Dorsey College
Madison Heights, Michigan
- Trade or career school
- Private for-profit
- Suburb
- 643 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 44 finishedGraduates here earned $32,709 a year after finishingNationally: $34,692
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 106 finishedGraduates here earned $18,591 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificateGraduates here earned $31,624 a year after finishingNationally: $30,130
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificateGraduates here earned $24,964 a year after finishingNationally: $30,575
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)CertificateGraduates here earned $36,874 a year after finishingNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 58 finishedGraduates here earned $40,158 a year after finishingNationally: $40,159
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $21,988 a year after finishingNationally: $27,959
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 68 finishedGraduates here earned $29,550 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $31,684 a year after finishingNationally: $33,067
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 117 finishedGraduates here earned $49,739 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,894
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $28,466per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $34,440sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $17,640Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 78%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 51%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $27,8676 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $32,41710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $13,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Dorsey College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.
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