Private for-profit · Community college

Fortis College-Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $27,586
Avg net price: 60%
Grad / completion: $34,509
Median earnings

Fortis College-Salt Lake City is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Salt Lake City, Utah (large suburb setting), enrolling 383 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 383 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. Before settlement by members of the LDS Church, the Shoshone, Weber Ute, and Paiute had dwelt in the Salt Lake Valley for thousands of years. At the time of Salt Lake City's founding, the valley was within the territory of the Northwestern Shoshone. Salt Lake City is home to several museums. Near Temple Square is the Church History Museum. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 5 miles to Salt Lake City, UT
To the ocean: 544 miles
Nearest airport: 9 miles to Salt Lake City (SLC) · major hub

How Fortis College-Salt Lake City compares

Graduation rate60%

Higher than 48% · #29 of 41 in Utah

First-year retention62%

Higher than 27%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,509

Higher than 48% · #18 of 33 in Utah

Average net price$27,586

Cheaper than 12% · #33 cheapest of 35 in Utah

Median debt at graduation$13,000

Lower than 22%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment383

Larger than 58%

Percentiles compare Fortis College-Salt Lake City 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 Utah.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women24664%
Men13736%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White53%
Black4.7%
Hispanic25%
Asian6.5%
Other or multiracial11%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 383
Student–faculty ratio: 17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 60%
First-generation students: 54%
Students over 25: 61%
Median family income: $21,456
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $59,841

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $13,474
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,142
Total cost of attendance: $33,657
Average net price: $27,586

Outcomes

Graduated: 60%
First-year retention: 62%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $33,226
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $34,509
Median debt at graduation: $13,000
Students with federal loans: 75%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 24%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

60%

Low-income (Pell)

62%

First-generation

64%

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$25,927

$30–48k

$26,262

$48–75k

$28,197

$75–110k

$26,037

$110k+

$33,342

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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$6,941

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 5% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,941. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 44 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $34,509
Typical debt at graduation: $13,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 38%
Out-earn a HS grad: 40%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 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

$32,730

Men

$42,039

Men out-earn women by $9,309 (28%) 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: 92°F
Winter low: 23°F
Annual rain: 17.7″
Annual snow: 49″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Salt Lake City E Bench, UT US station (4.5 mi from campus).

What Fortis College-Salt Lake City graduates study — and earn

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

50 grads$37k 1 yr$42k 5 yr$13k debt

50$37,139$41,984$13,000 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

50 grads$66k 1 yr$73k 5 yr$35k debt

50$65,516$73,326$35,267 Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssoc.

30 grads$49k 1 yr$29k 5 yr$44k debt

30$48,870$28,753$44,222 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

12 grads$26k 1 yr$29k 5 yr$10k debt

12$25,883$28,737$9,500 Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

6 grads$25k 1 yr$30k 5 yr$13k debt

6$25,255$30,259$13,000

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.