Fortis College-Orange Park

560 Wells Road
Orange Park, FL 32073-0000

Tel: (904)269-7086

At Fortis College, we pride ourselves in providing postsecondary career education to both traditional and nontraditional students through a variety of degree and diploma programs. These programs are designed to assist students in enhancing their career opportunities and improving problem-solving abilities. Fortis College also strives to develop within its students the desire for lifelong and continued education. We provide an educational process that offers a change-oriented approach giving graduates the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in existing and emerging career occupations. Our mission is to attract and retain qualified instructors who are effective in the classroom and familiar with appropriate current medical, and/or technical practices; and to develop in students a professional attitude and an awareness of contemporary career practices through exposure to pragmatic course content and to faculty currently engaged in enterprise.

School Highlights

Fortis College-Orange Park serves 312 students (100% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 22:1 is lower than the state community college average of 38:1.
Minority enrollment is 46% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 54%.
Fortis College-Orange Park is one of 2 community colleges within Clay County, FL.
The nearest community college is Everest University-Orange Park (0.20 miles away).

The student population of 312 has declined by 20% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 22:1 has increased from 20:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.61 is less than the state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has grown by 8% over five years.

Total Enrollment	312 students	1,230 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	22:1	38:1

# Full-Time Students	312 students	537 students


% Asian	2%	2%

% Hispanic	10%	24%

% Black	29%	17%

% White	54%	46%

% Two or more races	3%	2%

% Non Resident races	-	2%

% Unknown races	2%	7%


Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.61	0.70

College Completion Rate	62%	59%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$22,900	$30,800

The private state tuition of $14,208 is less than the state average of $15,011. The private state tuition has grown by 14% over four years.

Private State Tuition Fees	$14,208	$15,011

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	98%	91%

Median Debt for Graduates	$11,667	$12,750

Median Debt for Dropouts	$6,334	$6,334

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS