Fortis College-Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Website
$32,886
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$32,886
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Fortis College-Baton Rouge is a for-profit 2-year college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with 482 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $25,781 a year (tuition and fees $16,467). 50% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $32,886 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,346 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,781
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,467
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
50%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,346
About $131 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$32,886
Rank 3,737 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $25,781
- Tuition and fees
- $16,467
- Cost of attendance
- $33,133
- Students with a need-based grant
- 86%
- Students with federal loans
- 69%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,690
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $26,614
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $14,226 in 2015-16 to $16,467 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 482
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 73%
- Students per teacher
- 32
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 63%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 10
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,737 of 5,094 US colleges and 48 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,781 | $14,810 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,467 | $9,181 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 57% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 63% | 71% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,346 | $13,136 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,430 | $27,631 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $32,886 | $32,992 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 31% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 59% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
10 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 121 | $9,500 | $25,556 | $31,077 | $34,272 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | $24,696 | $46,193 | $57,416 | $65,389 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 27 | $13,000 | $36,485 | $45,551 | $48,148 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | $29,680 | $40,819 | $47,493 | $57,472 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 8 | $13,000 | $26,833 | $27,675 | $35,447 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | - | $12,293 | $31,554 | Withheld | $33,673 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | - | $9,500 | $29,714 | $38,349 | $38,675 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | - | $26,833 | $66,276 | $75,311 | $80,813 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | - | $17,667 | $45,996 | $53,270 | $56,073 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $62,755 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Louisiana on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Fortis College-Baton Rouge cost?
$25,781 a year is the average net price at Fortis College-Baton Rouge after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,467, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $33,133. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,690 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Fortis College-Baton Rouge?
Fortis College-Baton Rouge has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Fortis College-Baton Rouge graduates earn?
$32,886 a year is the median pay of former Fortis College-Baton Rouge students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,430 after 6 years). That ranks 3,737 of 5,094 US colleges and 48 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $66,276.
How much student debt do Fortis College-Baton Rouge graduates have?
$12,346 is the median federal student loan debt of Fortis College-Baton Rouge graduates, about $131 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 69% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Fortis College-Baton Rouge?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Fortis College-Baton Rouge finish within 3 years. 63% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Fortis College-Baton Rouge?
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (121 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (29 associate's graduates), Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (27 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 10 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.