Fortis Institute-Cookeville

Cookeville, TN · Private for-profit · https://www.fortis.edu/ ↗

Fortis Institute-Cookeville is a private for-profit college in Cookeville, Tennessee, set in a remote town. It mostly awards associate degrees and has 334 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of associate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing; Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions; and Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Fortis Institute-Cookeville at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
334
Similar schools: 396
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$26,493
Similar schools: $27,950
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$40,111
Similar schools: $46,253
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$16,500
Similar schools: $18,740

What the data shows about Fortis Institute-Cookeville

Comparisons below use the medians for the 177 private for-profit schools that mostly award associate degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $26,493 a year, lower than the $27,950 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $40,111, lower than the $46,253 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $16,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $18,740).