by our College Data Analytics Team⚠️ VA Caution Flag. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has placed a caution flag on Fortis College-Centerville (Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility)). We recommend veterans look into this before committing their benefits.
Choosing a college as a veteran means weighing how well each school supports those with a military background. This report rounds up what we know about Fortis College-Centerville veteran students to help you make your college decision.
To learn about GI Bill® and Yellow Ribbon benefits, see: Fortis College-Centerville GI Bill® Information
What’s Covered in Our Report on Fortis College - Centerville:
When many veterans attend a school, its faculty and staff tend to be more experienced at meeting the needs of former service members. Per VA data, there are 43 GI Bill® students at Fortis College - Centerville. With a total enrollment of 460, roughly 9.3% of those enrolled are using the GI Bill® to help pay for their education. By comparison, the Student Veterans of America reports that three to four percent of college students nationwide are veterans.
This number includes all chapters of the GI Bill®, such as Post-9/11, the Montgomery GI Bill®, the Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment. Active-duty service members attending via Tuition Assistance are not counted, so the overall military population could be higher. Veteran students account for 1.0% of those enrolled at Fortis College - Centerville, per U.S. Department of Education data.
How a school’s veterans persist, transfer, and graduate is a useful signal of how well it serves them.
| Outcome | Veterans | All Students |
|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 37.0% | 45.6% |
| Transfer-out rate | 29.6% | — |
Source: the VA GI Bill® Comparison Tool.
Fortis College-Centerville participates in these federal veteran programs and offers the support below.
| Federal Program | Participation |
|---|---|
| Principles of Excellence | Yes |
What does this mean for you? The commitments tied to each program this school joined are listed below.
| Career and Vocational Support |
|---|
| Accommodate Military Service Members and Reservists absent due to service requirements. |
| Align institutional refund policies with those under Title IV, which governs the administration of federal student financial aid programs. |
See the veteran services offered by Fortis College-Centerville.
At this time, Fortis College - Centerville does not grant credit for military training. Credit for prior learning can shorten your time to a degree, so it’s worth asking about. Check with Fortis College - Centerville about credit for life experience, CLEP and similar exams, or other prior learning beyond military training.
Fortis College - Centerville does not offer Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs.
There have been 1 complaints registered to the VA for Fortis College - Centerville. See the table below for a breakdown by complaint type. Note that the numbers for the classification of complaints may not add up to the number of total complaints since a single complaint may be for multiple reasons.
| Complaint Type | Number of Complaints |
|---|---|
| Financial Issues | 1 |
| Quality of Education | 0 |
| Refund Issues | 1 |
| Recruiting/Marketing Practices | 0 |
| Accreditation | 0 |
| Change in Degree Requirements | 0 |
| Student Loans | 0 |
| Grade Policy | 0 |
| Credit Transfers | 0 |
| Post-Graduation Job Opportunities | 0 |
| Release of Transcripts | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Notes and References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.