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Fortis Institute-Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

Fortis Institute-Nashville is a private for-profit two-year institution in Nashville, Tennessee. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 393 students in fall 2024. It is part of Education Affiliates Inc..

Fortis Institute-Nashville offers certificates and associate degrees across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical/Clinical Assistant, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 128 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 28 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 Institute strives to develop within its students the desire for lifelong and continued education. The staff at Fortis Institute believes that they make an important contribution to the economic growth and social well-being of the Nashville metropolitan area. Fortis Institute educates its students to help meet the economic needs of their community in entry-level positions.

Mission statement as reported by Fortis Institute-Nashville

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
393
Students enrolled
43%
First-year retention
128
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
7
Programs and majors
28:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 7

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

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
28:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
60
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
68

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
393
Undergraduates, fall 2024
393
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
554
Full-time, 2024-25
99%
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
75%
Men
25%
White
27%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
56%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
60%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

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

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