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Fortis Institute-Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama Private for-profit 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Fortis Institute-Birmingham is a private for-profit two-year institution in Birmingham, Alabama. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 613 students. It is part of Education Affiliates Inc..

Fortis Institute-Birmingham offers certificates and associate degrees across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical/Clinical Assistant, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Welding Technology. It awarded 284 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 56% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 30 to 1.

Mission

Fortis Institute provides postsecondary 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 Institute-Birmingham

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
613
Students enrolled
56%
First-year retention
284
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
30:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 6

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
Construction Trades 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
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
30:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
21
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
263

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
613
Undergraduates, fall 2024
613
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
946
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
51%
Men
49%
White
8%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
82%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
38%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

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

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