Andrew College vs Fortis College-Smyrna

Metric	Andrew College	Fortis College-Smyrna
Undergraduate enrollment	473	607
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	45.7%	—
Median ACT	20	—
In-state tuition	$19,604	$15,543
Out-of-state tuition	$19,604	$15,543
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$21,823	$23,657
Median debt at graduation	$12,533	$12,547
Graduation rate	32.8%	58.7%
First-year retention	40.0%	59.1%
Median salary (10 yr)	$38,475	$36,368

Metric

Andrew College

Fortis College-Smyrna

Undergraduate enrollment

473

607

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

45.7%

—

Median ACT

—

In-state tuition

$19,604

$15,543

Out-of-state tuition

$19,604

$15,543

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$21,823

$23,657

Median debt at graduation

$12,533

$12,547

Graduation rate

32.8%

58.7%

First-year retention

40.0%

59.1%

Median salary (10 yr)

$38,475

$36,368

What the numbers say

Andrew College costs less after aid — $21,823 a year versus $23,657, a difference of $1,834 annually, or roughly $7,336 across four years.
Andrew College graduates report higher median earnings — $38,475 against $36,368 ten years after entry.
Fortis College-Smyrna graduates a larger share of its students — 58.7% versus 32.8%.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Andrew College comes out ahead at 1.8× versus 1.5×.

Comparison tables are a starting point, not a decision. Three things matter more than anything in the table above:

Your real aid offer. Net price is an average across all income levels. Two students at the same school can pay amounts that differ by tens of thousands. Wait for actual award letters before ruling anything out on cost.
Your intended major. Earnings vary more between majors at one school than between schools for one major. A computer science graduate from the "lower earning" school here will likely out-earn a general studies graduate from the other.
Whether you will finish. Graduation rate is the metric most predictive of whether the money spent turns into a credential. Campus fit, support services, and commute all feed into it more than prestige does.

Visit before you commit

Both Andrew College and Fortis College-Smyrna run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.