Private for-profit · Community college

Fortis Institute-Pensacola

Pensacola, Florida · Small city

0%
Transfer rate: $27,867
Avg net price: 54%
Grad / completion: $26,652
Median earnings

Fortis Institute-Pensacola is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Pensacola, Florida (small city setting), enrolling 760 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 760 undergradsSmall cityNear the coast

About Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola is a city in the Florida panhandle in the United States. At the time of European contact, a Muskogean-speaking tribe known to the Spanish as the Pensacola, lived in the region. This name was not recorded until 1677, but the tribe appears to be the source of the name "Pensacola" for the bay and thence the city. There are a number of performance venues in the Pensacola area, including the Pensacola Bay Center (formerly the Pensacola Civic Center), often used for big-ticket events, and the Saenger Theater, used for performances and mid-level events. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 6 miles to Pensacola, FL
To the ocean: 1 mile
Nearest airport: 3 miles to Pensacola (PNS) · major hub

How Fortis Institute-Pensacola compares

Graduation rate54%

Higher than 41% · #146 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention44%

Higher than 7%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$26,652

Higher than 22% · #127 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$27,867

Cheaper than 12% · #168 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment760

Larger than 69%

Percentiles compare Fortis Institute-Pensacola 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

Women61381%
Men14719%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White44%
Black42%
Hispanic4.5%
Asian1.7%
Other or multiracial7.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 760
Student–faculty ratio: 22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 71%
First-generation students: 54%
Students over 25: 67%
Median family income: $14,377
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $46,458

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $15,069
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,232
Total cost of attendance: $35,294
Average net price: $27,867

Outcomes

Graduated: 54%
First-year retention: 44%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $26,690
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $26,652
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 71%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 17%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

54%

Low-income (Pell)

54%

First-generation

55%

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

$27,420

$30–48k

$28,297

$48–75k

$28,172

$75–110k

$35,294

$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.

51%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$584

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 51% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $584. 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 51 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): $26,652
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 36%
Out-earn a HS grad: 18%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.6 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

$25,413

Men

$35,572

Men out-earn women by $10,159 (40%) 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: 42°F
Annual rain: 67.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pensacola 7 Nne, FL US station (1.6 mi from campus).

What Fortis Institute-Pensacola graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

72 grads$65k 1 yr$71k 5 yr$34k debt

72$64,979$70,698$34,494 Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

34 grads$23k 1 yr$27k 5 yr$12k debt

34$22,821$27,300$12,330 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

30 grads$23k 1 yr$27k 5 yr$10k debt

30$23,496$26,664$9,500 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

26 grads— 1 yr$27k 5 yr$11k debt

26—$27,008$10,819 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

22 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

22———Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCert.

16 grads— 1 yr$24k 5 yr— debt

16—$24,409—Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

5 grads$32k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$13k debt

5$32,004$36,100$13,000 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

— grads$27k 1 yr$27k 5 yr$10k debt

—$27,459$27,016$9,500

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.