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

Fortis Institute-Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania·Private for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·fortis.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
Total enrollment
372
peer median 259
Avg net price
$24,235
+$5.3k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
46%
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
46%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.0-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 11 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
11
Passing
2
18.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
9.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
9.1%
+8.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

11programs
  • Passing2 · 18.2%
  • No Data8 · 72.7%
  • Failing1 · 9.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
8

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.

3
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-1.6%
$34,714 vs $35,274
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+21.2%
$42,767 vs $35,274
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+52.1%
$53,667 vs $35,274

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-1.6%
$560

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
59%
$25,118 debt · $42,767 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
37%
$20,000 debt · $53,667 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$9,500 debt · $32,973 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 1995Next review Feb 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Aug 2020Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  4. Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Jan 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

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$22,769
$30–48k$24,753
$48–75k$25,348
$75–110k$27,487
$110k+$31,149

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,235
+$5,320vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $18,916
Federal loans
78.1%
In-state tuition
$14,444
Out-of-state
$14,444

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 477 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $2.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
477
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,322,082 total
Direct Loans
$2.8M
836 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
403 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
397 loan awards
Parent PLUS$174K
36 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 353 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (4.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.8%
+2.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
353
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.1%
2017
19.5%
2018
16.1%
2019
4.8%
2020*
0.2%
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 Institute-Scranton

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

46 total completions
01Health Professions
46100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
372
12-mo unduplicated
385
Undergraduate
385
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
17%67
Women
83%318

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.2%
Hispanic
19.5%
Black
18.5%
Asian
4.9%
Two or more
3.9%
Unknown
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%

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 · 210 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
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    16

    Fortis Institute-Scranton vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Fortis Institute-Scranton 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 Institute-Scranton
    46%372$24,235Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Great Lakes Institute of Technology
    75.9%335$18,299Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Vet Tech Institute
    77.6%183$17,585Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis Institute-Forty Fort
    15$19,532Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    YTI Career Institute-Altoona
    32$18,131Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Institute of Medical Careers
    845$20,376Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median46%76.7%259$18,916

    Frequently asked questions about Fortis Institute-Scranton

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Fortis Institute-Scranton.

    What is the graduation rate at Fortis Institute-Scranton?

    Fortis Institute-Scranton reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Fortis Institute-Scranton?

    Fortis Institute-Scranton reports a total enrollment of 372 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Fortis Institute-Scranton?

    The average net price at Fortis Institute-Scranton is $24,235 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Fortis Institute-Scranton located?

    Fortis Institute-Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509-2903.

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