Private for-profit · Community college

Fortis Institute-Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city

0%
Transfer rate: $29,039
Avg net price: 43%
Grad / completion: $32,886
Median earnings

Fortis Institute-Nashville is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Nashville, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 393 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 393 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 1689, French-Canadian trader Martin Chartier established a trading post on the Cumberland River, near the present-day site of the city. Much of the city's cultural life has revolved around its large university community. Particularly significant in this respect were two groups of critics and writers who were associated with Vanderbilt University in the early 20th century: the Fugitives and the Agrarians. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 7 miles to Nashville, TN
To the ocean: 377 miles
Nearest airport: 3 miles to Nashville (BNA) · major hub

How Fortis Institute-Nashville compares

Graduation rate43%

Higher than 29% · #61 of 81 in Tennessee

First-year retention43%

Higher than 6%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,886

Higher than 42% · #41 of 70 in Tennessee

Average net price$29,039

Cheaper than 10% · #79 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee

Median debt at graduation$12,346

Lower than 26%

Student–faculty ratio28 : 1

Lower than 7%

Undergraduate enrollment393

Larger than 58%

Percentiles compare Fortis Institute-Nashville 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 Tennessee.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women30277%
Men9123%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White30%
Black53%
Hispanic7.4%
Asian1.5%
Other or multiracial8.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 393
Student–faculty ratio: 28 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 75%
First-generation students: 55%
Students over 25: 57%
Median family income: $16,204
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $55,224

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $15,627
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,144
Total cost of attendance: $35,598
Average net price: $29,039

Outcomes

Graduated: 43%
First-year retention: 43%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $34,430
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $32,886
Median debt at graduation: $12,346
Students with federal loans: 74%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 28%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

43%

Low-income (Pell)

60%

First-generation

60%

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: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 1

Reported offenses in an average year

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

0.3reported offenses a year

0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft

0.3

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

$28,620

$30–48k

$28,065

$48–75k

$30,668

$75–110k

$35,598

$110k+

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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.

58%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$122

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 58% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $122. 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 43 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): $32,886
Typical debt at graduation: $12,346
Debt vs. one year's pay: 38%
Out-earn a HS grad: 33%

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

$31,068

Men

$44,800

Men out-earn women by $13,732 (44%) 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: 91°F
Winter low: 29°F
Annual rain: 50.7″
Annual snow: 3.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Nashville Berry Fld, TN US station (2.3 mi from campus).

What Fortis Institute-Nashville graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

64 grads$26k 1 yr$31k 5 yr$10k debt

64$25,556$31,185$9,500 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

41 grads$46k 1 yr$49k 5 yr$31k debt

41$46,193$49,382$30,918 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

31 grads$66k 1 yr$78k 5 yr$35k debt

31$66,276$78,102$34,966 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

20 grads$36k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$13k debt

20$36,485$42,934$13,000 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssoc.

8 grads$41k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$35k debt

8$40,819$39,334$35,304

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.