Trade School Scoreboard

Fortis Institute

Private for-profit in Houston, TX. 7 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering medical billing & coding, HVAC, dental assisting, medical assistant and more.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate16$44,659$20,000$227
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance TechnologyCertificate32$38,224$13,000$148
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate32$36,965$9,500$108
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree8$36,275––
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate8$30,542$13,000$148
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate78$27,698$9,500$108
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate15$25,746$13,000$148

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

How it compares

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology (certificate): graduates earned $38,224 one year out, 10% below the national median for HVAC certificate programs ($42,250).
  • Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (certificate): graduates earned $25,746 one year out, 17% below the national median for dental assisting certificate programs ($31,039).
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services (certificate): graduates earned $30,542 one year out, 9% below the national median for medical billing & coding certificate programs ($33,513).
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services (associate degree): graduates earned $36,275 one year out, about the same as the national median for medical billing & coding associate degree programs ($36,566).

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. School facts come from the Scorecard Institution file. See our methodology.