  == Fortis Colleges & Institutes ==  Fortis is a for-profit, post-secondary provider of career education learning and training experiences in the United States established in 2008. Operated by Baltimore, Maryland-based Education Affiliates[1], the Fortis network of colleges and institutes offers career-based certificate, diploma and degree-granting programs at 40 campuses in 15 states.  Fortis College and Institute campuses prepare students for careers in health care, business, technology, and a variety of skilled trades professions. FORTIS Online offers web-based learning platforms for a variety of associate degree programs for adults and members of the military community. Program offerings and accreditations will vary by state and campus, however, every Fortis program is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting organization.  Fortis is also affiliated with the Denver School of Nursing, St. Paul’s School of Nursing and All-State Career School.   Motto   Your Life. Powered by Learning  Established 2008    Type   Privately owned 2-year for-profit institution  Owned by  Education Affiliates[1]    Baltimore, MD  President/CEO Duncan Anderson[2, 3]  Campus  40 campuses in 15 states    Affiliations Denver School of Nursing, St. Paul’s School of Nursing, All-State Career School  Website  www.Fortis.edu       Contents  1 Company legacy  2 Locations  3 Academic services  4 Learning environment  5 Accreditation  6 Debate  7 References  8 External links     Legacy  Fortis is a post-secondary network of colleges and institutes that engages students in career learning and training experiences across 40 campuses throughout the United States. Fortis College and Fortis Institute campuses provide education and training for careers in healthcare, nursing, medical, dental, business, information technology, massage, cosmetology and skilled trades. Fortis also offers online learning platforms for an RN to BSN degree program and associate degree programs in Accounting Technology, Business Management, Human Resources Management, Internet Marketing[4], Medical Assisting and Medical Billing and Coding[5].   Fortis History[6] 2008 – The Fortis College campus in Phoenix, AZ became the first school to bear the Fortis name. It was followed that same year by campuses in Salt Lake City, UT, and Norfolk, VA, which had been Virginia Career Institute in Virginia Beach.  2009 – Fortis added four new campus locations in Alabama – in Dothan, Foley, Mobile and Montgomery, which formerly were Capps College campuses. By year’s end, new Fortis campuses also had been opened in Richmond, VA (its second Virginia campus), Pensacola, the first Florida Fortis campus, Indianapolis, IN, and Landover, MD (formerly a Medix School campus). The company’s Florida expansion continued with the addition of new locations in Orange Park and Jacksonville - both formerly North Florida Institute campuses.   2010 – By spring of 2010, Fortis had launched new campuses in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida, opening in Forty Fort and Scranton, PA (former AMTI schools), as well as Columbus, Cincinnati and Ravenna, OH (former Bohecker College campuses), along with Cuyahoga Falls and Centerville – previously NIT and RETS locations, respectively. In Florida, Fortis re-branded Central Florida College campuses in Winter Park and Largo, along with the former Gulf Coast College in Tampa and Florida Career Institute in Mulberry. Later in the year, Fortis opened campuses in Miami, FL, a second Montgomery, AL, location, and campuses in Lawrenceville and Wayne, NJ. FORTIS College Online also was launched in 2010 to provide an Internet-based learning platform for students.  2011 – By early summer 2011, Fortis had added campuses in Erie, PA (previously Tri-State Business Institute), Cutler Bay, FL, south of Miami, and re-branded four MedVance schools in Nashville, TN, and three locations in Texas – two in Houston and one in Grand Prairie, just outside Dallas. By the end of the year, Fortis also had new campus locations in Towson and Woodlawn, MD (former Medix Schools), in the Baltimore metropolitan area, as well as Baton Rouge, LA – another former MedVance campus.  2013 – The school’s Florida expansion continued with Fortis converting two more MedVance Institutes in Port St. Lucie and Fort Lauderdale into Fortis schools.    Locations  There are 40 Fortis College and Institute campuses in 15 states across the U.S. Locations include: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louis