Enrollment Trends at Fortis College-Columbus

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 836 where 766 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 1,042 students in 2021 and was lowest at 661 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 661 to 766 students, a net gain of 105 (15.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Fortis College-Columbus since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	661	113	548
2016-17	789 128	160 47	629 81
2017-18	774 -15	126 -34	648 19
2018-19	896 122	127 1	769 121
2019-20	944 48	150 23	794 25
2020-21	1,042 98	171 21	871 77
2021-22	904 -138	163 -8	741 -130
2022-23	818 -86	152 -11	666 -75
2023-24	761 -57	131 -21	630 -36
2024-25	766 5	165 34	601 -29
Average	836	146	690

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.15% and the percentage of black students is 51.04% at Fortis College-Columbus. 7.70% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 4.31% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 49.77% to 27.15%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.51% to 7.70%. Black student enrollment increased from 33.74% to 51.04%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.36% to 4.31%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6531 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6368 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Fortis College-Columbus over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	3	10	223	9	0	329	23
2016-17	4	23	290	14	0	334	25
2017-18	2	24	286	18	0	341	27
2018-19	3	30	349	18	0	382	36
2019-20	2	43	399	14	1	370	39
2020-21	3	50	481	19	2	376	49
2021-22	6	43	416	28	1	334	45
2022-23	6	62	365	31	2	276	53
2023-24	1	63	357	29	2	244	47
2024-25	2	59	391	33	2	208	53
Average	3	41	356	21	1	319	40

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Fortis College-Columbus does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.