with campuses throughout the United States and online education. It was established in 2008 and is operated by Education Affiliates and owned by JLL Partners.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
47%
Full-time retention
45%

Pell equity

41.7pp gap
Pell recipients
44%48 of 109
Non-Pell (all)
86%6 of 7
Subsidized loan, no Pell
75%3 of 4
No Federal Aid
100%3 of 3

Non-Pell students graduate at a 41.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 13 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
13
Passing
4
30.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

13programs
  • Passing4 · 30.8%
  • No Data9 · 69.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
9

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+6.1%
$36,948 vs $34,808
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+37.5%
$47,865 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+61.1%
$56,075 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+119.7%
$76,482 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
106%
$38,971 debt · $36,948 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$22,571 debt · $56,075 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$13,000 debt · $32,327 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
39%
$13,875 debt · $35,264 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
38%
$29,028 debt · $76,482 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$17,667 debt · $57,643 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$9,500 debt · $33,718 earn
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
22%
$11,280 debt · $50,471 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1969

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,348
$30–48k$26,314
$48–75k$29,500
$75–110k$26,625
$110k+$29,709

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$23,374
-$2,455vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $25,829
Federal loans
80.5%
In-state tuition
$14,596
Out-of-state
$14,596

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,421 students received $7.3M in Pell grants, alongside $12.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,421
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.3M
$7,271,820 total
Direct Loans
$12.2M
2,776 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.9M
1,340 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.9M
1,365 loan awards
Parent PLUS$476K
71 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 824 borrowers who entered repayment, 36 (4.3%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.3%
+2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
824
Defaulted
36
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.6%
2017
22.4%
2018
13.9%
2019
4.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

53 total completions
01Health Professions
53100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
583
12-mo unduplicated
826
Undergraduate
826
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
33%273
Women
67%553

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
60.4%
White
29.0%
Two or more
5.1%
Asian
2.9%
Hispanic
1.7%
Unknown
0.9%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 489 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    31.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    9

    Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectFortis College-Cuyahoga Falls
    47%583$23,374Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    55.3%528$48,877Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    93.4%645$36,466Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    90.4%194$25,299Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    97.4%214$24,698Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    100.0%268$31,288Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    100.0%158$23,984Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    100.0%147$25,394Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    482$25,781Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    547$29,162Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    500$29,614Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    582$20,404Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    399$24,764Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    502$24,635Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    607$23,657Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    613$25,946Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    393$29,039Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    760$27,867Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    546$24,615Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    887$20,462Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    100.0%653$30,332Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    562$21,084Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    537$28,561Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    617$23,412Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    456$31,578Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    573$27,365Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    27.9%730$35,726Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    720$27,411Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    787$25,829Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median47%97.4%547$25,829

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    Campuses

    The 2 campuses that make up Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls.

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls.

    What is the graduation rate at Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls?

    Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls reports a 6-year graduation rate of 47% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls?

    Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls reports a total enrollment of 583 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls?

    The average net price at Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls is $23,374 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls located?

    Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls is located in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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