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Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Detroit, Michigan

10 accounting and bookkeeping programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

8 schools offer these accounting and bookkeeping programs with classes in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Bookkeeping and accounting clerks record and check financial data so an organization keeps complete, accurate books. Some employers want college classes or a degree in accounting, others hire people with a high school diploma and train them on the job; certification is not usually required.1 In Detroit, 6 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 5 are taught partly or fully online.

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All 55 accounting and bookkeeping programs in Michigan, including online programs

How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in Detroit?

$2,683 to $10,413 is what most accounting and bookkeeping programs in Detroit cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $850 to $13,372

In the typical program

Finished the program
15%
Working 6 months later
75%
Earned a year, estimated
about $42,700
Length
35 to 64 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Detroit may also offer accounting and bookkeeping classes. How these figures are made

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in Detroit?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 10 accounting and bookkeeping programs in Detroit approved for WIOA funding

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10 programs

  • Accounting (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Accounting

    Macomb Community College

    Warren

    No diploma needed

    Macomb Community College, Warren · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$38,400
    Price if you pay yourself$7,813
    Program website, Accounting at Macomb Community College
    More details about Accounting at Macomb Community College
    Finished
    19%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,588
    Length
    64 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,011
    Students counted
    32,832
    a year, estimated
    $38,400
    price
    $7,813

  • Accounting (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting

    Wayne County Community College District

    Detroit

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Wayne County Community College District, Detroit · Accounting (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$43,000
    Price if you pay yourself$12,794
    Program website, Accounting at Wayne County Community College District
    More details about Accounting at Wayne County Community College District
    Finished
    15%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,746
    Length
    72 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,650
    Students counted
    146
    a year, estimated
    $43,000
    price
    $12,794

  • Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting

    Henry Ford College

    Dearborn

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Henry Ford College, Dearborn · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,372
    Program website, Accounting at Henry Ford College
    More details about Accounting at Henry Ford College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,575
    Students counted
    112
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,372

  • Accounting certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    General Accounting Certificate

    Oakland Community College

    Bloomfield Hills

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Oakland Community College, Bloomfield Hills · Accounting certificate · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$44,400
    Price if you pay yourself$3,326
    Program website, General Accounting Certificate at Oakland Community College
    More details about General Accounting Certificate at Oakland Community College
    Finished
    12%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,088
    Length
    45 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    77
    a year, estimated
    $44,400
    price
    $3,326

  • Accounting (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Accounting

    St. Clair County Community College

    Port Huron

    No diploma needed

    St. Clair County Community College, Port Huron · Accounting (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$42,700
    Price if you pay yourself$11,280
    Program website, Accounting at St. Clair County Community College
    More details about Accounting at St. Clair County Community College
    Finished
    15%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,682
    Length
    64 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,344
    Students counted
    71
    a year, estimated
    $42,700
    price
    $11,280

  • Accounting program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Accounting

    Schoolcraft College

    Livonia

    No diploma needed

    Schoolcraft College, Livonia · Accounting program (level not stated) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$28,500
    Price if you pay yourself$5,529
    Program website, Accounting at Schoolcraft College
    More details about Accounting at Schoolcraft College
    Finished
    13%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,117
    Length
    48 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    30
    a year, estimated
    $28,500
    price
    $5,529

  • Accounting certificateSeveral formatsHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting - Certificate of Achievement

    Henry Ford College

    Dearborn

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Henry Ford College, Dearborn · Accounting certificate · Several formats · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$34,900
    Price if you pay yourself$5,732
    Program website, Accounting - Certificate of Achievement at Henry Ford College
    More details about Accounting - Certificate of Achievement at Henry Ford College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,717
    Length
    32 weeks, 5 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,950
    Students counted
    24
    a year, estimated
    $34,900
    price
    $5,732

  • Accounting certificateHybridNo diploma needed

    Small Business Accounting

    Macomb Community College

    Warren

    No diploma needed

    Macomb Community College, Warren · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$56,100
    Price if you pay yourself$2,469
    Program website, Small Business Accounting at Macomb Community College
    More details about Small Business Accounting at Macomb Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,024
    Length
    48 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    10
    a year, estimated
    $56,100
    price
    $2,469

  • QuickBooks and accounting softwareHybridNo diploma needed

    Accounting Specialist with QuickBooks Online Program

    ONLC Training Centers Troy

    Troy

    No diploma needed

    ONLC Training Centers Troy, Troy · QuickBooks and accounting software · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$850
    Program website, Accounting Specialist with QuickBooks Online Program at ONLC Training Centers Troy
    More details about Accounting Specialist with QuickBooks Online Program at ONLC Training Centers Troy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $850

  • QuickBooks and accounting softwareHybridNo diploma needed

    Accounting Specialist with QuickBooks Online Program

    ONLC Training Centers Livonia

    Livonia

    No diploma needed

    ONLC Training Centers Livonia, Livonia · QuickBooks and accounting software · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$850
    Program website, Accounting Specialist with QuickBooks Online Program at ONLC Training Centers Livonia
    More details about Accounting Specialist with QuickBooks Online Program at ONLC Training Centers Livonia
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $850

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Detroit

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Detroit

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Financial aid and grants for accounting and bookkeeping classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for accounting and bookkeeping classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Where the Detroit accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which Detroit accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs with classes in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Michigan page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Detroit accounting and bookkeeping program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some accounting and bookkeeping programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Other training in Detroit

Sources for the facts about accounting and bookkeeping classes in Detroit

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List