10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$373,624at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Fortis Institute-Scranton
⌖ Scranton, PA · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$373,624 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−143%Modeled 10-year ROI
$33,712Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$20,186Average net price / year
$29,552Cost of attendance
$9,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$101/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$33,712Median earnings · year 5 after completion
46.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
372Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
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$58,2492Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Associate's Degree$53,6673Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$42,7674Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,4885Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,9676Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$34,7147Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,9738Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$23,466Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $58,249 reported+12%vs same-degree national median$6,333federal debt2Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $32,973 reported-4%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt3Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's Degree · $53,667 reported-14%vs same-degree national median$26,749federal debt4Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $40,488 reported-16%vs same-degree national median$10,342federal debt5Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · $34,714 reported-18%vs same-degree national median$19,805federal debt6Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $23,466 reported-21%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt
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.
Irwin, PA
West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute
- Annual net price
- $19,285
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $32,387
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -149%
YTI Career Institute-Altoona
- Annual net price
- $20,822
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,814
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -150%
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort
- Annual net price
- $23,291
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $33,712
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -141%
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute
- Annual net price
- $19,518
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,123
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -154%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $58,249 | $6,333 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate's Degree | $53,667 | $26,749 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $42,767 | $28,992 | Not reported |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $40,488 | $10,342 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $34,967 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $34,714 | $19,805 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $32,973 | $9,500 | 23 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $23,466 | $9,500 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.