Which Dorsey College certificate program has the lowest debt?

HVAC graduates leave with a median of $9,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 10 Dorsey College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Dorsey College cost?

Tuition and fees are $16,990 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $28,525 a year.

How many Dorsey College programs report graduate pay?

10 certificate programs at Dorsey College report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Dorsey College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private for-profit college
Madison Heights, MI
643 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

10 Dorsey College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Practical Nursing pays the most in the first year ($41,283), and Cosmetology the least ($10,878). The median program pays $23,080.

Tuition and fees$16,990Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$28,525Per year

Graduation rate54%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 10 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Michigan" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Michigan. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Michigan
1	Practical NursingAbout 102 graduates a year	$41,283	$28,367	$19,941	10th of 12
2	Electronics RepairAbout 27 graduates a year	$34,629	$40,230	$13,000	1st of 1
3	HVACGraduates a year not reported	$33,265	$42,330	$9,500	2nd of 2
4	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 29 graduates a year	$31,951	$28,232	$15,402	1st of 1
5	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 91 graduates a year	$24,379	$26,931	$13,000	9th of 10
6	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 7 graduates a year	$21,780	$30,682	$16,166	8th of 8
7	Culinary ArtsGraduates a year not reported	$21,367	$17,060	$13,000	2nd of 3
8	Dental Hygiene and AssistingGraduates a year not reported	$18,208	$22,817	$13,000	7th of 7
9	Massage TherapyAbout 18 graduates a year	$16,914	$18,124	$11,661	3rd of 4
10	CosmetologyAbout 136 graduates a year	$10,878	$17,208	$16,500	20th of 22

Program names link to the program's own page, and Michigan ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Michigan programs in the field do too.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Practical Nursing$41,283
Electronics Repair$34,629
HVAC$33,265
Medical Laboratory Science$31,951
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$24,379

Lowest median debt

HVAC$9,500
Massage Therapy$11,661
Electronics Repair$13,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$13,000
Culinary Arts$13,000

Largest programs

CosmetologyAbout 136 graduates a year
Practical NursingAbout 102 graduates a year
Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 91 graduates a year
Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 29 graduates a year
Electronics RepairAbout 27 graduates a year

Common questions

Practical Nursing graduates earn a median of $41,283 in their first year, the most of 10 Dorsey College certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Michigan rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels