Institutional and program assessments are conducted periodically by qualified examiners and members of the College’s accrediting body and/or by accrediting teams. The purpose of these assessments is to examine and evaluate compliance of the College’s programs, staff, and faculty with accrediting standards and state and federal regulations.
Licensure indicates only that minimum standards have been met; it is not an endorsement or guarantee of quality. Licensure is not equivalent to or synonymous with an accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U. S. Department of Education.
- Fortis College has accreditation from the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302, Arlington, Virginia 22201, Phone: 703.247.4212, Fax: 703.247.4533, www.accsc.org
- Fortis College is authorized for operation as a postsecondary education institution by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 312 Rosa Parks Avenue, 9th Floor, Nashville, Tennessee, 37243, Phone: (615) 741-3605.
- Fortis College is licensed as a non-resident proprietary school by the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education per the certificate on display at the school. The address of the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education is 500 Mero Street, 4th Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40601, Phone: (502) 564-4185.
- Fortis College’s Nursing program has been granted approval by the Tennessee Board of Nursing. The Tennessee Board of Nursing is located at 665 Mainstream Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, phone: 615-532-5166.
- The Associate Degree in Nursing program at Fortis College, Cookeville, Tennessee is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, Phone (404) 975-5000. The most recent accreditation decision by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate Degree in Nursing is Initial Accreditation. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding the program at http://www.acenursing.com/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm.
- Programmatic Accreditation: Radiologic Technology Program Fortis College in Cookeville, Tennessee, is programmatically accredited through the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, Illinois 60606, www.jrcert.org
- Programmatic Accreditation: The Surgical Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon there commendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (https://arcstsa.org/).
College accreditation, approvals, and membership certificates are displayed in the lobby. Students may receive a copy of the College’s accreditation, licensure, or other approvals by submitting a written request to the Campus President. Any questions regarding accreditation, licensure, or approvals should be directed to the Campus President. Students may also contact the agencies listed above for information regarding the college’s accreditation, licensure, and approvals.