10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$386,044at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort
⌖ Forty Fort, PA · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$386,044 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
−141%Modeled 10-year ROI
$33,712Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$23,291Average net price / year
$30,808Cost of attendance
$33,712Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
15Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$31,719Year 1
$39,004Year 4
$33,712Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,2492Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,4883Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$34,7144Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,973Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in PA
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.
Scranton, PA
Fortis Institute-Scranton
- Annual net price
- $20,186
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $33,712
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -143%
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg
- Annual net price
- $22,103
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,123
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -152%
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown
- Annual net price
- $21,747
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,123
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -152%
YTI Career Institute-Altoona
- Annual net price
- $20,822
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,814
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -150%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $58,249 | $6,333 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $40,488 | $10,342 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $34,714 | $19,805 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $32,973 | $9,500 |
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.