Fortis College in Centerville, Ohio, is owned and operated by Education Affiliates, Inc. Education Affiliates, Inc. is located at 5026-D Campbell Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21236, phone: 410-633-2929 and fax: 410-633-1844 and is a privately held corporation providing career education through a variety of certificate, diploma, and degree programs. Dan Finuf is the President/Chief Executive Officer, and Laurence (Larry) Hinz is the Chief Financial Officer of Education Affiliates, Inc.
Fortis College, formerly known as RETS College, is located in Centerville, Ohio, which is approximately eight miles south of Dayton, Ohio. The College occupies one building, which is a 56,800 square foot building on a modern, nine-acre campus. All classes and labs are held at this location, which include high fidelity simulation, HVACR/Trades, medical assisting, two nursing labs, dental assisting, and science labs. There are over 70 computer workstations and over 1,100 volumes and periodicals.
Founded in 1953, Fortis operated as RETS Tech Center. In addition to electronics programs, offerings were expanded to include various computer disciplines and climate control technology. In 1984 a business division was added, which included the Medical Assisting program.
Practical Nursing was instituted in 2002, and the Associate Degree of Nursing program began in 2005.
Education Affiliates purchased RETS Tech Center in October 2005. Since the acquisition, additional programs have become available. RETS Tech Center changed its name to RETS College in 2008.
On April 1, 2010, the name change from RETS College to Fortis College occurred to align the organization with other campuses owned and operated by Education Affiliates, Inc. As of November 2016, Fortis College, Indianapolis at 9001 N. Wesleyan Road, Suite 101, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268 and Fortis College, Cutler Bay at 19600 S. Dixie Hwy., Cutler Bay, Florida 33157 were approved as branch campuses.