by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Fortis College-Norfolk, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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Published attendance costs at Fortis College-Norfolk is about $35,941.00 annually.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $14,801.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $21,140.00 |
| Total cost | $35,941.00 |
| That is 10% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $35,941.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,241.00 |
| Net price | $28,700.00 |
| That is 12% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $35,941.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,389.00 |
| Net price | $28,552.00 |
| That is 13% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees and living costs. |
Below, a full degree is projected forward at today’s cost. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. The loan rows amortise the projected total over a ten-year, 6.8% repayment.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $28,552.00 | $28,700.00 | $35,941.00 |
| Senior year | $28,552.00 | $28,700.00 | $35,941.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $114,208.00 | $114,800.00 | $143,764.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $43,509.00 | $43,735.00 | $54,769.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,314.00 | $1,321.00 | $1,654.00 |
| Total amount paid | $157,717.00 | $158,535.00 | $198,533.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $28,552.00 | $28,700.00 | $35,941.00 |
| Senior year | $28,552.00 | $28,700.00 | $35,941.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $57,104.00 | $57,400.00 | $71,882.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $21,755.00 | $21,867.00 | $27,384.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $657.00 | $661.00 | $827.00 |
| Total amount paid | $78,859.00 | $79,267.00 | $99,266.00 |
| Read more in the net price section below. |
The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $24,764.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $29,556.00 |
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 | $28,979.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $29,287.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $28,646.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $31,551.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $35,941.00 |
Use Fortis College-Norfolk Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
Typical debt at graduation from Fortis College-Norfolk amounts to $9,396.00, categorized as a Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,167.00 |
| 25th | $5,717.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,396.00 |
| 75th | $10,996.00 |
| 90th | $14,250.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt detail.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,262.00 |
| Middle income | $9,500.00 |
| High income | $8,466.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $796.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,340.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500.00 |
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Fortis College-Norfolk stands at $373.00. This school carries a federal Pell-debt-inequity flag.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Fortis College-Norfolk is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 7.0% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Fortis College-Norfolk total $141,280,916.00 covering 13,400 disbursements.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 29 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $9,184.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veteran aid breakdown.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Fortis College-Norfolk, a few questions are worth asking:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
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.