Dorsey College - Madison Heights, MI Campus (EMS Building) — Local services in Madison Heights

This is regarding Dorsey's paramedic program that I recently graduated from.

This program was absolutely horrible for me. Before the headache of COVID, they were extremely unorganized and unprofessional. I rarely had actual homework, and most of the lesson plan was given through pre-made slides. My original teacher, while they were there, was very helpful with what they were given. They did the best with what they had. However, we were barely given any lab time or hands on training. When this was brought up, often it was met by aggression or frustration from school staff and promises of "we will get to it". Clinicals were difficult to schedule because only one person in the front office actually answers emails, who was part-time and has since quit the school. Also, another supervisor at the school has bad blood with certain clinical sites and made it extra difficult to sign up at these sites.

Both my teacher and program director were fired by the school for different reasons, and the replacements we were given did not care one ounce about our class. Emails went weeks or months without being answered. This is before March, when the lock down started. Emails regarding licensing, when class was going to be held, clinicals, you name it. I would email once or twice a week for 3-4 weeks and get no acknowledgement, even if it was just to say they saw my questions. After the lockdown began, classes were sporadically unorganized. There was no plan on how to get us through effectively, and I only was able to get through by emailing other teachers and supervisors that people at my job were in class with. They held make-shift ACLS and PALS classes and then did not submit our certs for almost a year. The replacement teacher we were given was then temporarily laid off due to COVID and the fourth teacher we were given did not answer one phone call or email from me in 2 months. After completing the class and passing, it took over a month for the roster to be submitted to the state for NREMT testing.

I did pass the program and NREMT on my first attempt, but I feel this was more due to the community College I attended a program at and failed years prior. I also spent most of my time in this program teaching myself from a book. What I mean to say is I learned more from a program I failed and reading a book by myself than I did in Dorsey's Paramedic program. If you have the money and time, I recommend taking your education to a community College and stop supporting these money hole...

I studied Esthetics at Dorsey College School of Beauty, and from day one, Ms. Amal was incredibly kind and supportive, even though she taught another class. Whenever I or any student didn’t understand something, she would explain it step by step until it clicked. Her teaching style is clear, professional, and very hands-on.

She prepared us thoroughly for the State Board exam both theory and practical. She truly cared about each student’s success and always made sure everyone was ready to pass. Even after graduation, she stayed in touch and offered helpful interview advice that helped me land a job.

Great teachers don’t just teach—they inspire. Thank you, Ms. Amal, for inspiring me and helping me grow. I’m so thankful for all her support! 🙏🙏

I’d also like to thank Ms. Akilah, the Career Service Coordinator, for her kindness and continuous support. She always followed up with me, shared job opportunities, and truly cared about helping...

I just completed the EMT Basic Program at Superior and really enjoyed my class. My classmates were supportive of each other and we received materials in the class to cover topics very thoroughly even above and beyond the textbook we had (the more sources of information, the better)! My instructor was awesome and really cares about her students. I would recommend Superior and I think most of my classmates would also! I read the first review and had the completely opposite experience. Lots of guesswork going on with "what others have done" when there are no facts or statistics to support those claims. Usually students who don't pass National Registry blame everyone else...