Private for-profit · Community college

Dorsey College-Saginaw

Saginaw, Michigan · Midsize suburb

0%
Transfer rate: $31,424
Avg net price: 65%
Grad / completion: $29,392
Median earnings

Dorsey College-Saginaw is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Saginaw, Michigan (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 183 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 183 undergradsMidsize suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Saginaw, Michigan

Saginaw is a city in Saginaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. French missionaries and traders first appeared in the area during the late 17th century and encountered the Ojibwe (Chippewa) living in the area. Shortly thereafter the United States established Fort Saginaw. Campau's trading post was also inhabited by Metis. The Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra and Saginaw Choral Society are housed in the Temple and each of these organizations performs a full concert series annually at the Temple venue. The Saginaw Historical Society is also located downtown in an elaborate castle. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 59 miles to Lansing, MI
To Great Lakes shore: 14 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to MBS (MBS)

How Dorsey College-Saginaw compares

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 56% · #38 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention51%

Higher than 12%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$29,392

Higher than 29% · #52 of 88 in Michigan

Average net price$31,424

Cheaper than 6% · #91 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$13,000

Lower than 22%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment183

Larger than 43%

Percentiles compare Dorsey College-Saginaw with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women14780%
Men3620%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White26%
Black63%
Hispanic1.1%
Asian0.5%
Other or multiracial9.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 183
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 85%
First-generation students: 57%
Students over 25: 71%
Median family income: $11,499

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $16,990
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $0
Total cost of attendance: $36,916
Average net price: $31,424

Outcomes

Graduated: 65%
First-year retention: 51%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $21,514
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $29,392
Median debt at graduation: $13,000
Students with federal loans: 90%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 16%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

65%

Low-income (Pell)

50%

First-generation

50%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$31,302

$30–48k

$30,994

$48–75k

$32,247

$75–110k

$32,521

$110k+

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College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

57%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$857

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 57% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $857. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 49 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $29,392
Typical debt at graduation: $13,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 44%
Out-earn a HS grad: 28%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$28,763

Men

$31,976

Men out-earn women by $3,213 (11%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 83°F
Winter low: 16°F
Annual rain: 34″
Annual snow: 40.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Saginaw #3, MI US station (4.1 mi from campus).

What Dorsey College-Saginaw graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

42 grads$24k 1 yr$27k 5 yr$13k debt

42$24,379$26,931$13,000 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

41 grads$41k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$20k debt

41$41,283$28,367$19,941 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

30 grads$17k 1 yr$18k 5 yr$12k debt

30$16,914$18,124$11,661 Health and Medical Administrative Services

10 grads$22k 1 yr$31k 5 yr$16k debt

10$21,780$30,682$16,166 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

7 grads$33k 1 yr$42k 5 yr$10k debt

7$33,265$42,330$9,500

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.