Fortis Institute vs Cabrillo College

Houston, TX · Aptos, CA · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair TX:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-FOCUS

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Cabrillo College: average net price rose +94.8% from $6,841 (2013) to $13,328 (2023), r² 0.74.
  • Fortis Institute: average net price fell -29.0% from $21,595 (2013) to $15,326 (2023), r² 0.44.
  • Fortis Institute: enrollment ranged 295–456 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Cabrillo College: enrollment shrank -41.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -572 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Fortis Institute vs Cabrillo College

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Cabrillo College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (68.4% vs 24.1% at Fortis Institute)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Fortis Institute leads on 150%-time completion (64.3% vs 38.1% at Cabrillo College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Fortis Institute leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $14,380 at Cabrillo College)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Fortis Institute and Cabrillo College?
Cabrillo College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 68.4% versus 24.1% at Fortis Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Fortis Institute and Cabrillo College?
Fortis Institute leads on 150%-time completion at 64.3% versus 38.1% at Cabrillo College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Fortis Institute and Cabrillo College?
Fortis Institute leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $14,380 at Cabrillo College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025