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Fortis Institute-Wayne

Wayne, New Jersey Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Fortis Institute-Wayne is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Wayne, New Jersey. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 502 students. It is part of Education Affiliates Inc..

Fortis Institute-Wayne offers certificates across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, Medical/Clinical Assistant, and Dental Assisting/Assistant. It awarded 274 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 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 Institute-Wayne

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
502
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
274
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

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 2
Science 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
86%
First-year retention, part-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
274

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
502
Undergraduates, fall 2024
502
Full-time, fall 2024
91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
711
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
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
41%
Men
59%
White
13%
Hispanic or Latino
52%
Black or African American
24%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
21%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
Education Affiliates Inc.
Campus President
Wes Leibig
Services and opportunities
Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit

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