Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls

Cuyahoga Falls, OH · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$364,246 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
−133%Modeled 10-year ROI
$35,925Observed 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
−$364,246at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$273,4960
2
4
6
8
−$364,24610
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$14,596
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$14,596
Sticker price
Average net price$23,374
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$30,500
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$23,374Average net price / year
$30,500Cost of attendance
$35,925Median earnings · year 5 after completion
46.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
583Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

31thEarnings percentile
33thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$34,137Year 1
$45,736Year 4
$35,925Year 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$76,4822Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,6433Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$56,0754Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,0545Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,4716Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$47,8657Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,7438Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$36,948

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.

Brecksville, OH

Stautzenberger College-Brecksville

Annual net price
$24,037
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,668
Modeled 10-year ROI
-141%
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Toledo, OH

Davis College

Annual net price
$24,181
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,276
Modeled 10-year ROI
-142%
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Maumee, OH

Stautzenberger College-Maumee

Annual net price
$21,756
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,668
Modeled 10-year ROI
-142%
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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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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$76,482$35,267
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,643$26,334
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$56,075$19,500
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,054Not available
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,471$13,000
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$47,865Not available
Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,743$6,333
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$36,948$44,222
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,264Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,718$9,500
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,327$13,000

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.