Private for-profit · Community college

Fortis College-Cutler Bay

Cutler Bay, Florida · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$22,393
Avg net price
48%
Grad / completion
$34,726
Median earnings

Fortis College-Cutler Bay is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Cutler Bay, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 365 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 365 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Cutler Bay, Florida

Cutler Bay is an incorporated town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, established in 2005. The Charles Deering Estate, located in nearby Palmetto Bay, contains the Cutler Fossil Site where mammoths, saber-toothed tigers and California condors are among the many fossil records. Tequesta burial mounds are also found there. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
16 miles to Miami, FL
To the ocean
3 miles
Nearest airport
15 miles to Miami (MIA) · major hub

How Fortis College-Cutler Bay compares

Graduation rate48%

Higher than 35% · #164 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention33%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,726

Higher than 48% · #78 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$22,393

Cheaper than 25% · #129 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$13,000

Lower than 22%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment365

Larger than 57%

Percentiles compare Fortis College-Cutler Bay with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

365undergrads
  • Women29180%
  • Men7420%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White4.9%
  • Black30%
  • Hispanic62%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial2.5%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
365
Student–faculty ratio
22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
70%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
75%
Median family income
$16,752
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$61,011

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$13,806
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,167
Total cost of attendance
$30,421
Average net price
$22,393

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
48%
First-year retention
33%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,284
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,726
Median debt at graduation
$13,000
Students with federal loans
81%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
14%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
48%
Low-income (Pell)
39%
First-generation
39%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (365 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$21,759
$30–48k
$22,407
$48–75k
$24,273
$75–110k
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$34,726
Typical debt at graduation
$13,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
37%
Out-earn a HS grad
46%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$33,295
Men
$40,246

Men out-earn women by $6,951 (21%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
55°F
Annual rain
66.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
50°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.05.110JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Perrine 4W, FL US station (4.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.