Dorsey College

Madison Heights, MI · Private for-profit · www.dorsey.edu/ ↗

Dorsey College is a private for-profit college in Madison Heights, Michigan, located in a large suburb. It enrolls 643 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants; Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services; and Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Dorsey College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
643
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$28,466
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$32,417
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$13,000
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Dorsey College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $28,466 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $32,417, about the same as the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $13,000 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).