by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Fortis College - Richmond was awarded 21 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Fortis College - Richmond was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Since Fortis College - Richmond has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Fortis College - Richmond, this ratio is 18 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Fortis College - Richmond is 37%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 46% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Fortis College - Richmond. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 507 undergraduates at Fortis College - Richmond with 501 being full-time and 6 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Fortis College - Richmond, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Fortis College - Richmond, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $8,371 a year. That adds up to $33,484 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Fortis College - Richmond is 21.1%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for Fortis College - Richmond are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2000 Westmoreland Street, Suite A, Richmond, VA 23230 |
| Phone: | 804-323-1020 |
| Website: | www.fortis.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 299 students took at least one online class at Fortis College - Richmond. This is an increase from the 211 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 299 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 211 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 138 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 117 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 110 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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