The goal of accreditation is to ensure that education provided by institutions of higher education meets or exceeds an acceptable level of quality.
Institutional Accreditation
Council on Occupational Education
Dorsey College is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education (COE). This applies to the Madison Heights campus (which serves as the main campus) and the Dearborn, Grand Rapids, Roseville, Saginaw, Woodhaven, and Wayne campuses (which are branch campus locations of Madison Heights). Contact information for the Council on Occupational Education is as follows: 7840 Roswell Road, Building 300, Suite 325, Atlanta, GA 30350, telephone: 770-396-3898 / FAX: 770-396-3790, www.council.org. Contact information for Dorsey College’s Chief Administrator is as follows: Kim Peck, kpeck@dorsey.edu, (248) 585-9200 ext. 11314.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences
Dorsey School of Beauty located in Taylor, Michigan, a sister school of Dorsey College, is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences, Inc., (NACCAS). Dorsey School of Beauty is located at 23125 Ecorse Road, Taylor, MI 48180 and has additional classroom space located at 23129 Ecorse Road, Taylor, MI 48180. Contact information for the NACCAS is as follows: National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences, Inc., 3015 Colvin Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, telephone (703) 600-7600, www.NACCAS.org.
Programmatic Accreditation
Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation
The Culinary Arts program at Dorsey College – Roseville campus is programmatically accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation.
The Baking and Pastry Arts program at Dorsey College – Roseville campus is programmatically accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation.
Contact information is as follows: American Culinary Federation Education Foundation’s Accrediting Commission, 180 Center Place Way, St. Augustine, FL 32095, telephone: (800) 624 – 9458.
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs
The paramedic program offered at Dorsey College is programmatically accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). Contact information for CoAEMSP is as follows: Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions, 8301 Lakeview Parkway Suite 111-312, Rowlett, TX 75088, Telephone: (214) 703-8445, www.coaemsp.org
The associate of applied science in surgical technology program at Dorsey College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA). Contact information for ARC/STSA is as follows: Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting, 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 339, Parker, CO 80138, (303) 694-9262, www.arcstsa.org.
Contact information for CAAHEP is as follows: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 9355 – 113th St. N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775, (727) 210-2350, www.caahep.org
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
The Associate of Applied Science in Nursing program at Dorsey College at the campuses located in Madison Heights, Saginaw, and Wayne is accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing program is initial accreditation. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program on the ACEN website.
The Practical Nurse program at Dorsey College at the Michigan campuses located in Madison Heights, Roseville, Wayne, Woodhaven and Saginaw is accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Practical Nurse program is initial accreditation. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program on the ACEN website.
Continuing Occupational Educational Classes
Certain classes offered at Dorsey College campuses, such as American Heart Association classes and EMS Refresher classes are classified as Continuing Occupational Education classes by the Council on Occupational Education, Dorsey College’s institutional accreditor. As a result, Continuing Occupational Education classes are not included on the program list Dorsey College maintains with the Council on Occupational Education.
Dorsey Divisions
The Dorsey family of institutions includes Training Direct (with a location in Bridgeport, CT). Training Direct is referred to as a “Dorsey Division” and does not hold institutional accreditation.
