Which Fortis College-Baton Rouge certificate program has the lowest debt?

Allied Health and Medical Assisting graduates leave with a median of $9,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Fortis College-Baton Rouge certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Fortis College-Baton Rouge cost?

Tuition and fees are $16,467 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $25,781 a year.

How many Fortis College-Baton Rouge programs report graduate pay?

3 associate's programs and 6 certificate programs at Fortis College-Baton Rouge report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Fortis College-Baton Rouge Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private for-profit college
Baton Rouge, LA
482 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

6 Fortis College-Baton Rouge certificate programs report what graduates earn. Practical Nursing pays the most in the first year ($45,996), and Allied Health and Medical Assisting the least ($25,556). The median program pays $30,634. Fortis College-Baton Rouge also has 3 associate's programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$16,467Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$25,781Per year

Graduation rate50%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 3 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Louisiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Louisiana. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Louisiana
1	NursingGraduates a year not reported	$66,276	$78,102	$34,966	13th of 13
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 29 graduates a year	$46,193	$49,382	$30,918	9th of 10
3	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 9 graduates a year	$40,819	$39,334	$35,304	1st of 1

Program names link to the program's own page, and Louisiana ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Louisiana programs in the field do too.

All 6 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Louisiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Louisiana. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Louisiana
1	Practical NursingGraduates a year not reported	$45,996	$51,539	$24,708	6th of 15
2	HVACAbout 27 graduates a year	$36,485	$42,934	$13,000	1st of 5
3	Dental Hygiene and AssistingGraduates a year not reported	$31,554	$34,425	$12,994	1st of 6
4	Medical Laboratory ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$29,714	$38,398	$10,522	1st of 5
5	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 8 graduates a year	$26,833	$32,926	$13,875	3rd of 10
6	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 121 graduates a year	$25,556	$31,185	$9,500	3rd of 14

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Practical Nursing$45,996
HVAC$36,485
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$31,554
Medical Laboratory Science$29,714
Health and Medical Administration$26,833

Lowest median debt

Allied Health and Medical Assisting$9,500
Medical Laboratory Science$10,522
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$12,994
HVAC$13,000
Health and Medical Administration$13,875

Largest programs

Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 121 graduates a year
HVACAbout 27 graduates a year
Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 8 graduates a year

Common questions

Practical Nursing graduates earn a median of $45,996 in their first year, the most of 6 Fortis College-Baton Rouge certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Louisiana rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels