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ABOUT FORTIS

At FORTIS, students are provided the skills and training needed to enter careers in industries that have employment opportunity over time. What industries you ask? FORTIS offers career education and training programs in the nursing, healthcare, medical, dental, business, information technology, skilled trades, massage and cosmetology career fields.

Skilled Trades

Are you mechanically inclined? If you enjoy discovering practical solutions and if you want a career working with your hands, then consider career training in the Skilled Trades at FORTIS. The rapid advance of technology will continue to spur opportunities for those educated in the Skilled Trades. You can chose to pursue a trade that can be mastered such as being a welder or an electrician. Or you can chose a route to learn the skills to install, service and repair HVAC equipment and the temperature control machinery used in residential, commercial and industrial heating and cooling systems.

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