SC
Fortis College-Columbia
1.72 incidents / 1,000 students
Columbia, SC · Clery Act 2024 · Private For-Profit
Fortis College-Columbia
Fortis College-Columbia reported zero incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section for 2022–2024. Other Clery tables can still contain reports, and zero here does not mean no risk.
- 1.72
- Incidents / 1k students
- #936
- Rank of 2,072
- #36
- SC rank
- 582
- Enrolled students
1.72 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Fortis College-Columbia reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents in the score categories (0.00 per 1,000). Zero in those categories is not a safety proof, other Clery tables and unreported harm can still exist, and zero-report campuses are left unranked against each other.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.72
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #936
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 55%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 0
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 460020 · Fortis College-Columbia 1.72/1k score rate · #936/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-NONE · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-LOW 1.72/1k
- RANK-MID #936/2,072
- ST-MID #36 in state
- BELOW-PEER Milan Institute-Bakersfield · 1.72 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-NONE No incidents
- ENR-SMALL 582
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Milan Institute-Bakersfield (+1.72/1k)
Fortis College-Columbia sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-NONE · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE · peer Milan Institute-Bakersfield. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-NONE · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Milan Institute-Bakersfield (+1.72/1k). National rank #936 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Fortis College-Columbia reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents in the score categories (0.00 per 1,000). Zero in those categories is not a safety proof, other Clery tables and unreported harm can still exist, and zero-report campuses are left unranked against each other.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Fortis College-Columbia
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Fortis on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Baptist Health College Little · lowest peer 0
Baptist Health College Little Rock — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Virginia University of Lynchburg · near 0
Virginia University of Lynchburg — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Fortis College-Columbia · this campus 1.72
Fortis College-Columbia — this campus
1.72 per 1,000 students
- Milan Institute-Bakersfield · near
Milan Institute-Bakersfield — near
3.44 per 1,000 students
- St. John's College · highest peer
St. John's College — highest peer
6.86 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Fortis College-Columbia's 1.72/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Fortis College-Columbia was unchanged from 0 to 0 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 23 SC 2-year peers in this comparison, Fortis College-Columbia is larger than 9% and safer-reporting than 9% - the smaller, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 5, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 5
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 32, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 68, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 95, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 32
- Fortis College-Columbia: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern College-Charleston | 226 | 4.42 | 0 | 5 |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | 267 | 0.00 | 5 | 36 |
| Fortis College-Columbia (this campus) | 582 | 1.72 | 9 | 9 |
| Williamsburg Technical College | 668 | 0.00 | 14 | 36 |
| Denmark Technical College | 675 | 4.44 | 18 | 0 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach | 743 | 0.00 | 23 | 36 |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | 799 | 0.00 | 27 | 36 |
| University of South Carolina-Union | 1,402 | 0.00 | 32 | 36 |
| Northeastern Technical College | 1,428 | 0.00 | 36 | 36 |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | 1,845 | 0.54 | 41 | 18 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | 2,106 | 0.00 | 45 | 36 |
| Aiken Technical College | 2,307 | 0.00 | 50 | 36 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Crime Statistics by Year
Fortis College-Columbia recorded zero on-campus Criminal Offenses incidents in every Clery category across 2022–2024. Enrollment peer in this dataset: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto.
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Zero-filled category grids are omitted when every cell is zero (progressive surface); other Clery tables remain below when present
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Fortis College-Columbia vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
PA
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
5.15 incidents / 1,000 students
CA
Milan Institute-Bakersfield
3.44 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Fortis College-Columbia sits on price and outcomes
At $20,404, Fortis College-Columbia's reported average net price is cheaper than 72% among 81 South Carolina colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,525.
- $20,404
- average net price
- $16,525
- South Carolina median
- 2.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
Six-year median earnings of $33,189 run about 1.6 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here. Only 39% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $14,777
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $14,777
- Avg Net Price
- $20,404
- Median Debt
- $12,547
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 77%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $33,189
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $36,368
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 30%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,143 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, PA · 582 enrolled
Safety Score 5.15
Milan Institute-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA · 582 enrolled
Safety Score 3.44
Baptist Health College Little Rock
Little Rock, AR · 583 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
St. John's College
Annapolis, MD · 583 enrolled
Safety Score 6.86
Virginia University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA · 581 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Fortis College-Columbia (national rank #936) sits near Saint Xavier University (#937) and Bates Technical College (#935) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Fortis College-Columbia, both outside SC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Baptist Health College Little Rock
Little Rock, AR · 583 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Erwin Technical College
Tampa, FL · 581 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls
Cuyahoga Falls, OH · 583 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · 584 enrolled
Safety score 8.56
Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX · 578 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Stautzenberger College-Maumee
Maumee, OH · 586 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Tillamook Bay Community College
Tillamook, OR · 587 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
White Mountains Community College
Berlin, NH · 577 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Bates Technical College
Tacoma, WA · 4,083 enrolled
Safety score 1.71
Wor-Wic Community College
Salisbury, MD · 2,941 enrolled
Safety score 1.70
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY · 3,534 enrolled
Safety score 1.70
Woodland Community College
Woodland, CA · 4,128 enrolled
Safety score 1.70
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX · 43,928 enrolled
Safety score 1.68
Casper College
Casper, WY · 3,403 enrolled
Safety score 1.76
Northeastern Junior College
Sterling, CO · 1,684 enrolled
Safety score 1.78
Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell, MT · 2,234 enrolled
Safety score 1.79
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Fortis College-Columbia safe?
Fortis College-Columbia has a safety score of 1.72 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #936 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto (5.15/1k). Same-state same-level set: Williamsburg Technical College (0.00/1k); Denmark Technical College (4.44/1k); Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach (0.00/1k); University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie (0.00/1k); Southeastern College-Columbia (0.00/1k); Southeastern College-Charleston (4.42/1k); University of South Carolina-Union (0.00/1k); Northeastern Technical College (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Fortis College-Columbia?
None in the Criminal Offenses section. Fortis College-Columbia reported zero in every category in that section for calendar year 2024. VAWA, arrests, disciplinary referrals, and fire records are separate tables.
How does Fortis College-Columbia compare to similar schools?
Fortis College-Columbia reports 44% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto (5.15/1k); Milan Institute-Bakersfield (3.44/1k); Baptist Health College Little Rock (0.00/1k); St. John's College (6.86/1k); Virginia University of Lynchburg (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Williamsburg Technical College (0.00/1k); Denmark Technical College (4.44/1k); Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach (0.00/1k); University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie (0.00/1k); Southeastern College-Columbia (0.00/1k); Southeastern College-Charleston (4.42/1k); University of South Carolina-Union (0.00/1k); Northeastern Technical College (0.00/1k).
Does Fortis College-Columbia have fire safety data?
Fortis College-Columbia has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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