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Dorsey College-Grand Rapids

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

Overview

Dorsey College-Grand Rapids is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 82 students. It is part of Dorsey School of Business Holdings Inc..

Dorsey College-Grand Rapids offers certificates across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) and Sterile Processing Technology/Technician. It awarded 54 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 50% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
82
Students enrolled
50%
First-year retention
54
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 6

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

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
25
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
29

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
82
Undergraduates, fall 2024
82
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
143
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
42%
Men
58%
White
76%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
8%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
Dorsey School of Business Holdings Inc.
Chief Administrative Officer
Kim Peck
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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