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Friday, November 15, 2024

Cost of college went down for all students at the Fortis Institute-Pensacola

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Tuition and fees fell 1.7 percent for 2018-19 at the Fortis Institute-Pensacola, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Florida students paid $14,169 to attend the two-year private for-profit institution this year – $251 less than the $14,420 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 40 students received grants or scholarships totaling $235,940 and 35 students took out student loans totaling more than $270,341.

Including all undergraduates (572), 422 students used grants or scholarships totaling $1.9 million, and 376 students took out $2.7 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~492$14,454$14,437$14,420$14,169-2%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Fortis Institute-Pensacola in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants3786%$210,726$5,695
State / local grant or scholarship-2%--
Institutional grants or scholarships1637%$5,675$355
Grant or scholarship aid total4093%$235,940$5,899
Federal student loans3581%$263,310$7,523
Other student loans37%$7,031$2,344
Student loan aid3581%$270,341$7,724
Total student aid4093%--

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