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Mental health technician training in Michigan

6 mental health technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

5 schools offer these mental health technician programs, and Michigan has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Psychiatric technicians and aides care for people who have mental conditions or developmental disabilities. Technicians typically need a postsecondary certificate and aides a high school diploma, both learn on the job, and some states require technicians to be licensed.1

In Michigan, 2 of the 6 programs take students without a high school diploma and 4 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

All 6 are the same kind of program: mental health technician certificate or course.

See the 6 programs

How much does mental health technician certification cost in Michigan?

$3,010 to $4,375 is what most mental health technician programs in Michigan cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $2,500 to $11,975

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
14 to 21 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 mental health technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free mental health technician training in Michigan?

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

All 6 mental health technician programs in Michigan approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Mental Health

    Wayne County Community College District

    Detroit

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Wayne County Community College District, DetroitMental health technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$27,500
    Price if you pay yourself$11,975
    Program website, Mental Health at Wayne County Community College District
    More details about Mental Health at Wayne County Community College District
    Finished
    27%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,887
    Length
    40 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,650
    Students counted
    66
    Earned a year, estimated
    $27,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,975
    Program website, Mental Health at Wayne County Community College District

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    HI-7200: Mental Health Support Specialist

    MedCerts

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MedCerts, based in Livonia, MIMental health technician certificate or courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    Program website, HI-7200: Mental Health Support Specialist at MedCerts
    More details about HI-7200: Mental Health Support Specialist at MedCerts
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    14 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,500
    Program website, HI-7200: Mental Health Support Specialist at MedCerts

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseSeveral formatsNo diploma needed

    Mental Health Technician

    Healthcare Career Institute LLC

    Southfield

    No diploma needed

    Healthcare Career Institute LLC, SouthfieldMental health technician certificate or courseSeveral formats · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,850
    Program website, Mental Health Technician at Healthcare Career Institute LLC
    More details about Mental Health Technician at Healthcare Career Institute LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,850
    Program website, Mental Health Technician at Healthcare Career Institute LLC

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    Mental Health Technician

    Glen Oaks Community College

    Based in Centreville, MI

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Glen Oaks Community College, based in Centreville, MIMental health technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,490
    Program website, Mental Health Technician at Glen Oaks Community College
    More details about Mental Health Technician at Glen Oaks Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,490
    Program website, Mental Health Technician at Glen Oaks Community College

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    HI-7300: Mental Health Support Professional

    MedCerts

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MedCerts, based in Livonia, MIMental health technician certificate or courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, HI-7300: Mental Health Support Professional at MedCerts
    More details about HI-7300: Mental Health Support Professional at MedCerts
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    18 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,000
    Program website, HI-7300: Mental Health Support Professional at MedCerts

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Mental Health Technician

    Medcertify.com

    Based in Louisville, KY

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Medcertify.com, based in Louisville, KYMental health technician certificate or courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    Program website, Medical Mental Health Technician at Medcertify.com
    More details about Medical Mental Health Technician at Medcertify.com
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    22 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
    $4,500
    Program website, Medical Mental Health Technician at Medcertify.com

How to pay for mental health technician training in Michigan

WIOA funding can pay for mental health technician training in Michigan

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 mental health technician 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 mental health technician 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 Michigan

How mental health technician training compares with the rest of education and social services: Child care and social services training in Michigan

Where the Michigan mental health technician program numbers come from

Which Michigan mental health technician programs are on this list?

These are the mental health technician 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).9 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 the prices and results of Michigan mental health technician 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 mental health technician training in Michigan

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Psychiatric Technicians and Aides
  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