Fortis Institute-Forty Fort
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania · Website
$30,224
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$30,224
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort is a for-profit under 2-year college in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania with 15 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $23,291 a year (tuition and fees $13,955). 71% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $30,224 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,291
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$13,955
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
71%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$30,224
Rank 4,064 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
- $23,291
- Tuition and fees
- $13,955
- Cost of attendance
- $30,808
- Students with a need-based grant
- 67%
- Students with federal loans
- 60%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,301
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,856
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $28,411
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,615
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 $15,214 in 2015-16 to $13,955 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
- 15
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 0%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 6
- 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 4,064 of 5,094 US colleges and 232 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,291 | $19,970 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $13,955 | $19,182 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 71% | 66% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 78% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $17,500 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,301 | $42,275 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $30,224 | $49,700 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 29% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 52% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 82 | $6,333 | $46,797 | $58,249 | $52,118 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 23 | $8,338 | $30,823 | $40,488 | $48,148 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 12 | $9,500 | $26,082 | $32,973 | $34,272 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | $18,917 | $29,391 | $34,714 | $42,269 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Forty Fort and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Fortis Institute-Forty Fort cost?
$23,291 a year is the average net price at Fortis Institute-Forty Fort after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $13,955, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,808. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,301 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Fortis Institute-Forty Fort?
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Fortis Institute-Forty Fort graduates earn?
$30,224 a year is the median pay of former Fortis Institute-Forty Fort students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,301 after 6 years). That ranks 4,064 of 5,094 US colleges and 232 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Ground Transportation (Certificate) at $46,797.
How much student debt do Fortis Institute-Forty Fort graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Fortis Institute-Forty Fort graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 60% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Fortis Institute-Forty Fort?
71% of first-time, full-time students at Fortis Institute-Forty Fort finish within 150% of the normal time. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at Fortis Institute-Forty Fort?
Ground Transportation (82 certificate graduates), Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (23 certificate graduates), Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (16 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 6 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.