ASPIRA City College vs. Fortis Institute-Forty Fort

Comparable Facts

Compare ASPIRA City College in Philadelphia, PA with Fortis Institute Forty Fort in Forty Fort, PA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

ASPIRA City College is larger than Fortis Institute-Forty Fort based on total student enrollment (26 students vs. 15 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• ASPIRA City College is located in Philadelphia, PA (Large City setting); Fortis Institute Forty Fort is in Forty Fort, PA (Large Suburban setting).
• ASPIRA City College is a private, non-profit 2-year institution. Fortis Institute Forty Fort is a private, for-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: ASPIRA City College 7:1; Fortis Institute Forty Fort 18:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at ASPIRA City College are 32.1% lower than at Fortis Institute Forty Fort ($10,080 vs. $14,850).
• Out-of-state tuition is 14.9% higher at Fortis Institute-Forty Fort than at ASPIRA City College (about $1,808 more per year; $13,955 vs. $12,147).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at ASPIRA City College than at Fortis Institute Forty Fort (100% vs. 85%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Fortis Institute Forty Fort students is 86.5% larger than aid received by ASPIRA City College students ($8,542 vs. $4,581).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at ASPIRA City College, open admission at Fortis Institute-Forty Fort.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Fortis Institute Forty Fort graduates have a $4,472 lower median loan debt than ASPIRA City College graduates ($8,028 vs. $12,500).
• Among borrowers, Fortis Institute-Forty Fort graduates have an estimated $46 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than ASPIRA City College graduates ($83 vs. $129).
• More Fortis Institute-Forty Fort graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former ASPIRA City College students, three years after graduation (35% vs. 20%).

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