Trade School Scoreboard

Fortis Institute-Cookeville

Private for-profit in Cookeville, TN. 4 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering HVAC, medical assistant, imaging & surgical tech, phlebotomy & lab.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree7$47,998––
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance TechnologyCertificate15$43,060$13,000$148
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate39$30,149$10,078$115
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree16not reported$23,205$264

*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 $43,060 one year out, about the same as the national median for HVAC certificate programs ($42,250).
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate): graduates earned $30,149 one year out, 8% below the national median for medical assistant certificate programs ($32,792).
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (associate degree): graduates earned $47,998 one year out, 12% below the national median for phlebotomy & lab associate degree programs ($54,834).

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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.