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Fortis College - Richmond was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Since Fortis College - Richmond has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Fortis College - Richmond is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Fortis College - Richmond is 37%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 44% rate at Fortis College - Richmond is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 507 undergraduates at Fortis College - Richmond with 501 being full-time and 6 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $26,667 | $25,977 | $27,943 | $31,130 | $31,130 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Fortis College - Richmond, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Fortis College - Richmond, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $7,546 a year. That adds up to $30,184 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Fortis College - Richmond are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2000 Westmoreland Street, Suite A, Richmond, VA 23230 |
| Phone: | 804-323-1020 |
| Website: | www.fortis.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 50 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 24 | NA |
| Nursing | 17 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 14 | NA |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 10 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 9 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 8 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 7 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 220 students took at least one online class at Fortis College - Richmond. This is a decrease from the 299 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 220 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 299 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 211 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 117 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Fortis College - Richmond.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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