Fortis College-Landover
For-profit College in Landover, MD. Six-year graduation rate 47%. Median 10-year earnings $36,920.
Ten-year median earnings of $36,920 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. 47% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. 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 0.26 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 47%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. Just 51% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. At 24:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. This is a for-profit two-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. The undergraduate body is just 581, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 581 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $26,469 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $26,196 at $0–30k, $30,140 at $75–110k. About 75% get grants averaging $6,161, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 61% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 100 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 | $26,196 |
| $30–48k | $26,772 |
| $48–75k | $28,202 |
| $75–110k | $30,140 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 356 of these 581 students, totalling $2,510,875 — an average of $7,053 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Prince George's County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026