Fortis Institute Reviews

"I wish I would have read this before I signed up for this "school" Fortis changed my life for the worst as soon as I stepped foot into there doors it was nothing but lies! I was told I was going to be getting all the hands on and experience I needed. I have been at this school for almost a year and it has been hell! Teachers and staff quit all the time. This is the most unprofessional school i have ever seen!!!If you are thinking about being a dental assistant all you need to do is job shadow or ask and office if you can work for free for a week or so and then start your job search. Unfortunately for me I went to Fortis and wasted 17 thousand dollars for a horrible education. All the teachers want to do is talk about things that don't apply to your goals teach you things word for word out of a book that has nothing to do with your area of study. There was no hands on. now i am on my extern ship and i have no idea what the hell im doing. I look like a fool when they ask me to do something i have never even heard of. The worst part of this horrible school is the financial aid department. They have one woman who sits on her ass all day who doesn't care about your financial needs she makes you sign a paper and bam now your in debt up to your head and you have to finish the piece of shit school or else you owe them all this money. She never once helped me when i had questions she conveniently takes her lunch right when you ask to meet with her. She even "accidentally" charged students for unnecessary items. I have been wanting to write this for a long time. i hope that you read this and DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL FOR DENTAL ASSISTING! Read Less"

"Spent too much time writting reports about people and things that had nothing to do with learning coding, billing, insurance, or office procedures. When I went to the review classes that are suggested before taking the national exam, I felt like I was in the wrong class. NOTHING that was reviewed for the exam had I had in class. I went to two of the reviews before talking to the teacher and told her what was going on. She informed me that the sylebis she drew up for the course covered everything. I informed her we followed the sylebis and we didn't have any of the codes or procedures she was reviewing as part of the classes. I even paid $50 for a one day 8 hour review class that started over an hour late, took a lunch break that we weren't susposed to have, but too many people complained that they were hungry and forgot to bring snacks. I had hired someone to sit with my mom for the 8 hours and I had to leave because my time was up and had to get home to replace them that I ended up missing almost 2 hours of class due to the teacher poor preperation. Money non refundable. Needless to say I flunked the test. Plus the papers I signed on the last day of class showing me still owing $10,000. I then received notification from Fanny Mae Student loans that I now had a loan that was a DAILY interest earning loan. Putting my bill back up over $2,000. Cashed in a CD to pay balance early and was still charged a months interest instead on interest to the day it was paid and I was told,"Thats the way we do it". Also, when I was going back to the school, teachers who had praised you while you were there and said how they wished every student they had were like you, NOW didn't have the slightest idea who you were. I was also told before signing the final admission papers that I would be sent on interviews until a job was found for me. I was sent on 2 interviews and informed that they just didn't have the job openings and that they had NEW student that they had to setup with interviews as well?!?!??! Still no job.Read Less"

"Fortis "Institute", formally Medvance Institute, is a money making, scam of a school. The term "for profit" definitely apply's to this clown college. You will be recruited with great zeal and promised the moon but in truth,the administration and financial aid "experts" are simply watching the cash register as the sheep, I mean students, are lead to the slaughter. The honeymoon ends as soon as you sign your name on the dotted line.The ITBT program (a supposed combination of IT and biomedical technology) was formed with only enough forethought to qualify it as a Major. We didn't receive enough training in EITHER field (only four biomedical courses) by a revolving door of unqualified,inapt temporary (see adjunct.) instructors who, for the most part, were only concerned with keeping the charade going. To add insult to injury, the program was eliminated after the school couldn't recruit enough suckers to make make it financially viable anymore.After graduation, the joke of a career services department, will bombard you with tons of "leads" that have nothing to do with your major or, multiple 10 dollar an hour help desk jobs. (most of which you can't do either, unless you received training prior to attending this money making, meat market) All this for a 30,000 dollar fleecing. Trust me.......DO YOUR RESEARCH and run........don't walk! Read Less"

"Fortis institute is the worst. The incompetance of the administration is exceeded only by their ignorance. Instructors are career drop-outs and indifferent.< One of our x ray instructors lived in his van in the parking lot! The dean was a fool. Once they get your payment they dont care about anything at all. The one that gave me the orientation looked me straight in the eye and lied about RT and BMO and careers. RUN, STAY AWAY FROM FORTIS. The ciriculum is not even close to what they teach. the certificates are worth nothing. If you show up for the CPR/first aid classes, you get the card. Foris is a money machine, not a place to get an education.Read Less"

"I recommend you find another school for Dental it's not worth the disrespect and offensive ways towards the students. It' s a really badly structured school with word,excel typing etc all in one room and no teacher attention"

"First off, if you are in the Salt Lake City area and are looking to go into the Nursing field, Fortis is not a school that you want to consider. The faculty are unprofessional, the curriculum is non-existent (all we do is read out of the text-books/power points) and students are constantly threatened to be kicked out or ignored when we go to the nursing director for any issues, and she displays obvious favortism towards some students while she kicks others out or just ignores them. When it's payment time, EVERYONE knows your email address, phone numbers, etc etc. Use this as your fair warning. Please do research on any school you plan to attend. Fortis took advantage of my desperation to start a career. To sum it up, DONT attend fortis. DONT give in to the whole "we are a great school and have great instructors" bull----, and DO go somewhere else. DONT WASTE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY'S TIME HERE. THEY DONT CARE IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN OR DYING LOVED ONES.Read Less"

"I would not recommend Fortis College, formally Medvance to ANYONE!! I attended the school and spent over $15,000 dollars and ended up without a diploma. The school is very disfunctional and no one cares. My entire class complained over and over but nothing was done.. but by that time we had already sunk thousands into the school.The school was being bought by Education Affiliates and changed names from Medvance to Fortis. I have never been lied to from adults as much as these people have in my entire life.Now I'm without a diploma and none of the credits I received will transfer. There are other Allied Health Schools out there, please stay away from this one!Read Less"

"I attend Fortis in Cincinnati. They are very unorganized. Some of the instructors care about you and your future and others do not. As for the rest of the staff they just want your money and keep your money. When its time to get financial aide checks (money that you have overpaid) it takes forever to get your check back. I feel like I am in junior high again, with drama in the classroom from classmates as well as drama with the staff members. You are treated by everyone like your a little kid."

"This is the worst experience I have ever had! The school is unorganized. No one ever knows what is going on. You pay 24K for nursing and they don't even have classrooms or enough instructors. The DON doesn't care about the students. The administrator doesn't give a damn about the teachers or the students but is the first one to ride students about payments. Do not make the same mistake and come to this school. I wouldn't recommend the school to anyone. I wouldn't come back to this school if it was free or even if someone paid me. Read Less"

"The staff there are a team of bullies. They talk to you like you are crap after you have signed your named on the dotted line. Even the overweight Worst excuse for an education money can buy."

"This school is absolutely ridiculous. This school is the perfect example of an institute that only wants your money. They are soo helpful and tenative during the application process and even at Orientation. However, once you sign your paperwork and begin your first day of class, it's like you walked into a completly different facility. Its administration vs student, and you're completly on your own. The staff bullies students and will talk down to you. They are not there any longer to help you to succeed. I was suspended for 2 days for an act that I was not responsible for (and I even proved it), I was also placed on probation for what would have been the up to my graduation date (a year and a half later) and they required me to call a 1-800 number and speak with an over the phone counselor and they required me to tell them I was having "behavioral issues in school", which I have NEVER had. They also told me that I needed to not speak with any other students in school and that I needed to isolate myself from the class (this statement was made to me via the Assistant Director of Nursing). I was also told that I am offensive and I intimidate my instructors because I speak fast and clearly do not have a "southern accent", making it obvious that I'm not from the South (this statement made directly to me from the Director of Nursing). This was all in result of one "incident". I highly recommend anyone to not attend this college because you won't be satisfied. Personally, I would rather attend a college that is more focused on my academics and helping me succeed, rather than a college that puts unneccessary stress into my already stressful nursing program. Anytime there is a "problem" in class, the teachers won't bring it to your attention but instead will run straight to the Director and "write you up", resulting in disciplinary actions and they won't allow you to defend yourself.,/p> In addition to the turnover rate for staff being outrageous, this school is way overpriced and when you choose to leave this school to persue your education elsewhere, its highly likely that your credits won't transfer. This school is a cross between a boarding school and high school. In my experience as a college student at other schools and a degree already, I have never seen a more unprofessional school in my life. I completly regret my decision of ever attending this school and unfortunately, my 29 classmates agree.Read Less"

"I kept thinking positive hoping things would get better, but not. Disorganized classes and instruction poorly planned, very poor hands on training. Made me feel inadequate during my rides on the truck. Spent way too much money for this training. I wished I would have gone somewhere else like many classmates did."

"I am regretting my decision of attending this school. It is very unorganized, overpriced and the way that they do things CONSTANTLY change. I am passed a little pass the midpoint of finishing and wishing I went to another college. Some people have gone on to find good jobs, but a majority have either quit or regret attending."

"These tech schools are only in it for the money. They do not care about you. You're just another person making them rich. I went to Medvance in Houston which is now Fortis College. I was one of the lucky ones whom actually got a job out of school. No thanks to the school itself, but to other surgical techs I had met in the field. They do not teach you basic things to help you survive in your externship. You must have basic knowledge of procedures, surgical technique, you must look and speak professionally. Many of the students whom come out of this school don't have a chance in the surgical setting. These schools make everyone believe it is easy and that everyone can do it. Don't be fooled. Remember there are thousands of other people competing for the same job. You have to be the one that stands out over everyone else. Get a real education, go to a community college instead. Graduates from community colleges are more respected. It also opens doors to several other future possibilities.I graduated with 22 people only 5 of us have jobs as surgical techs. EVERYBODY in these tech schools will graduate no matter how good or bad you are. Only a couple will get jobs. Beware.Read Less"

"I am only in my fourth month at Fortis and have had multiple horrible experiences. Many instructors do not want to be here, do not teach, and do not help. The director of the program is not fair. They expect you to make up missed holidays on a Friday they choose and only give a short notice. For those with children or a job that cannot make it to a scheduled make-up day are given a zero for attendence which affects your overall grade. I would not recommened this school to anyone. It is not worth the $14,000, especially when you have to provide most of your supplies (phlebotomy, patient-prep).Read Less"

"This school really only wants the money. At the Tampa Fortis we did not have a consistent schedule, teachers were continuously laid off in the middle of semesters without warning or explanation, only about 4 students of a class of 30 got to the end because of Fortis backstabbing for one reason or another. The few that made it to the end, hard working and struggling were not allowed to graduate! So many horror stories of them losing paper work like vital immunization records, and even rosters for attendance and blaming it on the students! This school is an outrage. Complete trash. Better off going to a school where your credits will transfer because they don't here, not even to another Fortis. Read Less"

"Once they have your money they dont care. They took our classroom for a meeting causing us to miss our test. They are very unorganized and waste our time. I will not be ruturning to this school after this year. The directors are the problem, admissions are good and instructors are good but the directors dont care at all and dont help. This school is expensive and they give us crappy tools and its definitely not worth it"

"I don't feel as though this college is worth the price it charges for tuition. I wouldn't recommend going to this school. The curriculum has potential, but everything is crammed and they should have better instructors. Every day someone complains and I seldom hear a compliment."

"Fortis Institute in Erie, PA is a great disappointment. I have to admit that the education I received at this school is poor at best. Having paid greater than $30,000, I would have expected a better education. The school is extremely disorganized and makes alot of changes to your program's curriculum - and many of the adjustments are not for the better. More money goes into the advertisements and the admissions department than goes into the actual programs themselves - and students really see this after the admissions and financial aid processes. Unfortunately, this past year there have been a significant amount of lay-offs at Fortis Institute, and it really is evident to the student base: tutoring is non-existent, financial aid department is severely understaffed, teachers are poorly qualified (if they are qualified to teach the classes they teach at all), student services is non-existent, and computer equipment is poorly maintained. Fortunately, I was already employed while I went to school...so I just continued with my current job when I finished my program. But many of my fellow classmates that have graduated are still looking for jobs and aren't getting the assistance they need from Fortis. As a matter of fact, many of them were being recruited by the admissions department to again enroll in a second or third degree program...after graduation. If you are looking at college after high school, or looking to find a better job, I would really think twice about Fortis Institute. There are many more reputable schools than this one...I would really look at a 4 year college than this clown college. Don't make the same mistake I made---go somewhere else.Read Less"

"I went to this school with high hopes of a better future all to be let down. I had several surgeries and was told the school would work with me the first surgery they did just that but upon the second they dropped me trying to say I did not hand in my paper work for a leave. I had done so directly after surgery matter of fact it was the same day of surgery. I had two weeks till I graduated and found out I was dropped. I was then told I had to do the externship over. Over all I am still waiting for my degree to arrive in the mail. This school has no idea whats going on. Don't waste your money go to a school which is AHEMA credited.They will dance around your questions and treat you as a number not a person.The externship coordinator has had several nervous break downs and had to replace her with some one else which is not not much more competent. The school should be ashamed of them selves they are criminals taking your money and giving you a degree any one can make with the paint app on your home computer. Read Less"