Fortis Institute-Towson

Overview

Located in Towson, Maryland, Fortis Institute-Towson is a private for-profit career and technical school. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 354 students in fall 2024. It is part of Education Affiliates Inc..

Fortis Institute-Towson offers certificates across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Dental Assisting/Assistant, Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage, and Medical Office Assistant/Specialist. It awarded 175 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 48% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 35 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.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

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.

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

48%

Student-to-faculty ratio

35:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year

19

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

156

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

354

Undergraduates, fall 2024

354

Full-time, fall 2024

100%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

627

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

92%

Men

8%

White

4%

Hispanic or Latino

3%

Black or African American

88%

Asian

2%

Two or more races

2%

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

Small city

Academic calendar

Continuous

Part of

Education Affiliates Inc.

Campus President

Milton Anderson

Services and opportunities

Student employment services, Job placement for graduates