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 and 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 Dorsey College Paramedic program is 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 the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org), 9355 – 113th St. N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775, telephone: (727) 210-2350. Send your communication to CAAHEP directly by clicking here. To contact CoAEMSP: 8301 Lakeview Parkway Suite 111-312 Rowlett, TX 75088 214-703-8445, FAX 214-703-8992, www.coaemsp.org.
Candidate Status – Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
Effective December 14, 2022, Dorsey College’s Associate of Applied Science in Nursing and Practical Nurse programs are a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). This candidacy status expires on December 14, 2024.
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000, http://www.acenursing.com/candidates/candidacy.asp
Note: Upon granting of initial accreditation by the ACEN Board of Commissioners, the effective date of initial accreditation is the date on which the nursing program was approved by the ACEN as a candidate program that concluded in the Board of Commissioners granting initial accreditation.
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 additional locations, referred to as “Dorsey Divisions,” which do not hold institutional accreditation. These locations include Training Direct (with locations in Bridgeport and Danbury Connecticut).
