Fortis College Columbia
Fortis College-Columbia is a small university located in Columbia, SC.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $20,404
- Undergraduate enrollment: 847
- Graduation rate (150%): 43%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 39%
- Student to faculty ratio: 29:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $36,368
- Median earnings (8 years): $34,896
- Median earnings (6 years): $33,189
- Control: Private for-profit
- Locale: City, midsize
- Calendar: Other
- City: Columbia, SC
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Fortis College Columbia include Medical, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology, Dental Assisting.
- Medical (101 bachelor's)
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology (67 bachelor's)
- Dental Assisting (45 bachelor's)
- Nursing (36 associate)
Degree mix: Health 100%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Fortis College Columbia students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $26,947 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $26,947
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $28,072
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $28,570
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $34,276
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $34,276
- In-state tuition and fees: $14,777
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $14,777
- Books and supplies: $1,178
- Off-campus room and board: $13,338
- Off-campus with family: $3,627
- Typical cost of attendance: $15,955
- Sticker vs net gap: -2788%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 77%
- Federal loan recipients: 72%
- Average institutional grant: $832
- Average federal loan: $6,826
- Median debt at graduation: $12,547
Admissions
Fortis College Columbia has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 847
- Women: 76%
- Part-time undergraduates: 0%
- Age 25 and older: 62%
- Graduation rate: 43%
- Come back after freshman year: 66%
- First-generation: 56%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 22%
- Student to faculty: 29:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Fortis College Columbia acceptance rate? Fortis College Columbia has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Fortis College Columbia cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $26,947 a year after aid. Average net price is $20,404.
What majors does Fortis College Columbia offer? Popular programs include Medical, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology, Dental Assisting, Nursing.
What is the average salary after Fortis College Columbia? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $36,368 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Fortis College Columbia graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 39% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 43%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Fortis College Columbia official site: https://www.fortis.edu/campuses/south-carolina/columbia.html.