by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Fortis College, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $27,964.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $28,970.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $27,766.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $27,469.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $28,962.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $34,364.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the Fortis College Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the financial aid breakdown.
Median graduate debt at Fortis College comes to $6,333.00, placing the school in the Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,167.00 |
| 25th | $5,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $6,333.00 |
| 75th | $9,414.00 |
| 90th | $11,524.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt page.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,334.00 |
| Middle income | $6,333.00 |
| High income | $6,333.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $1.00 in extra median debt compared with high-income peers.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,333.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,333.00 |
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Fortis College is $1.00. This institution is flagged by federal data for Pell-debt inequity.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Fortis College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 13.1% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Fortis College total $256,063,867.00 covering 29,627 borrowers.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 23 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $7,989.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veteran aid breakdown.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Fortis College, keep these questions in mind:
Explore the related pages below for a deeper look at the cost picture:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.