Fortis College in Baton Rouge, LA is owned and operated by Education Affiliates Inc. a privately held corporation providing career education through a variety of certificate, diploma, and degree programs. Dan Finuf serves as the President/Chief Executive Officer, and Stephen Budosh serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Education Affiliates, Inc.
The Baton Rouge campus, located at 14111 Airline Hwy, Suite 101, was originally founded as Medical Careers Academy in 1991 with programs in Clinical Care, Coding and Coding Technician (through 1992), and short programs in Phlebotomy Technician and EKG Seminar (through 1993).
In 1993, Employer’s Medical Co-Op, Inc. (EMC) acquired the school and added a Medical Assistant program in January, 1994 (renamed Medical Assisting in 2011). KIMC Investments, L.P. bought the school in May, 2001 and expanded it to two Baton Rouge locations: 9255 and 9434 Interline Avenue. A Surgical Technology program was added in September, 2002.
In January, 2003, the school was approved to conduct business as Medical Careers Academy d/b/a MedVance Institute of Baton Rouge, and several new diploma program offerings were added: Pharmacy Technician (now Pharmacy Technology), Phlebotomy Technician, and Medical Billing & Coding Specialist, in addition to Associate of Occupational Studies degree programs in Radiologic Technology and Medical Laboratory Technology.
In December of 2003, KIMC Investments, LP, the parent company, converted from a limited partnership to a corporation and became KIMC Investments, Inc.
In December of 2009, Education Affiliates, Inc. acquired KIMC Investments, Inc.
In November of 2011, MedVance Institute of Baton Rouge was approved to change the d/b/a name to Fortis College.
Fortis Institute located at 9022 South US Highway 1, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952 was established in 2003 and is accredited by ABHES.
Fortis Institute located at 3354 Perimeter Hill Dr Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37211, was established in 2003 and is accredited by ABHES.
Fortis Institute, located at 100 London Pkwy. Suite 150, Birmingham, AL 35211, was established in 2020 as a branch campus and is accredited by ABHES.
Branch campuses of Fortis College in Baton Rouge, LA are:
- Birmingham, AL (100 London Pkwy, Suite 150) Established 2020
- Port St. Lucie, FL (9022 South US Hwy 1) Established 2003
- Nashville, TN (3354 Perimeter Hill Dr, Suite 200) Established 2003
- Norfolk, VA (6300 Center Drive) Established 2026
- Orange Park, FL (700 Blanding Blvd., Suite 16) Established 2026
- Richmond, VA (2000 Westmoreland Street, Suite A) Established 2026
- Dothan, AL (200 Vulcan Way Dothan) Established 2026