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Fortis College-Landover

Landover, Maryland Private for-profit 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Landover, Maryland, Fortis College-Landover is a private for-profit two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 566 students in fall 2024. It is part of Education Affiliates Inc..

Fortis College-Landover offers certificates and associate degrees across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical/Clinical Assistant, Dental Assisting/Assistant, and Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. It awarded 284 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 51% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 24 to 1.

Mission

Fortis College provides postsecondary career education to both traditional and nontraditional students through a variety of certificate and degree programs that assist adult students in enhancing their career opportunities and improving problem-solving abilities. Fortis College strives to develop within its students the desire for lifelong and continued education. The staff at Fortis College believes that they make an important contribution to the economic growth and social well-being of the area. Fortis College educates its students to help meet the economic needs of their community in entry-level positions.

Mission statement as reported by Fortis College-Landover

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
566
Students enrolled
51%
First-year retention
284
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
24:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 5

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 5

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
51%
Student-to-faculty ratio
24:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
49
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
235

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
566
Undergraduates, fall 2024
566
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
826
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
90%
Men
10%
White
6%
Hispanic or Latino
19%
Black or African American
67%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
79%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Part of
Education Affiliates Inc.
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Campus President
Cyndie Shadow, PhD
Services and opportunities
Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit

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