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

Fortis College-Orange Park

Orange Park, Florida·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·fortis.edu
6-yr Graduation
35%
Total enrollment
399
peer median 422
Avg net price
$23,665
-$3.0k 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
35%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

11.0pp gap
Pell recipients
33%
Non-Pell
44%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 6 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
6
Passing
2
33.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

6programs
  • Passing2 · 33.3%
  • No Data4 · 66.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
4

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.

2
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+66.3%
$54,043 vs $32,488
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+146.5%
$80,097 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
45%
$24,166 debt · $54,043 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
34%
$13,105 debt · $38,908 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$25,977 debt · $80,097 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$9,500 debt · $32,165 earn
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$9,500 debt · $37,792 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 2018Next review Mar 2026
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 1999Next review Dec 2020

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Mar 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

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$22,909
$30–48k$22,452
$48–75k$24,047
$75–110k$28,065
$110k+$29,482

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

Avg net price (private)
$23,665
-$2,998vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $26,663
Federal loans
72.4%
In-state tuition
$14,386
Out-of-state
$14,386

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 464 students received $2.2M in Pell grants, alongside $3.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
464
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.2M
$2,238,910 total
Direct Loans
$3.1M
843 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.2M
406 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
411 loan awards
Parent PLUS$175K
26 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 286 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (4.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.5%
+2.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
286
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.6%
2017
13.4%
2018
12.4%
2019
4.5%
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-Orange Park

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

35 total completions
01Health Professions
35100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
399
12-mo unduplicated
522
Undergraduate
522
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
8%41
Women
92%481

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
53.2%
White
28.7%
Hispanic
8.9%
Two or more
4.6%
Asian
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.9%
Unknown
0.6%

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 · 345 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
    33.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    7

    Fortis College-Orange Park vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Fortis College-Orange Park 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-Orange Park
    35%399$23,665Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    ATA College
    363$26,914Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology
    381$17,057Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Career Care Institute
    620$45,587Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Carrington College-Boise
    95.7%478Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus
    81.3%416$30,749Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Carrington College-Reno
    95.5%551$47,705Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Carrington College-Tucson
    87.4%517$39,975Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Concorde Career College-Portland
    96.9%172$22,887Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Concorde Career College-San Antonio
    95.2%195$26,411Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville
    94.0%225$27,104Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Eastwick College-Nutley
    37.8%618$17,537Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis College
    455$27,972Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis College-Cutler Bay
    365$26,089Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis College-Salt Lake City
    383$25,803Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis Institute
    422$15,326Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis Institute-Cookeville
    334$24,118Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Galen College of Nursing-ARH
    350$22,209Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Great Lakes Institute of Technology
    75.9%335$18,299Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Institute for Business and Technology
    765$25,471Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Institute of Medical Careers
    845$20,376Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Mandl School-The College of Allied Health
    497$30,873Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting
    805Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Nevada Career Institute
    100.0%461$37,850Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
    471$28,460Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Southeastern College-Charleston
    98.1%226$36,778Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
    534$58,490Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences
    1,233$31,180Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio
    419$26,663Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median35%95.2%422$26,663

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    Frequently asked questions about Fortis College-Orange Park

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Fortis College-Orange Park.

    What is the graduation rate at Fortis College-Orange Park?

    Fortis College-Orange Park reports a 6-year graduation rate of 35% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Fortis College-Orange Park?

    Fortis College-Orange Park reports a total enrollment of 399 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Fortis College-Orange Park?

    The average net price at Fortis College-Orange Park is $23,665 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Fortis College-Orange Park located?

    Fortis College-Orange Park is located in Orange Park, Florida 32065.

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