Fortis College in Norfolk Norfolk, VA

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Fortis College in Norfolk

The Fortis College campus in Norfolk, Virginina provides career education and training to people in the greater Tidewater area in the nursing, medical, dental, masage and information technology career fields.   Fortis offers a variety of quality programs in growing career fields to traditional and nontraditional students in the Hampton Roads communities near Virginia Beach. 

Do you want a career in nursing in Virginia?  Have you considered attending school to become a nurse?  If so, please consider getting your education to train to become a nurse at Fortis College Norfolk.  We have frequent nursing class starts at Fortis.  Our Associate Degree Nursing program will train you with the skills to become a registered nurse.  The ADN nursing program at Fortis College prepares you to take a licensure exam upon graduation to become an RN.

The Fortis Practical Nursing program provides classroom, laboratory and clinical experiences to train students for a career as a practical nurse.  Virginia students in the PN program at Fortis College will complete the program prepared to sit for the licensure exam to become a Licensed Practical Nurse.  Practical Nursing is an exciting career path and the PN program prepares students to acquire the skills to become LPNs.

At Fortis College, our accredited allied health programs can help you grow professionally and personally as you train for an entry-level position in the medical field.  Fortis medical and dental training programs include Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting and Medical Office Administration.  Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks medical assistant and dental assistant among the fast growing medical occupations nationally from now through 2018.  Capitalize on this trend for medical assistants and dental assistants with Fortis College in Norfok, VA.

The Microsoft Network Technology program at Fortis College trains students to enter the Information Technology field.  Norfolk has been a nexus for government IT work to support the strong military presence in Tidewater, Virginia.  With Fortis training in information technology, students who complete the program will be qualified for a variety of entry-level IT postions including network administrator, help desk analyst or network security support technician.  Train in Norfolk with Fortis to enter the IT and computer career field.

The Massage Therapy program at Fortis College Norfolk prepares students to become a massage therapist, a career that many in Virginia choose because it offers the ability for flexible hours for full time or part time work.  Some massage therapists open their own massage business.

Fortis College Norfolk was formerly known as Virginia Career Institute before joining the network of Fortis Colleges and Insititutes.

Close enough to commute?
Fortis College in Norfolk, Virginia, is conveniently next to these cities:

  • Portsmouth, Virginia
  • Chesapeake, Virginia
  • Newport News, Virginia
  • Hampton, Virginia
  • Virginia Beach, Virginia
  • Suffolk, Virginia
  • Poquoson, Virginia
  • Williamsburg, Virginia
  • Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Programs offered at this location

  • Associate Degree in Nursing
    Develop the personal, academic and clinical skills to operate as an entry-level registered nurse in a variety of healthcare settings.
  • Dental Assisting
    Learn how to provide educational, preventative and clinical therapeutic services to the public as a promoter of healthy dental hygiene.
  • Massage Therapy
    Learn the originating fundamentals of massage, as well as contemporary methods practiced in today’s techniques. Get the skills you need through lecture and hands-on implementation of Swedish techniques, pathology, anatomy, physiology and kinesiology.
  • Medical Assisting
    Become an important member of an exciting healthcare team. Learn the clinical and administrative tasks to keep medical offices and clinics running smoothly.
  • Medical Office Administration
    Gain the skills to work in a medical office setting. Learn how to properly manage bookkeeping, billing and collection, records management, patient data collection, transcription, appointment scheduling, written correspondence, and more.
  • Microsoft Network Technology
    Learn Windows 7 client and Windows 2008 Server environments while being prepared to earn at least one industry recognized Microsoft Certification.
  • Practical Nursing
    Offering healthcare education in Norfolk – along with other growing career fields – you can gain the theory, laboratory and clinical experience for an entry-level career as a practical nurse. Care for patients of all ages, ethnicities, cultural groups and stages of wellness/illness in a variety of clinical settings.

Fortis College, Norfolk, formerly known as Virginia Career Institute, is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools and is certified to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

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Fortis College in Norfolk Campus

6300 Center Drive, Suite 100
Norfolk, VA 23502
757-499-5447

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