Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Fortis College-Centerville

Centerville, OH · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$357,668 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

Modeled economic break-even
−121%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,898Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$357,668at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$296,6480
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4
6
8
−$357,66810
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$14,440
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$14,440
Sticker price
Average net price$29,162
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$35,305
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$29,162Average net price / year
$35,305Cost of attendance
$38,898Median earnings · year 5 after completion
43.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
547Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

36thEarnings percentile
29thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,788Year 1
$51,591Year 4
$38,898Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$85,1662Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$75,6503Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$67,9554Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,0615Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$37,1936Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$36,6087Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,2028Human Resources Management and Services · Associate's Degree$35,218

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OH

Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Cincinnati, OH

Fortis College-Cincinnati

Annual net price
$29,614
Observed earnings · year 5
$36,724
Modeled 10-year ROI
-128%
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Westerville, OH

Fortis College-Columbus

Annual net price
$27,708
Observed earnings · year 5
$36,724
Modeled 10-year ROI
-128%
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Cincinnati, OH

ATA College-Cincinnati

Annual net price
$27,055
Observed earnings · year 5
$34,770
Modeled 10-year ROI
-135%
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Sheffield Village, OH

Ohio Business College-Sheffield

Annual net price
$28,738
Observed earnings · year 5
$30,643
Modeled 10-year ROI
-149%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$85,166$37,444
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$75,650$44,682
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$67,955$22,945
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,061$13,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$37,193$26,582
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$36,608Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,202$14,167
Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate's Degree$35,218Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,554$11,466

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.