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Fortis Institute-Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama · Private for-profit career college

Medical assistant programsDental hygiene programsWelding schoolsHVAC schoolsDental assistant schoolsMedical billing & coding programsElectrician schools
34%completion rate · Alabama avg 46%
$12,346median debt of graduates
$34,430median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$32,886median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools | American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation (Accredited)
Address: 100 London Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35211 · Phone: 20594078004911 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Fortis Institute-Birm… Fortis Institute-Birm…: 33.7% 33.7% Alabama average Alabama average: 45.5% 45.5% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Medical assistants$29,630$36,100$38,360
Dental hygienists$48,960$61,160$63,410
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$36,710$48,490$60,120
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$36,510$48,370$60,020
Dental assistants$30,840$39,080$47,100
Medical records specialists$30,250$43,810$52,040
Electricians$37,640$55,690$64,450

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Alabama (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 71 $21,485 $22,303 $9,500
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 25 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 23 $27,907 $30,870 $13,000
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 23 not reported not reported not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 18 $25,774 $24,376 $12,293
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 11 $21,744 $22,757 $13,000
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 8 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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