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Fortis College

Houston, Texas Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

Fortis College is a private for-profit two-year institution based in Houston, Texas. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 455 students in fall 2024. It is part of Education Affiliates Inc..

Fortis College offers certificates and associate degrees across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Sterile Processing Technology/Technician, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Medical/Clinical Assistant. It awarded 248 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 27 to 1.

Mission

Fortis provides post-secondary career education to both traditional and nontraditional students through a variety of diploma and degree 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
455
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
248
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
27:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

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 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Precision Production 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
57%
Student-to-faculty ratio
27:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
248

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
455
Undergraduates, fall 2024
455
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
679
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
58%
Men
42%
White
4%
Hispanic or Latino
25%
Black or African American
64%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
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
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
Education Affiliates Inc.
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Campus President
Derek NeSmith
Services and opportunities
Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit

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