CNC machinist training in Michigan
25 CNC machinist programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
18 schools offer these machinist programs, and Michigan has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Machinists set up and run equipment, including computer-controlled (CNC) machines, to make precision metal parts and tools. Community colleges and technical schools offer certificates and two-year degrees that teach reading engineering drawings and programming CNC machines.1 In Michigan, 15 of the 25 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 6 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 25 programsHow much does CNC machinist training cost in Michigan?
$3,480 to $10,530 is what most CNC machinist programs in Michigan cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 25 programs with a price. All of them: $600 to $19,905
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Too few programs to say
- Working 6 months later
- Too few programs to say
- Earned a year, estimated
- Too few programs to say
- Length
- 17 to 55 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 Michigan may also offer CNC machinist training. How these figures are made
CNC machinist training in Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Petoskey and other Michigan cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 10 more programs are in 8 other areas, 2 in smaller cities and towns.
All 25 CNC machinist programs in Michigan approved for WIOA funding
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25 programs
Tooling and Manufacturing Technology AAAS 908
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$70,500Price if you pay yourself$10,418Program website, Tooling and Manufacturing Technology AAAS 908 at Grand Rapids Community CollegeMore details about Tooling and Manufacturing Technology AAAS 908 at Grand Rapids Community College
- Finished
- 19%
- Working at 6 months
- 92%
- Earned in a quarter
- $17,617
- Length
- 63 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,492
- Students counted
- 46
- a year, estimated
- $70,500
- price
- $10,418
Machine Tool Technology (Associate)
Lake Michigan College
Benton Harbor
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$10,530Program website, Machine Tool Technology (Associate) at Lake Michigan CollegeMore details about Machine Tool Technology (Associate) at Lake Michigan College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 56 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $300
- Students counted
- 37
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $10,530
Machining Basics & CNC
Monroe County Community College
Monroe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$34,000Price if you pay yourself$924Program website, Machining Basics & CNC at Monroe County Community CollegeMore details about Machining Basics & CNC at Monroe County Community College
- Finished
- 86%
- Working at 6 months
- 64%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,494
- Length
- 15 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $171
- Students counted
- 31
- a year, estimated
- $34,000
- price
- $924
Industrial Machining Technology (151)
Kellogg Community College
Battle Creek
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$68,800Price if you pay yourself$10,619Program website, Industrial Machining Technology (151) at Kellogg Community CollegeMore details about Industrial Machining Technology (151) at Kellogg Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- 90%
- Earned in a quarter
- $17,193
- Length
- 45 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 26
- a year, estimated
- $68,800
- price
- $10,619
CNC Operator
North Central Michigan College
Petoskey
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,200Program website, CNC Operator at North Central Michigan CollegeMore details about CNC Operator at North Central Michigan College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 5 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 18
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,200
CAD/CNC Certificate
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$56,800Price if you pay yourself$7,426Program website, CAD/CNC Certificate at Muskegon Community CollegeMore details about CAD/CNC Certificate at Muskegon Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,200
- Length
- 52 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,112
- Students counted
- 18
- a year, estimated
- $56,800
- price
- $7,426
CAD/CNC - Associate in Applied Science
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$15,700Program website, CAD/CNC - Associate in Applied Science at Muskegon Community CollegeMore details about CAD/CNC - Associate in Applied Science at Muskegon Community College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 104 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,900
- Students counted
- 17
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $15,700
CNC Certificate
JAMA/Academy for Manufacturing Careers
Jackson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,865Program website, CNC Certificate at JAMA/Academy for Manufacturing CareersMore details about CNC Certificate at JAMA/Academy for Manufacturing Careers
- Finished
- 57%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 40 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 16
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $6,865
Industrial Machining Technology (252)
Kellogg Community College
Battle Creek
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$49,300Price if you pay yourself$17,325Program website, Industrial Machining Technology (252) at Kellogg Community CollegeMore details about Industrial Machining Technology (252) at Kellogg Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,313
- Length
- 60 weeks, 22 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,025
- Students counted
- 14
- a year, estimated
- $49,300
- price
- $17,325
Machining Technology
Allegan County Area Technical & Education Center
Allegan
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$600Program website, Machining Technology at Allegan County Area Technical & Education CenterMore details about Machining Technology at Allegan County Area Technical & Education Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 10 weeks, 7 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $600
Basic CNC Machining
Sanilac Career Center
Peck
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$750Program website, Basic CNC Machining at Sanilac Career CenterMore details about Basic CNC Machining at Sanilac Career Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 10 weeks, 2 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $750
CNC Entry Level Operator/Programmer
Thompson M-TEC
Holland
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,714Program website, CNC Entry Level Operator/Programmer at Thompson M-TECMore details about CNC Entry Level Operator/Programmer at Thompson M-TEC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 22 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,714
CNC Machinist and Operator Training
Oakland Community College
Bloomfield Hills
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,200Program website, CNC Machinist and Operator Training at Oakland Community CollegeMore details about CNC Machinist and Operator Training at Oakland Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 5 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,200
CNC Machinist Technology
North Central Michigan College
Petoskey
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,480Program website, CNC Machinist Technology at North Central Michigan CollegeMore details about CNC Machinist Technology at North Central Michigan College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 32 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,480
Advanced Manufacturing (CNC) - Operation Technician
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,287Program website, Advanced Manufacturing (CNC) - Operation Technician at Washtenaw Community CollegeMore details about Advanced Manufacturing (CNC) - Operation Technician at Washtenaw Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 45 weeks, 11 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $450
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,287
Advanced Manufacturing (CNC) - Programming and Setup Technician
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,471Program website, Advanced Manufacturing (CNC) - Programming and Setup Technician at Washtenaw Community CollegeMore details about Advanced Manufacturing (CNC) - Programming and Setup Technician at Washtenaw Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 30 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $950
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,471
Tooling and Manufacturing Certificate-920
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,959Program website, Tooling and Manufacturing Certificate-920 at Grand Rapids Community CollegeMore details about Tooling and Manufacturing Certificate-920 at Grand Rapids Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 28 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,746
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,959
CNC Machining
Litchfield Regional Training Center
Litchfield
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,420Program website, CNC Machining at Litchfield Regional Training CenterMore details about CNC Machining at Litchfield Regional Training Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,420
Machine Tool Technology Basic
Alpena Community College
Alpena
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,975Program website, Machine Tool Technology Basic at Alpena Community CollegeMore details about Machine Tool Technology Basic at Alpena Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 32 weeks, 18 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,000
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,975
CNC Machinist
Workforce Intelligence Network (WIN)
Taylor
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,348More details about CNC Machinist at Workforce Intelligence Network (WIN)
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $6,348
Machine Tool Technology (1470)
Lansing Community College
Lansing
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,452Program website, Machine Tool Technology (1470) at Lansing Community CollegeMore details about Machine Tool Technology (1470) at Lansing Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 11 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $900
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $6,452
CNC - Machinist
Kirtland Community College
Grayling
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$8,115Program website, CNC - Machinist at Kirtland Community CollegeMore details about CNC - Machinist at Kirtland Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 30 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,055
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $8,115
Marquette-Alger Technical Middle College CNC Technician Certification
Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!
Escanaba
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,287More details about Marquette-Alger Technical Middle College CNC Technician Certification at Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $12,287
Machine Tool Technology
Alpena Community College
Alpena
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$14,147Program website, Machine Tool Technology at Alpena Community CollegeMore details about Machine Tool Technology at Alpena Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 21 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,250
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $14,147
CNC Machinist
JAMA/Academy for Manufacturing Careers
Jackson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$19,905School website, CNC Machinist at JAMA/Academy for Manufacturing CareersMore details about CNC Machinist at JAMA/Academy for Manufacturing Careers
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $19,905
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for CNC machinist training in Michigan
WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Michigan
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
Paid machinist apprenticeships
An apprenticeship is a job: you're paid to learn, with a raise as your skills grow, and most include classroom teaching. You apply to the employer or the program sponsor. Ask what you'll pay for the classroom part and what you'll earn on the job.6
Financial aid and grants for CNC machinist training
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.78
GI Bill for CNC machinist training
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9
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
Quick facts: CNC machinist training in Michigan
- programs with a price cost under $3,000
- 5 of 25
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 25th of 30
- CNC machinist programs here, against the typical state's 8
- 25 vs 8
State comparisons use the same figures as the CNC machinist training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).
Machinist apprenticeships in Michigan
A machinist apprenticeship is usually run by an employer. It combines paid training on the job with related classes and lasts several years.1
You apply to the employer or the program sponsor, not through a school.6 The Department of Labor's Apprenticeship Finder lists openings by place and job. This page lists 3 machinist apprenticeships approved for WIOA funding in Michigan. Ask what you'll pay for the classes and what you'll earn on the job.
Where the Michigan machinist program numbers come from
Which Michigan machinist programs are on this list?
These are the machinist programs Michigan 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).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Michigan offers.
How Michigan machinist 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 machinist 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 Michigan
- CDL training106 programs
- CNA classes113 programs
- Medical assistant training85 programs
- Phlebotomy training43 programs
- Welding classes56 programs
- HVAC training40 programs
- Medical billing and coding training44 programs
- LPN programs22 programs
- EMT classes38 programs
- Electrician training19 programs
- Dental assistant programs39 programs
- Auto mechanic classes28 programs
- Pharmacy technician training34 programs
- Plumbing school7 programs
- Carpentry classes11 programs
Sources for the facts about CNC machinist training in Michigan
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Machinists and Tool and Die Makers
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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