-25%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 25% at Fortis College vs the 2018–2022 baseline (252 vs 338).
Alabama · Private for-profit · Predominantly certificates
Fortis College
Mobile, Alabama. 252 undergraduate students. 13 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Fortis College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+16%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Fortis College rose 16% between 2014 and 2017 ($12.9k → $15.0k).
+16%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Fortis College rose 16% between 2014 and 2017 ($12.9k → $15.0k).
-6pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 6 pp at Fortis College vs the 2003–2007 baseline (45.2% vs 51.3%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Alabama
Each tile compares this institution to the Alabama median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$26,652-0% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$26,690
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry45.2%-25% · '97→'09
Alabama median 43.4%$9,122+262% · '97→'20
At program completion252+56% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS51.8%-44% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort—+17% · '11→'17
annualSECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.6%Median federal debt $9,122 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $26,652 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-25%
Fortis College · completion · 150% fell
71.3% → 53.5%
-44%
Fortis College · retention fell
76.0% → 42.9%
+56%
Fortis College · undergrad enrollment rose
202 → 315
+262%
Fortis College · median debt rose
$2,625 → $9,500
-100%
Fortis College · cohort default rate fell
9.2% → 0.0%
+30%
Fortis College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$20,500 → $26,652
+39%
Fortis College · earnings_median_8yr rose
$19,700 → $27,356
+51%
Fortis College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$17,700 → $26,690
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$70,698Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).$36,100Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$27,300Health and Medical Administrative Services.$27,016Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.$27,008Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$26,664Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$24,548Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services.$24,409
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
8 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$26,664Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$27,300Health and Medical Administrative Services.$27,016Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$24,548Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services.$24,409Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$70,698
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Alabama
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Fortis College graduates earn $X” — not “Fortis College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Fortis College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.