-35pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 35 pp at Dorsey College vs the 2003–2007 baseline (38.3% vs 72.8%).
Michigan · Private for-profit · Predominantly certificates
Dorsey College
Madison Heights, Michigan. 547 undergraduate students. 14 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Dorsey College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Dorsey College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (4.4% → 0.0%).
-17%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Dorsey College fell 17% between 2006 and 2009 (64.3% → 53.3%).
-46%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Dorsey College fell 46% between 2021 and 2024 ($31.7k → $17.0k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Michigan
Each tile compares this institution to the Michigan median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$29,392+37% · 6→10y
Michigan median $38,167$21,514
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry38.3%-32% · '97→'09
Michigan median 57.1%$9,500+248% · '97→'20
At program completion547+294% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS51.2%-21% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$32,160+93% · '01→'24
out-of-state $32,160SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.3%Median federal debt $9,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $29,392 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-32%
Dorsey College · completion · 150% fell
78.5% → 53.3%
-21%
Dorsey College · retention fell
64.0% → 50.5%
+240%
Dorsey College · undergrad enrollment rose
163 → 643
+93%
Dorsey College · in-state tuition rose
$8,815 → $16,990
+93%
Dorsey College · out-of-state tuition rose
$8,815 → $16,990
+248%
Dorsey College · median debt rose
$3,740 → $13,000
-100%
Dorsey College · cohort default rate fell
25.2% → 0.0%
+24%
Dorsey College · pell share rose
59.7% → 74.2%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).$42,330Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology.$40,230Health and Medical Administrative Services.$30,682Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$28,367Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$28,232Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$26,931Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$22,817Hospitality Administration/Management.$21,384Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services.$18,124Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.$17,208Culinary Arts and Related Services.$17,060
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
11 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$28,367Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$26,931Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services.$18,124Health and Medical Administrative Services.$30,682Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$28,232Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$22,817
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Dorsey College
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
-$161,099
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
—
Doesn’t reach breakeven within the horizon
- Cost per year
- $22,012
- HS-only baseline · MI
- $36,900
- Years to complete
- 1
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Michigan
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Dorsey College graduates earn $X” — not “Dorsey College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Dorsey College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.