ORANGE PARK – Jessica Benavidez was one of eight students at Fortis College to earn a $1,000 scholarship from the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges Foundation.

The student from Orange Park will be able to use the money toward academic credits as she completes her degree.

“We are extremely proud of the students recognized by FAPSC,” said Fortis College Regional Vice President Jim Herbst, who oversees the Florida campuses. “We are privileged to work with dedicated and passionate students as they work toward their career goals in the healthcare community.”

FAPSC serves as an advocate for degree-granting and non-degree-granting career schools and colleges within Florida. Its foundation was established for the sole purpose of providing tuition assistance to qualifying individuals interested in pursuing education/careers through FAPSC member schools. It presents scholarships three times per year, in the winter, spring and fall.

Fortis Colleges and Institutes, the leading nursing brand for Education Affiliates, has enrolled more than 5,000 nursing students nationwide and operates 20 nursing campuses in 10 states. For more information about Fortis’s nursing programs, visit www.fortis.edu.

Fortis is a post-secondary network of colleges and institutes that engages students in powerful learning and training experiences, which delivers focused career education programs in nursing, dental, healthcare, and the skilled trades at 30 schools in 14 states. The Fortis network offers career-based certificate, diploma and degree-granting programs. Program offerings and programmatic accreditations vary by campus. Each Fortis campus is accredited by a nationally recognized body.