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Dorsey College

Madison Heights, Michigan · Private for-profit career college

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54%completion rate · Michigan avg 57%
$13,000median debt of graduates
$21,514median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$29,392median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Council on Occupational Education (Accredited)
Address: 31739 John R Road, Madison Heights, MI 48071 · Phone: (248) 585-9200 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Dorsey College Dorsey College: 54.4% 54.4% Michigan average Michigan average: 56.9% 56.9% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$56,160$65,460$73,880
Emergency medical technicians$35,360$39,870$45,130
Skincare specialists$28,810$45,240$59,980
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$25,960$34,820$60,590
Medical assistants$35,000$39,870$46,020
Manicurists and pedicurists$27,740$36,890$59,210
Massage therapists$32,610$70,960$77,550
Medical records specialists$37,180$48,120$61,470

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Michigan (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 102 $33,514 $23,589 $13,000
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 53 $16,618 $15,015 $16,500
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 51 $16,618 $15,015 $16,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, under 300 hours 49 $22,052 $20,572 $13,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 32 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 32 $22,052 $20,572 $13,000
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 32 $16,618 $15,015 $16,500
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Certificate, 1–2 years 13 $17,882 $15,922 $9,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 10 $22,052 $20,572 $13,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 7 $20,833 $22,865 $13,000
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 $17,882 $15,922 $9,500

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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