Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers vs. Fortis Institute-Nashville

Comparable Facts

Compare Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers in Chattanooga, TN with Fortis Institute Nashville in Nashville, TN on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Fortis Institute Nashville is larger than Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers based on total student enrollment (393 students vs. 252 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers is located in Chattanooga, TN (Midsize City setting); Fortis Institute Nashville is in Nashville, TN (Large City setting).
• Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers is a private, for-profit 2-year institution. Fortis Institute Nashville is a private, for-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers 18:1; Fortis Institute Nashville 28:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers are 36.6% lower than at Fortis Institute Nashville ($12,017 vs. $18,963).
• Out-of-state tuition is 23% higher at Fortis Institute-Nashville than at Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers (about $2,918 more per year; $15,627 vs. $12,709).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Fortis Institute Nashville than at Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers (93% vs. 89%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Fortis Institute Nashville students is 72.1% larger than aid received by Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers students ($7,091 vs. $4,121).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers and Fortis Institute-Nashville.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Fortis Institute Nashville graduates have a $5,000 lower median loan debt than Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers graduates ($12,500 vs. $17,500).
• Among borrowers, Fortis Institute-Nashville graduates have an estimated $51 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers graduates ($129 vs. $180).
• More Fortis Institute-Nashville graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers students, three years after graduation (23% vs. 16%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.