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Plumbing school in Michigan

7 plumbing programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

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

Plumbers install and repair pipes, fixtures and piping systems. Most learn the trade in a four- or five-year apprenticeship, and most states and some cities require plumbers to be licensed.1 In Michigan, all 7 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

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How much does plumbing school cost in Michigan?

$4,025 to $11,424 is what most plumbing programs in Michigan cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $700 to $16,760

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Length
29 to 126 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 plumbing school. How these figures are made

Is there free plumbing school in Michigan?

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

Plumbing school in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Midland and other Michigan cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 program is online.

All 7 plumbing programs in Michigan approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaSeveral formatsNo diploma needed

    Plumbing

    Macomb Community College

    Warren

    No diploma needed

    Macomb Community College, Warren · Plumbing certificate or diploma · Several formats · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$79,400
    Price if you pay yourself$6,228
    Program website, Plumbing at Macomb Community College
    More details about Plumbing at Macomb Community College
    Finished
    30%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $19,861
    Length
    68 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,500
    Students counted
    38
    a year, estimated
    $79,400
    price
    $6,228

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Plumbing

    West Michigan Construction Institute

    Grand Rapids

    No diploma needed

    West Michigan Construction Institute, Grand Rapids · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$55,900
    Price if you pay yourself$16,760
    Program website, Plumbing at West Michigan Construction Institute
    More details about Plumbing at West Michigan Construction Institute
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,975
    Length
    160 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $540
    Students counted
    33
    a year, estimated
    $55,900
    price
    $16,760

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Plumbing

    Thompson M-TEC

    Holland

    No diploma needed

    Thompson M-TEC, Holland · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,050
    Program website, Plumbing at Thompson M-TEC
    More details about Plumbing at Thompson M-TEC
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $326
    Students counted
    14
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,050

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Plumbing

    Greater Michigan Construction Academy

    Midland

    No diploma needed

    Greater Michigan Construction Academy, Midland · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$52,800
    Price if you pay yourself$11,424
    Program website, Plumbing at Greater Michigan Construction Academy
    More details about Plumbing at Greater Michigan Construction Academy
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,203
    Length
    126 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $664
    Students counted
    10
    a year, estimated
    $52,800
    price
    $11,424

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipOnlineNo diploma needed

    Plumbing

    Northwest MI Council of Governments

    Based in Traverse City, MI

    No diploma needed

    Northwest MI Council of Governments, based in Traverse City, MI · Plumbing apprenticeship · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$700
    More details about Plumbing at Northwest MI Council of Governments
    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
    $700

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Modern Plumbing

    Detroit Training Institute of Technology

    Detroit

    No diploma needed

    Detroit Training Institute of Technology, Detroit · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000
    Program website, Modern Plumbing at Detroit Training Institute of Technology
    More details about Modern Plumbing at Detroit Training Institute of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,000

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Plumbing

    Greater Michigan Construction Academy

    Lansing

    No diploma needed

    Greater Michigan Construction Academy, Lansing · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,424
    Program website, Plumbing at Greater Michigan Construction Academy
    More details about Plumbing at Greater Michigan Construction Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    126 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $664
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $11,424

How to pay for plumbing school in Michigan

WIOA funding can pay for plumbing school 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 plumbing 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 plumbing school

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 plumbing school

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: Plumbing school in Michigan

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
15th of 17
plumbing programs here, against the typical state's 4
7 vs 4

State comparisons use the same figures as the plumbing school 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).

Plumbing apprenticeships in Michigan

Most plumbers train in a four- or five-year apprenticeship. Each year usually brings about 2,000 hours of paid work on the job plus classes in safety, local plumbing codes and blueprint reading. Unions, trade associations and businesses run the programs; some people start as helpers or with a pre-apprenticeship course. To work on your own, states and cities often ask for two to five years of experience and a passed exam.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 1 plumbing apprenticeship approved for WIOA funding in Michigan. Ask what you'll pay for the classes and what you'll earn on the job.

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What is an apprenticeship, and can WIOA pay for one?

Where the Michigan plumbing program numbers come from

Which Michigan plumbing programs are on this list?

These are the plumbing 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 plumbing 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 plumbing 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.

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Sources for the facts about plumbing school in Michigan

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
  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 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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