Fortis Institute�Career Services��Committed to Graduate Success �and Employer Satisfaction

Individual Career Consults with students

• Conduct Employability workshops:
• Resume preparation
• Self-Directed Job Search
• Interview Skills

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On-campus Career Fairs

Two

full-time Advisors:

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Fortis Career Fair

Meeting Employers / Making Connections

Completing Applications / Job Offers

Program Specific Employer Events

Who are These Employers in YOUR area?

Medical Assisting

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• Doctors Offices
• Urgent Care Centers
• Clinics
• Clinical Assisting
• Administrative/ Front Desk Assisting

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• Sussex Cardiology – Newton
• Surgical Associates of Sussex County - Newton
• Newton OB/GYN – Newton
• Kishwar Shareef, MD – Randolph
• Vanguard Medical Group - Randolph
• Sparta Cancer Center - Sparta

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Employers – Sussex County / Dental

• DENTAL Assisting
• Oral Surgery
• Orthodontics

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• Chairside Assisting
• Dental X-Rays
• Front Office

• Michael Cabassa DDS– Sparta
• Michael Ward, DMD - Sparta
• Sparta Dental Arts - Sparta
• Alberto & Cho Oral Surgery - Sparta
• Skylands Orthodontics - Sparta

Employers - HVACR

• Willco - Branchville
• BSE Mechanical – Franklin
• Atomic Air – Hamburg

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Externship – Externship Conversion

• An average of 40% of our Allied Health Students are hired by their Externship site.

• Fortis Allied Health programs include a 6-week Externship as the final part of their training.

• Externships are with local employers and are assigned according to a student’s geographic location and vocational interests.

Overall Placement Rate close of 2022: 86%

• Medical Assisting - 85%
• Dental Assisting - 90%
• Medical Billing/Coding - 82%
• Lab Technician - 81%
• Electrical Systems Tech. - 81%
• HVAC-R Tech. - 84%

• 307 Available Graduates for the year

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• 262 Employed in their Field of Study

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• All placements verified in writing by employers as using the skills they learned at Fortis Institute.

The success of Fortis training also measured by feedback from Employers and Graduates:

Employer satisfaction

Graduate satisfaction

• Survey employers after graduates have been employed for two months.

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• Survey students after they have started their new careers.

Employer Feedback

• Employer feedback is consistently above our benchmark, of 80% satisfaction.
• 80% of employers marked a 3 or above on a 5-point Likert scale.

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• Over 92% of our employers stated that they would hire a Fortis Graduate again when they have hiring needs.

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• More than half of our job leads come from employers who have hired Fortis Graduates in the past.

Graduate Feedback

Here at Fortis, we can give you the information about our programs, and talk about our successes, but what REALLY matters is what our Graduates have to say!

• I am very thankful for all the help and good teachers that helped me get through the Medical Billing and Coding classes at Fortis. This was a great experience and a huge accomplishment for me. I am proud of myself, and very appreciative of everyone at Fortis. – Paulina R., Medical Biller

Graduate Feedback

• I would recommend the Dental Assisting program at Fortis. The teachers are really nice. I loved the labs because they are hands-on, and I am a hands-on learner. After graduation I got a job right away with the help of Fortis. - Kasey O., Dental Assistant
• This Institute is a success! I just graduated from my program as a Dental Assistant and got hired immediately at my externship site. I cannot express how happy and grateful I am! The staff is amazing, and my teachers are beyond helpful and supportive!!! Much love for everyone there! - Joan L., Dental Assistant

4 months ago

This institute is a success! Just graduated from my program as a DA, and got hired immediately at my externship site. I can not express how happy and grateful I am! The staff is amazing and my teachers are beyond helpful and supportive!!! Much love for everyone there…

Graduate Feedback

• The atmosphere of the school down to the classmates and Electrical Systems Tech teachers are incredible, as well as the career service team doing an amazing job. I highly recommend this school to anyone looking for a trade and looking to get into the field. - Cristian G. EST

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• My experience at Fortis was amazing the best trade school for HVAC technicians I graduated with universal EPA certification and am on my way to the start of a great career! - Seymour C. HVACR

4 months ago

This institute is a success! Just graduated from my program as a DA, and got hired immediately at my externship site. I can not express how happy and grateful I am! The staff is amazing and my teachers are beyond helpful and supportive!!! Much love for everyone there…

Graduate Feedback

• I am a graduate of the Lab Tech program at Fortis, and I am happy to report that I had an amazing experience! The teachers and other staff were there every step of the way to ensure my own personal success. The staff truly does care about you as an individual as well as a student. I felt entirely prepared for the job force after the completion of my area of study and found that there is a strong network of employers who truly value what Fortis does and will actively seek out Fortis grads. – Amanda S. – Lab Technician

4 months ago

This institute is a success! Just graduated from my program as a DA, and got hired immediately at my externship site. I can not express how happy and grateful I am! The staff is amazing and my teachers are beyond helpful and supportive!!! Much love for everyone there…

Graduate Feedback

• I recently finished my course as a Medical Assistant at Fortis and couldn’t be happier. The teachers here all give you 100% of their time to help you succeed. Special shout out to my teachers, with their guidance and my studying hard I passed my exam and can proudly state that I am a CCMA and am now working with a great medical group with the school’s help. Thank you so much for helping me succeed. -Zee C., CCMA
• Fortis is the best place ever. The staff is incredibly thorough and knowledgeable. I got hired as a Medical Assistant by the site that I was sent to for externship! Definitely worth the investment! - Nia T., Medical Assistant

4 months ago

This institute is a success! Just graduated from my program as a DA, and got hired immediately at my externship site. I can not express how happy and grateful I am! The staff is amazing and my teachers are beyond helpful and supportive!!! Much love for everyone there…

Jillian Ross�Dental Assistant��Graduate of :�Sussex County Technical School��Hired as a Dental Assistant at:�~�Alberto and Cho Oral Surgery, Sparta

Michael DaSilva, �Medical Assistant� �Graduate of :�Wallkill Senior High School� �Hired as a Certified Medical Assistant at:�~�Advocare Vernon Pediatrics Vernon

Kayla Louteiro, Medical Assistant � �Graduate of :�Wallkill Valley High School ��Hired as a Certified Medical Assistant at:�~�Regional Cancer Center, Sparta

Connelly Hayes, �HVACR� �Graduate of :�Sussex County Technical High School� �Promoted to Sr. Apprentice �~�PJ Fitzpatrick Bath Installations, Parsippany

Mark Wint Arian Zaku�- Graduates of : Wallkill Valley Reg. High School��Electrical �Systems �Techs ��

MD Electrical Solutions, Stanhope

Fix Light, Fair Lawn

More Graduates of Sussex County Tech

Medical Billing and Coding

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• Tyler Corvino Gastroenterology Associates

Woodland Park / Hybrid

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• Morgan Corvino Life Smile Dentistry, Wayne

Electrical Systems Technician

• Nicholas Corvino Went into another field

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Who will be the next Sussex County High School Graduate

that Fortis can help guide into a successful future?