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Detroit Business Institute-Downriver

Detroit, Michigan Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Business Institute-Downriver is a private for-profit career and technical school. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 124 students.

Detroit Business Institute-Downriver offers certificates across 5 programs. It awarded 54 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Mission

The mission of Detroit Business Institute-Downriver is twofold: To serve the needs of both the individual student and the community. Our role is to provide specialized vocational education which will help our students prepare for a productive career and to provide the community with employees educated in professional and vocational skills.

Mission statement as reported by Detroit Business Institute-Downriver

Key figures

124
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
54
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 5

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
54

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
124
Undergraduates, fall 2024
124
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
171
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
95%
Men
5%
White
2%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
93%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
President & CEO
Pradeep K Singh
Services and opportunities
Job placement for graduates

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