unitid 460020 · Columbia, SC · private for-profit 2-year · city (midsize)
Fortis College-Columbia
- enrollment 2023
- 723
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private for-profit 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
582
76th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
Pell share
77%
undergrads on Pell grants
87th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
completion
43%
finish within 150% time
10th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$27,793
36th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
avg net price / yr
$20,404
after aid, aided students
33rd pctl among private for-profit 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$36,368
after entry, Title IV students
50th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
median grad debt
$12,547
64th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $19,599 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private for-profit 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k61%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k11%
- 75-110k6%
- 110k+4%
- Median family income
- $15,145
- First-generation students
- 56%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,777
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 48 | $75,709 | $42,650 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 44 | $32,202 | $10,263 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 41 | $27,731 | $13,167 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 40 | $43,961 | $13,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.