Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie

Port Saint Lucie, FL · Private for-profit · 472 students · Visit Website

Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie offers career-focused training in healthcare and skilled trades, including nursing, medical assisting, dental assisting, and HVAC-R. The programs are designed to prepare students for entry-level positions, with an emphasis on acquiring in-demand skills. Fortis also provides placement services to connect graduates with potential employers.

Programs Analyzed

5

Avg Grad Earnings

$41,173/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

57/100

Tuition

$14,087/yr

All Programs at Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie

5 trade programs at Fortis Institute, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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71 $66,276/yr $26,833 26.7x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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68 $45,996/yr $17,667 35.6x Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
HVAC Technology
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
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49 $36,485/yr $13,000 29.5x Low Large
40 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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49 $25,556/yr $9,500 21.1x Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
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46 $31,554/yr $12,293 23.4x Moderate Large
99 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 5 trade and vocational programs at Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.