Fortis Institute-Cookeville

Cookeville, Tennessee

  • Two-year college
  • Private for-profit
  • Town
  • 334 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Clinical lab technician

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 5 finishedGraduates here earned $47,998 a year after finishingNationally: $52,694

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 20 finishedGraduates here earned $43,060 a year after finishingNationally: $42,278

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $30,149 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 42 finishedGraduates here earned $69,335 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$26,238$30–48k$25,392$48–75k$28,591$75–110k$26,512Over $110kNot reportedSource: College Scorecard
Average net price
$26,493per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$34,507sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
73%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
42%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$41,5136 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$40,11110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$16,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
63%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
9%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Fortis Institute-Cookeville, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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