Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)
Fortis Institute - Scranton
6-yr Graduation
46%
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Total enrollment
372
peer median 277
Avg net price
$20,186
-$5.9k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About
Fortis Institute - Scranton is an accredited career training institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It offers a variety of programs focused on healthcare, nursing, dental, skilled trades, and more. Fortis Colleges and Institutes operate across the U.S. with numerous campuses in 14 states.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
46%
Overall completion
46%
Full-time retention
59%
Full-time retention
59%
Pell equity
4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
46%31 of 68
Non-Pell (all)
50%3 of 6
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%3 of 6
Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.0-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 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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$34,714
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
-1.6%
−$560
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
$42,767
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+21.2%
+$7,493
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
$53,667
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+52.1%
+$18,393
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.
Program
EP gap
Status
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-1.6%
−$560
Just failing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$25,118
$42,767
59%
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$25,118 debt · $42,767 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$20,000
$53,667
37%
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$20,000 debt · $53,667 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$9,500
$32,973
29%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$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
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Aug 2020Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jan 2020Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$20,186
-$5,891vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $26,077
Federal loans
73.8%
In-state tuition
$15,348
Out-of-state
$15,348
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 494 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $3.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
494
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,340,858 total
Direct Loans
$3.6M
920 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$1.4M
446 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.9M
437 loan awards
Parent PLUS$245K
37 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.
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%+10.8
2017
19.5%+10.3
2018
16.1%+9.1
2019
4.8%+2.5
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.
Academic programs at Fortis Institute-Scranton
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
38 total completions
01Health Professions
38100.0%
01Health Professions
38100.0%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
372
12-mo unduplicated
635
Undergraduate
635
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
36%230
Women
64%405
Race / ethnicity composition
White
40.1%
Black
25.5%
Hispanic
23.4%
Two or more
5.1%
Asian
2.7%
Unknown
2.1%
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 · 205 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.
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.
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 | $20,186 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
| — | 59.4% | 139 | $22,905 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 345 | $16,253 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 202 | $18,903 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 90.2% | 357 | $49,030 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 89.6% | 396 | $43,570 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 87.4% | 353 | $42,335 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 163 | $31,032 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 99.6% | 108 | $27,673 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 90.0% | 95 | $37,435 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 95.7% | 158 | $26,077 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 322 | $27,706 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 15 | $23,291 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 194 | $30,107 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 447 | $13,756 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 297 | $34,590 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 455 | $42,764 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 336 | $26,409 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 409 | $22,736 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 277 | $20,097 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 266 | $23,255 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 305 | $26,848 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 306 | $22,453 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 224 | $29,811 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 97.3% | 267 | $31,941 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 308 | $20,300 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 77.6% | 183 | $16,531 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 81.0% | 200 | $14,714 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 208 | $14,277 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| Peer group median | 46% | 89.8% | 277 | $26,077 |
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment409Net price$22,736View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsNew York
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment277Net price$20,097View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsColorado
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Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Fortis Institute-Scranton.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryFortis Colleges & Institutes Glossary of TermsThe Fortis Colleges & Institutes Glossary of Terms provides definitions for various institutional research terms such as catalogs, consumer information, and rates including placement, graduation, and retention. It outlines the essential regulatory and procedural information needed by students to understand their educational environment.fortis.edu
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 $20,186 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.
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.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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