Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie
About
Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie is an accredited career training institution located in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. The institute offers programs in healthcare, nursing, dental, skilled trades, and other fields, focusing on providing students with skills necessary for in-demand careers. Fortis Colleges & Institutes operates over 28 campuses across the United States.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2004–05, 25 students received $15K in Pell grants.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2004–05
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,807 borrowers who entered repayment, 100 (5.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Fortis
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Fortis vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Fortis selected for federal comparison reporting.
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.
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SubjectFortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie | 53% | — | 546 | $25,465 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Carrington College-Mesa | — | 55.3% | 528 | $47,290 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Carrington College-San Jose | — | 93.4% | 645 | $31,043 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Concorde Career College-Dallas | — | 90.4% | 194 | $22,977 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | — | 97.4% | 214 | $22,610 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | — | 100.0% | 268 | $24,729 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood | — | 100.0% | 158 | $23,584 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Concorde Career College-San Diego | — | 100.0% | 147 | $24,477 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis College-Baton Rouge | — | — | 482 | $23,826 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis College-Centerville | — | — | 547 | $24,335 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis College-Cincinnati | — | — | 500 | $23,813 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis College-Columbia | — | — | 582 | $27,508 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls | — | — | 583 | $26,023 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis College-Norfolk | — | — | 399 | $29,556 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis College-Richmond | — | — | 502 | $19,803 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis College-Smyrna | — | — | 607 | $24,705 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis Institute-Birmingham | — | — | 613 | $22,914 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis Institute-Nashville | — | — | 393 | $29,669 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis Institute-Pensacola | — | — | 760 | $24,076 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Midwestern Career College | — | — | 887 | $11,466 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
North-West College-West Covina | — | 100.0% | 653 | $28,408 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque | — | — | 562 | $20,348 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista | — | — | 537 | $21,925 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-El Paso | — | — | 617 | $23,746 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-Renton | — | — | 456 | $31,193 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos | — | — | 573 | $29,950 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing | — | 27.9% | 730 | $35,630 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas | — | — | 720 | $26,236 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus | — | — | 787 | $24,842 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
| Peer group median | 53% | 97.4% | 547 | $24,705 |
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionGlossary of TermsThe page provides a glossary of terms related to institutional data definitions at Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie, including definitions of catalogs and consumer information guides, estimation tools like net price calculator, regulations on accreditation placement and completion rates, retention metrics, and textbook cost requirements.fortis.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryFortis Colleges & Institutes Glossary of TermsThe Fortis Colleges & Institutes Glossary of Terms page provides essential definitions related to institutional standards and requirements, including catalogs and addenda, consumer information guides, and financial tools like the net price calculator. It outlines measures such as accreditation placement rates, graduation/completion rates required by the Student Right-to-Know Act, and retention rates, providing insights into educational outcomes and compliance with federal regulations.fortis.edu
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