by our College Data Analytics Team⚠️ VA Caution Flag. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has placed a caution flag on Fortis College-Orange Park (Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility)). Take extra care reviewing this school before using your benefits.
Veterans who have decided to continue their education should research their options to see which schools do a good job supporting those with prior military experience. So we’ve gathered facts about Fortis College-Orange Park veteran students to support your research.
For details on military tuition assistance like the GI Bill® or the Yellow Ribbon Program, see: Fortis College-Orange Park GI Bill® Information
Inside This Veterans Report on Fortis College - Orange Park:
A sizable veteran community on campus is often a sign that a school knows how to support students with a military background. The VA reports that there are 58 GI Bill® students at Fortis College - Orange Park. Since the total enrollment at the school is 327, nearly 17.7% of students are using the GI Bill® to help pay for their education. As a benchmark, the Student Veterans of America puts the share of veteran college students nationwide at three to four percent.
All GI Bill® chapters are included here: Post-9/11, Montgomery, Reserve Education Assistance, and Veteran Readiness and Employment. It does not include any active-duty military personnel attending via Tuition Assistance, so the total military population is potentially larger.
How a school’s veterans persist, transfer, and graduate is a useful signal of how well it serves them.
| Outcome | Veterans | All Students |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer-out rate | 60.0% | — |
Rates are reported via the VA’s GI Bill® Comparison Tool.
Fortis College-Orange Park is enrolled in the following veteran programs and provides these services.
| Federal Program | Participation |
|---|---|
| Principles of Excellence | Yes |
Why does this matter? Here are the specific commitments the school has made through each program it participates in.
| 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. |
Learn more about veteran support at [Fortis College-Orange Park](https://www.fortis.edu/content/dam/fortis/compliance/catalogs/Fortis_Orange Park_Catalog.pdf).
Fortis College - Orange Park does not currently award college credit for military training. Prior-learning credit can help you graduate sooner, so it pays to ask. Beyond military training, ask Fortis College - Orange Park whether it awards credit for life or work experience, CLEP exams, or other prior learning.
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs are not available at Fortis College - Orange Park.
This school has a clean record with no VA complaints.
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.