Job training programs in Michigan

434 programs in 6 trades, with costs, results and funding that can make them free

182 schools offer these programs, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Compare the trades below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.

Compare job training in Michigan: cost, pay and results

Job training in Michigan, by trade
Training	Programs	Most cost	Earned a year, estimated	Working 6 months later	Finished
CNA classes	113	$1,113 to $2,100	about $26,900	72%	100%
CDL training	106	$2,550 to $4,998	about $50,300	73%	98%
Medical assistant training	85	$4,450 to $16,297	about $29,300	81%	63%
Welding classes	56	$2,788 to $12,838	about $35,600	77%	87%
Phlebotomy training	43	$1,532 to $2,829	about $25,900	71%	91%
HVAC training	31	$5,212 to $12,270	about $38,800	79%	62%

Each figure is the middle program of that trade. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made

Is there free job training in Michigan?

Workforce funding can pay for job training in Michigan

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.¹People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.²

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).³

Or pay for training yourself

Without funding, prices differ by trade: most CNA programs in Michigan cost $1,113 to $2,100, and most HVAC training programs $5,212 to $12,270. Each trade's page lists every program with its price.

Job training in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Saginaw and other Michigan areas

Programs with classes in each area, all trades together. An area gets a page once one trade there has 10 programs or more.

Where the Michigan job training numbers come from

Which Michigan programs are counted?

Programs Michigan approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Michigan offers.

What the figures for each trade mean

Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where too few programs report a figure, the table says "Not reported".

Sources for the funding facts about job training in Michigan

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