Business and office training in Michigan
250 business and office programs in 10 fields of business and office work, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
59 schools offer these programs, and Michigan has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 10 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
Business and office training covers office work most employers need: business administration and management, accounting and bookkeeping, customer service, human resources, project management and paralegal work, and the courses that lead to a real estate or insurance license, along with interpreter and translator training. Most are certificates or short courses; some are two-year degrees.
All job training programs in Michigan, every line of work
Accredited business schools in Michigan, each school with its accreditor
Business and office training by state, to compare Michigan with other states
Compare business and office programs in Michigan: cost, pay and results
Business administration programs
71 programs at 28 schools
- Most cost
- $4,738 to $10,948
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $31,200
- Working 6 months later
- 72%
- Finished
- 25%
Accounting and bookkeeping classes
59 programs at 33 schools
- Most cost
- $2,734 to $10,485
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $36,300
- Working 6 months later
- 75%
- Finished
- 23%
Administrative assistant training
40 programs at 21 schools
- Most cost
- $3,318 to $7,750
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Project management certification
29 programs at 21 schools
- Most cost
- $1,695 to $3,250
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Paralegal programs
15 programs at 12 schools
- Most cost
- $4,548 to $9,871
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $32,400
- Working 6 months later
- 73%
- Finished
- 75%
Digital marketing courses
13 programs at 11 schools
- Most cost
- $5,534 to $11,178
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $26,600
- Working 6 months later
- 78%
- Finished
- 18%
Human resources training
11 programs at 7 schools
- Most cost
- $1,945 to $3,972
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Customer service training
8 programs at 7 schools
- Most cost
- $2,149 to $4,511
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Interpreter and translator training
3 programs at 2 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
Real estate school
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Michigan may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in Michigan, by line of work
- Trade school programs392
- Medical certification programs310
- IT certification programs245
- Allied health programs183
- Nursing and patient care programs179
- First responder training135
- Transportation and logistics training117
- Child care and social services training78
- Culinary and hospitality programs33
- Beauty school23
- All job training in Michigan1,945
Programs approved in Michigan in each line of work.
Where the Michigan business and office numbers come from
Which Michigan programs are counted?
Programs Michigan approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 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 field 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 a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
Sources for the funding facts about business and office programs in Michigan
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- 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, 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- 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