Fortis College
For-profit College in Houston, TX. Six-year graduation rate 64%. Median 10-year earnings $33,193.
Ten-year median earnings of $33,193 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Six-year completion sits at 64%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.29 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
64% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Just 57% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. A 27:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. Being a for-profit two-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. At 649 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 649 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $27,678 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $27,697 at $0–30k, $29,269 at $75–110k. Most students get help: 85% receive grants worth $6,277 on average. 77% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 282 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $27,697 |
| $30–48k | $28,228 |
| $48–75k | $31,980 |
| $75–110k | $29,269 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 498 of these 649 students, totalling $3,748,173 — an average of $7,526 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Harris County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)