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Fortis

Pensacola, FL

7 Programs

Available Programs

  • HVAC
    Building Systems, Construction, and Manufacturing

    The Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC) training program at Fortis prepares students for entry-level employment as an HVAC Technician. In the field, HVAC Technicians are also known as HVAC mechanics or HVAC installers. The HVAC program at Fortis includes training in computerized diagnostics so students will be able to service and repair today's complex systems for commercial refrigeration, gas heat, heat pumps, and air conditioning.

  • Cosmetology
    Cosmetology and Wellness

    Looking for cosmetology program at a school in Florida? What about Alabama, Maryland or Pennsylvania? Then look no further than Fortis! In Alabama, Fortis offers beauty school training in Mobile. In Florida, the cosmetology program is taught at the Fortis campus locations in Pensacola, Largo, Winter Park and Jacksonville. Fortis Institute in West Baltimore prepares people from across Maryland to enter cosmetology. And Fortis is especially proud of the success of many of our cosmetology graduates from our campus in Erie, Pennsylvania.

    The Cosmetology Program prepares students to take a cosmetology licensure exam upon graduation so they will be capable of pursuing a career as a cosmetology professional, working in a variety of styling salon environments -- or perhaps opening their own private cosmetology business. Many enjoy the freedom a beauty career offers to work flexible hours and create their own work schedule.

  • Massage Therapy
    Cosmetology and Wellness

    Have you ever entertained the idea to become a massage therapist? Fortis proudly offers a massage therapy program at select schools in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida and New Jersey! FORTIS Massage Therapy schools provide courses and training that give students a basic education and understanding of the fundamentals of massage. Through lecture and hands-on instruction in Swedish techniques, pathology, anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology, students are thoroughly educated to pursue their massage certification upon graduation and prepare to enter the massage industry.

    The ability to use your hands as healing instruments to relieve stress and pain is personally satisfying and can be professionally rewarding. In addition to Swedish massage, the program also provides information in various additional techniques currently practiced in massage therapy clinics. At the end of this program, graduates are prepared to sit for the massage national certification examination.

    Programs Offered at These Fortis Campuses

    Pensacola, FL: Massage Therapy

    Richmond, VA: Massage Therapy

    Towson, MD: Massage Therapy

  • Dental Assistant
    Medicine and Health Care

    Duties of a dental assistant are among the most comprehensive and varied in the dental office. Dental assistants perform a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties. These tasks require both interpersonal and technical skills.

    At Fortis, the dental assistant training program will provide you with hands-on strategies and techniques to work in the treatment or operation room directly with the dentist. Students will be shown how to work chair-side as dentists examine and treat patients. Dental Assistants can work in private and group dental practices, specialty dental practices, mobile dental units, insurance companies, hospitals, nursing homes, dental school clinics, and public and private health facilities.


    Expanded Functions Dental Assistant Associate in Specialized Technology Degree offered at: Scranton, Landover

  • Medical Assisting
    Medicine and Health Care

    As medical technology continues to advance, doctors are increasingly relying on medical assistants to help with various patient care needs. Most medical assistants work in the offices of physicians while others work in public and private hospitals, inpatient and outpatient facilities, the offices of other health practitioners such as chiropractors and optometrists, and in nursing and residential care facilities.

    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of medical assistants is projected to grow much faster than average nationally, which ranks medical assistants among the fastest growing occupations over the 2008-2018 decade, and job prospects for skilled medical assistants should be excellent.

  • Associate Degree in Nursing
    Medicine and Health Care

    If you want to train to be a Registered Nurse (RN), Fortis conveniently offers an associate degree nursing program at select campuses. The Fortis nursing curriculum provides the knowledge and skills to prepare students to sit for the NCLEX licensure exam and pursue a career as an entry-level registered nurse in a variety of clinical and hospital settings upon passing their licensure exam after graduation. The nursing associate degree at Fortis educates students in response to society's continuing healthcare needs while developing lifelong learners.

  • Practical Nursing
    Nursing

    The Practical Nursing program at Fortis provides the theory, laboratory and clinical experiences to prepare students to sit for the NCLEX licensure exam and pursue an entry-level position in Practical Nursing. Nursing theory guides clinical practice. The clinical portion of the PN nursing curriculum includes hands-on experience providing nursing care to diverse patient populations in hospitals and other health care agencies. In addition, the clinical portion of the PN program will enable the student to observe first-hand the behaviors that are crucial to employability. Upon completion of the practical nursing (PN) program, students must apply to take the NCLEX-PN examination to obtain licensure as a practical nurse.

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