Fortis Institute-Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania

  • Trade or career school
  • Private for-profit
  • City
  • 372 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 ProfessionsCertificateGraduates here earned $26,454 a year after finishingNationally: $34,692

Dental assisting and hygiene

  • Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $38,868 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificateGraduates here earned $32,377 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)CertificateGraduates here earned $40,838 a year after finishingNationally: $42,278

Massage therapy

  • Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $29,900 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degreeGraduates here earned $29,229 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedGraduates here earned $29,041 a year after finishingNationally: $33,067

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree · 30 finishedGraduates here earned $51,973 a year after finishingNationally: $58,618

Truck and bus driving

  • Ground TransportationCertificateGraduates here earned $57,779 a year after finishingNationally: $49,738
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$22,235$30–48k$23,281$48–75k$22,534$75–110k$26,726Over $110k$32,649Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$23,510per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$32,649sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
70%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
49%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$37,6116 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$36,05710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$9,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
53%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
12%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-Scranton, 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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