Private for-profit · Community college

Fortis Institute-Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania · Small city

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Transfer rate: $20,186
Avg net price: 46%
Grad / completion: $30,224
Median earnings

Fortis Institute-Scranton is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Scranton, Pennsylvania (small city setting), enrolling 372 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 372 undergradsSmall cityCold wintersSnowy

About Scranton, Pennsylvania

Scranton is a second A class city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1771, during the colonial era, Isaac Tripp, the area's first known white settler, built his home here; it still stands in North Scranton, formerly a separate town known as Providence. The Scranton Iron Furnaces are remnants of the city's founding industry and of the Scranton family's Lackawanna Steel Company. The Steamtown National Historic Site seeks to preserve the history of railroads in the Northeast. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 1 mile to Scranton, PA
To the ocean: 87 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP)

How Fortis Institute-Scranton compares

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 33% · #120 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention59%

Higher than 21%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$30,224

Higher than 32% · #101 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$20,186

Cheaper than 32% · #100 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment372

Larger than 57%

Percentiles compare Fortis Institute-Scranton 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 Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women34192%
Men318%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White40%
Black26%
Hispanic23%
Asian2.7%
Other or multiracial8.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 372
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 71%
First-generation students: 54%
Students over 25: 54%
Median family income: $16,808
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $44,397

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $15,348
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,170
Total cost of attendance: $29,552
Average net price: $20,186

Outcomes

Graduated: 46%
First-year retention: 59%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $31,301
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $30,224
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 74%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 25%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

46%

First-generation

69%

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

$19,792

$30–48k

$14,674

$48–75k

$20,682

$75–110k

$26,066

$110k+

$27,385

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

$575

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 3% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $575. 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 38 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): $30,224
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 31%
Out-earn a HS grad: 27%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 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

$29,281

Men

$35,261

Men out-earn women by $5,980 (20%) 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: 85°F
Winter low: 20°F
Annual rain: 38.7″
Annual snow: 45.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilkes-Barre Intl AP, PA US station (7 mi from campus).

What Fortis Institute-Scranton graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

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

29$26,082$28,910$9,500 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssoc.

28 grads$52k 1 yr$49k 5 yr$27k debt

28$51,603$48,989$26,749 Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssoc.

17 grads$32k 1 yr$38k 5 yr$29k debt

17$31,937$38,300$28,992 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

8 grads— 1 yr$22k 5 yr— debt

8—$21,689—Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCert.

7 grads$23k 1 yr$21k 5 yr$10k debt

7$23,275$20,631$9,500 Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

— grads— 1 yr$50k 5 yr— debt

——$49,863—Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

— grads$31k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$10k debt

—$30,823$48,393$10,342 Ground TransportationCert.

— grads$47k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$6k debt

—$46,797$47,644$6,333 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

— grads$29k 1 yr$31k 5 yr$20k debt

—$29,391$31,462$19,805 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

— grads— 1 yr$29k 5 yr— debt

——$29,175—

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.