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Fortis Institute-Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee · Private for-profit career college

Medical assistant programsHVAC schoolsRadiology & sonography programsSurgical technologist programs
43%completion rate · Tennessee avg 64%
$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: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (Accredited)
Address: 3354 Perimeter Hill Drive, Suite 105, Nashville, TN 37211 · Phone: (615) 320-5917 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
Sanction on record, not yet lifted — Oct 2023 · Probation · Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
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-Nash… Fortis Institute-Nash…: 42.7% 42.7% Tennessee average Tennessee average: 64.3% 64.3% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Medical assistants$34,840$39,570$45,580
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$38,540$55,490$65,590
Radiologic technologists and technicians$50,540$64,630$78,700
Surgical technologists$47,620$60,530$64,430

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Tennessee (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 64 $21,485 $22,303 $9,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 20 $39,816 $36,745 $24,696
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 20 $27,907 $30,870 $13,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 17 $39,816 $36,745 $24,696

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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