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Fortis Institute-Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania · Private for-profit career college

Medical assistant programsLPN / LVN programsDental hygiene programsMedical billing & coding programsMassage therapy schoolsDental assistant schools
46%completion rate · Pennsylvania avg 66%
$9,500median debt of graduates
$31,301median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$30,224median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges | American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation (Accredited)
Address: 517 Ash Street, Scranton, PA 18509 · Phone: (570) 558-1818 · 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-Scra… Fortis Institute-Scra…: 46% 46% Pennsylvania average Pennsylvania average: 66.2% 66.2% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Medical assistants$36,810$43,920$46,490
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$51,500$63,940$72,810
Dental hygienists$63,130$80,610$99,950
Medical records specialists$37,490$46,840$60,510
Massage therapists$31,000$58,300$77,590
Dental assistants$38,040$47,930$56,840

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Pennsylvania (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 29 $23,282 $20,335 $9,500
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Associate degree 28 $40,683 $37,328 $20,000
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 11 $33,414 $29,517 $24,166
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 8 not reported $21,052 not reported
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported $15,182 $9,500
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 6 $33,414 $29,517 $24,166

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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