DSDT is a for-profit 2-year college in Detroit, Michigan with 132 undergraduates. 41% of students finish within 3 years. Graduates leave with a median $6,333 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
41%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$6,333
About $67 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 13%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2018-19 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 132
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 36%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 41%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 6
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,194 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $15,221 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 41% | 59% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 70% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $6,333 | $13,000 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $32,840 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $36,115 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
6 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 266 | Withheld | $36,781 | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 48 | Withheld | $27,870 | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 17 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Detroit and Michigan on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Michigan
- Homes: Homes for sale in Michigan
Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at DSDT?
DSDT has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much student debt do DSDT graduates have?
$6,333 is the median federal student loan debt of DSDT graduates, about $67 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 13% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at DSDT?
41% of first-time, full-time students at DSDT finish within 3 years. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at DSDT?
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (266 certificate graduates), Film/Video and Photographic Arts (48 certificate graduates), Computer Programming (46 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 6 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.