19100 Fort St.
Riverview, Mich. 48193

Detroit business Institute-Downriver trains students for highly sought careers as medical assistants, legal administrative assistants, administrative assistants, medical office personnel, and computer office specialists.

Detroit business Institute-Downriver offers day and evening programs in medical assistant, legal administrative assistant, administrative assistant, medical office, and computer office specialist. The medical assistant program prepares students for careers in the health care field. Students learn to perform clinical and administrative tasks in doctors' offices, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and home health care agencies. The legal administrative assistant program trains students to have accuracy in machine transcription, keyboarding, and English grammar. The administrative assistant program gives students the skills needed for office support positions and entry-level positions in management. Students in the medical office program will perform clinical duties in a medical center, hospital or physician's office. The skills acquired are medical terminology, billing, transcription, English grammar, and computer operations. The computer office specialist program provides students with a variety of computer skills needed in business as well as accounting, keyboarding, and other relevant electives.

Quick Facts

Detroit Business Institute-Downriver offers job placement assistance. The placement department helps graduates prepare their resumes and provides proper interviewing techniques. The job placement coordinator provides information to students about part-time and full-time job opportunities.

Financial assistance is available to those who qualify. Detroit Business Institute-Downriver has financial aid programs for qualified high school graduates and offers Detroit Business Institute-Downriver scholarships to those currently in high school.

Federal financial assistance is available through Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant, Federal Stafford Loans, and Federal Work-Study Program.

Work study programs are also available and some programs at DBI-Downriver are approved for veterans. Maximum veteran's benefits are provided to veterans who attend on a full-time basis.

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