Fortis College-Orange Park
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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 431 students (100% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 31:1 is lower than the state community college average of 34:1.
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 61%.
Top Rankings
Fortis College-Orange Park ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Florida for:
- Category Attribute
- Completion Rates Highest completion rates
School Overview
The teacher population of 14 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Fortis College-Orange Park | (FL) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Private for-profit | Private, for profit |
| Total Faculty | 14 staff | 55 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Fortis College-Orange Park is Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville (8.3 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Concorde Career Institute-JacksonvillePrivate for-profit704 students | 8.30 Mi7259 Salisbury Road
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 725-0525 8.30704 - Stenotype Institute of Jacksonville Inc-JacksonvillePrivate, for profit164 students | 8.50 Mi3563 Phillips Highway Building E Suite 501
Jacksonville, FL 32207
(904) 398-4141 8.50164 - Sunstate Academy-Jones Technical InstitutePrivate not-for-profit307 students | 8.80 Mi8813 Western Way
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 328-5600 8.80307 - Sanford-Brown Institute-JacksonvillePrivate, for profit340 students | 9.50 Mi10255 Fortune Parkway, Suite 501
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 363-6221 9.50340 - 23,413 students | 10.70 Mi501 W State St
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 646-2300 10.7023,413
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