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Fortis College

Mobile, Alabama Private for-profit Less than 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Fortis College is a private for-profit career and technical school in Mobile, Alabama. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 315 students in fall 2024. It is part of Education Affiliates Inc..

Fortis College offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Dental Assisting/Assistant and Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician. It awarded 166 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 43% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 31 to 1.

Mission

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

Mission statement as reported by Fortis College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
315
Students enrolled
43%
First-year retention
166
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
31:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 4

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

Health Professions 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1

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
43%
Student-to-faculty ratio
31:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
166

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
315
Undergraduates, fall 2024
315
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
506
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
76%
Men
24%
White
17%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
75%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
Education Affiliates Inc.
Campus President
Amanda Ross
Services and opportunities
Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit

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