Professional Skills Institute vs. Fortis College-Cincinnati

Comparable Facts

Compare Professional Skills Institute in Maumee, OH with Fortis College Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Fortis College Cincinnati is larger than Professional Skills Institute based on total student enrollment (500 students vs. 395 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Professional Skills Institute is located in Maumee, OH (Large City setting); Fortis College Cincinnati is in Cincinnati, OH (Large Suburban setting).
• Professional Skills Institute is a private, for-profit 2-year institution. Fortis College Cincinnati is a private, for-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Professional Skills Institute 17:1; Fortis College Cincinnati 21:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Professional Skills Institute are 14.3% lower than at Fortis College Cincinnati ($12,384 vs. $14,454).
• Out-of-state tuition is 7.6% higher at Professional Skills Institute than at Fortis College Cincinnati (about $1,121 more per year; $15,884 vs. $14,763).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Professional Skills Institute than at Fortis College Cincinnati (90% vs. 86%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Fortis College Cincinnati students is 13.1% larger than aid received by Professional Skills Institute students ($7,921 vs. $7,004).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at Professional Skills Institute, not reported at Fortis College-Cincinnati.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Fortis College Cincinnati graduates have a $7,150 lower median loan debt than Professional Skills Institute graduates ($12,850 vs. $20,000).
• Among borrowers, Fortis College-Cincinnati graduates have an estimated $74 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Professional Skills Institute graduates ($132 vs. $206).
• More Professional Skills Institute graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Fortis College-Cincinnati students, three years after graduation (36% vs. 22%).

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