Fortis Institute

Overview

Fortis Institute is a private for-profit two-year institution in Houston, Texas. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 422 students in fall 2024. It is part of Education Affiliates Inc..

Fortis Institute 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 Sterile Processing Technology/Technician. It awarded 217 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Mission

Fortis Institute 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.

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

73%

Student-to-faculty ratio

22:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees

9

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

189

Certificates of 2 to 4 years

19

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

422

Undergraduates, fall 2024

422

Full-time, fall 2024

100%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

720

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

69%

Men

31%

White

6%

Hispanic or Latino

29%

Black or African American

60%

Asian

1%

Two or more races

2%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

1%

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

Jeffrey D. Fowler

Services and opportunities

Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit