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Industrial maintenance technician training in Detroit, Michigan

20 industrial maintenance programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

10 schools offer these industrial maintenance 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.

Industrial machinery mechanics, maintenance workers and millwrights install, maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery. Most have a year or more of training after high school, some a two-year degree in industrial maintenance, and most millwrights learn the trade in a three- or four-year apprenticeship.1

In Detroit, 11 of the 20 programs take students without a high school diploma, 8 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for a bachelor's degree.

By kind, the 20 programs here are mechatronics and automation (8 programs), industrial maintenance (associate degree, 6 programs), industrial maintenance certificate or diploma (3 programs), industrial maintenance apprenticeship (2 programs), and 1 more of one other kind.

See the 20 programs

All 45 industrial maintenance programs in Michigan, including online programs

How much does industrial maintenance training cost in Detroit?

Certificates and short courses (14 programs)
$4,780 to $9,580most of them, usually 14 to 48 weeks long
Two-year degrees (6 programs)
$8,981 to $18,884most of them, usually 68 to 90 weeks long

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
54%
Working 6 months later
85%
Earned a year, estimated
about $52,100
Length
36 to 70 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 industrial maintenance training. How these figures are made

Is there free industrial maintenance training in Detroit?

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

All 20 industrial maintenance programs in Detroit approved for WIOA funding

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20 programs

  • Mechatronics and automationIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Robotics and Automation Technician Certificate

    MIAT College of Technology

    Canton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MIAT College of Technology, CantonMechatronics and automationIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,600
    Price if you pay yourself$29,555
    Program website, Robotics and Automation Technician Certificate at MIAT College of Technology
    More details about Robotics and Automation Technician Certificate at MIAT College of Technology
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,649
    Length
    48 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,090
    Students counted
    141
    Earned a year, estimated
    $38,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $29,555
    Program website, Robotics and Automation Technician Certificate at MIAT College of Technology

  • Industrial maintenance certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Industrial Maintenance Technician

    MIAT College of Technology

    Canton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MIAT College of Technology, CantonIndustrial maintenance certificate or diplomaIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,600
    Price if you pay yourself$18,005
    Program website, Industrial Maintenance Technician at MIAT College of Technology
    More details about Industrial Maintenance Technician at MIAT College of Technology
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,157
    Length
    36 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,336
    Students counted
    131
    Earned a year, estimated
    $40,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $18,005
    Program website, Industrial Maintenance Technician at MIAT College of Technology

  • Industrial maintenance (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Robotics/Automated Systems Technology

    Oakland Community College

    Bloomfield Hills

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Oakland Community College, Bloomfield HillsIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$51,400
    Price if you pay yourself$8,043
    Program website, Robotics/Automated Systems Technology at Oakland Community College
    More details about Robotics/Automated Systems Technology at Oakland Community College
    Finished
    14%
    Working at 6 months
    88%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,850
    Length
    90 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    113
    Earned a year, estimated
    $51,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,043
    Program website, Robotics/Automated Systems Technology at Oakland Community College

  • Industrial maintenance (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Automated Systems Technology - Mechatronics

    Macomb Community College

    Warren

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Macomb Community College, WarrenIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$65,700
    Price if you pay yourself$11,796
    Program website, Automated Systems Technology - Mechatronics at Macomb Community College
    More details about Automated Systems Technology - Mechatronics at Macomb Community College
    Finished
    29%
    Working at 6 months
    91%
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,437
    Length
    104 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,500
    Students counted
    87

    Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.

    Earned a year, estimated
    $65,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,796
    Program website, Automated Systems Technology - Mechatronics at Macomb Community College

  • Industrial maintenance (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Engineering Technology - Mechatronics

    St. Clair County Community College

    Port Huron

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    St. Clair County Community College, Port HuronIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$20,914
    Program website, Engineering Technology - Mechatronics at St. Clair County Community College
    More details about Engineering Technology - Mechatronics at St. Clair County Community College
    Finished
    22%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,344
    Students counted
    73
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $20,914
    Program website, Engineering Technology - Mechatronics at St. Clair County Community College

  • Mechatronics and automationIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Programmable Logical Controls and Robotic Technician

    Oakland Community College

    Bloomfield Hills

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Oakland Community College, Bloomfield HillsMechatronics and automation · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$41,900
    Price if you pay yourself$7,000

    44 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Programmable Logical Controls and Robotic Technician at Oakland Community College
    More details about Programmable Logical Controls and Robotic Technician at Oakland Community College
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,476
    Length
    14 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    44
    Earned a year, estimated
    $41,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    44
    Program website, Programmable Logical Controls and Robotic Technician at Oakland Community College

  • Industrial maintenance certificate or diplomaSeveral formatsNo diploma needed

    Mechanic: Industrial Maintenance

    Macomb Community College

    Warren

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Macomb Community College, WarrenIndustrial maintenance certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolSeveral formats · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$50,200
    Price if you pay yourself$7,388
    Program website, Mechanic: Industrial Maintenance at Macomb Community College
    More details about Mechanic: Industrial Maintenance at Macomb Community College
    Finished
    37%
    Working at 6 months
    87%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,558
    Length
    68 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,500
    Students counted
    42
    Earned a year, estimated
    $50,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,388
    Program website, Mechanic: Industrial Maintenance at Macomb Community College

  • Industrial maintenance (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Mechatronics Associate Applied Science Degree

    Schoolcraft College

    Livonia

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Schoolcraft College, LivoniaIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,792
    Program website, Mechatronics Associate Applied Science Degree at Schoolcraft College
    More details about Mechatronics Associate Applied Science Degree at Schoolcraft College
    Finished
    21%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    67 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    34
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,792
    Program website, Mechatronics Associate Applied Science Degree at Schoolcraft College

  • Industrial maintenance (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Robotics and Automation Technology Associate

    MIAT College of Technology

    Canton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MIAT College of Technology, CantonIndustrial maintenance (associate degree)Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$58,500
    Price if you pay yourself$41,105
    Program website, Robotics and Automation Technology Associate at MIAT College of Technology
    More details about Robotics and Automation Technology Associate at MIAT College of Technology
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,617
    Length
    72 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,090
    Students counted
    32
    Earned a year, estimated
    $58,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $41,105
    Program website, Robotics and Automation Technology Associate at MIAT College of Technology

  • Industrial maintenance certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Machine Repair

    Macomb Community College

    Warren

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Macomb Community College, WarrenIndustrial maintenance certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$99,100
    Price if you pay yourself$6,344
    Program website, Machine Repair at Macomb Community College
    More details about Machine Repair at Macomb Community College
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    92%
    Earned in a quarter
    $24,779
    Length
    52 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,500
    Students counted
    25
    Earned a year, estimated
    $99,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,344
    Program website, Machine Repair at Macomb Community College

  • Mechatronics and automationSeveral formatsHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technology- Automation Control

    Henry Ford College

    Dearborn

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Henry Ford College, DearbornMechatronics and automation · Accredited schoolSeveral formats · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,573
    Program website, Electrical Technology- Automation Control at Henry Ford College
    More details about Electrical Technology- Automation Control at Henry Ford College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    45 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    23
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,573
    Program website, Electrical Technology- Automation Control at Henry Ford College

  • Mechatronics and automationIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Robotics Automated Systems Technology Certificate

    Oakland Community College

    Bloomfield Hills

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Oakland Community College, Bloomfield HillsMechatronics and automation · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$64,400
    Price if you pay yourself$4,610
    Program website, Robotics Automated Systems Technology Certificate at Oakland Community College
    More details about Robotics Automated Systems Technology Certificate at Oakland Community College
    Finished
    42%
    Working at 6 months
    81%
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,092
    Length
    45 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    15
    Earned a year, estimated
    $64,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,610
    Program website, Robotics Automated Systems Technology Certificate at Oakland Community College

  • Mechatronics and automationIn personNo diploma needed

    Controls Technician

    Macomb Community College

    Warren

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Macomb Community College, WarrenMechatronics and automation · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$52,800
    Price if you pay yourself$10,273

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Controls Technician at Macomb Community College
    More details about Controls Technician at Macomb Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    87%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,198
    Length
    14 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    14
    Earned a year, estimated
    $52,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,273
    students trained with WIOA funding
    6
    Program website, Controls Technician at Macomb Community College

  • Mechatronics and automationIn personNo diploma needed

    Mechatronics Technology Certificate

    Schoolcraft College

    Livonia

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Schoolcraft College, LivoniaMechatronics and automation · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,289
    Program website, Mechatronics Technology Certificate at Schoolcraft College
    More details about Mechatronics Technology Certificate at Schoolcraft College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    10
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,289
    Program website, Mechatronics Technology Certificate at Schoolcraft College

  • Mechatronics and automationIn personNo diploma needed

    Mechatronics Technology Skills Certificate

    Schoolcraft College

    Livonia

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Schoolcraft College, LivoniaMechatronics and automation · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,370
    Program website, Mechatronics Technology Skills Certificate at Schoolcraft College
    More details about Mechatronics Technology Skills Certificate at Schoolcraft College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,370
    Program website, Mechatronics Technology Skills Certificate at Schoolcraft College

  • Mechatronics and automationIn personNo diploma needed

    FANUC Robotic Programming and Operations / IRVision

    Lapeer Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (AMTC)

    Lapeer

    No diploma needed

    Lapeer Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (AMTC), LapeerMechatronics and automationIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,451
    Program website, FANUC Robotic Programming and Operations / IRVision at Lapeer Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (AMTC)
    More details about FANUC Robotic Programming and Operations / IRVision at Lapeer Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (AMTC)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,451
    Program website, FANUC Robotic Programming and Operations / IRVision at Lapeer Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (AMTC)

  • Industrial maintenance apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Instrumentation INSTRU.001

    Process Controls & Instrumentation (PCI) LLC

    Detroit

    No diploma needed

    Process Controls & Instrumentation (PCI) LLC, DetroitIndustrial maintenance apprenticeshipHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,290
    More details about Instrumentation INSTRU.001 at Process Controls & Instrumentation (PCI) LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    104 weeks, 38 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,290

  • Industrial maintenance (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Industrial Technology Technical Apprentice/Skilled Trades

    Oakland Community College

    Bloomfield Hills

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Oakland Community College, Bloomfield HillsIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,294
    Program website, Industrial Technology Technical Apprentice/Skilled Trades at Oakland Community College
    More details about Industrial Technology Technical Apprentice/Skilled Trades at Oakland Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    90 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,294
    Program website, Industrial Technology Technical Apprentice/Skilled Trades at Oakland Community College

  • Short course or single skillIn personBachelor's degree

    Intro to Autonomous Mobility

    LHP Engineering Solutions - LHPU Training Division

    Pontiac

    Bachelor's degree

    LHP Engineering Solutions - LHPU Training Division, PontiacShort course or single skillIn person · Bachelor's degree

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,500
    Program website, Intro to Autonomous Mobility at LHP Engineering Solutions - LHPU Training Division
    More details about Intro to Autonomous Mobility at LHP Engineering Solutions - LHPU Training Division
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,500
    Program website, Intro to Autonomous Mobility at LHP Engineering Solutions - LHPU Training Division

  • Industrial maintenance apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Maintenance Technician

    Great Lakes Water Authority

    Detroit

    No diploma needed

    Great Lakes Water Authority, DetroitIndustrial maintenance apprenticeshipHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$24,000
    More details about Maintenance Technician at Great Lakes Water Authority
    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
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $24,000

How to pay for industrial maintenance training in Detroit

WIOA funding can pay for industrial maintenance training in Detroit

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for industrial maintenance 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.67

GI Bill for industrial maintenance training

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.

Other training in Detroit

How industrial maintenance training compares with the rest of skilled trades across Michigan: Trade school programs in Michigan

Where the Detroit industrial maintenance program numbers come from

Which Detroit industrial maintenance programs are on this list?

These are the industrial maintenance 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 the prices and results of Detroit industrial maintenance programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about industrial maintenance training in Detroit

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Machinery Maintenance Workers, and Millwrights
  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