Oakland County, Metro Detroit
Oakland County has its own job centers, its own college district and its own apprenticeship halls. Oakland County Michigan Works! runs 5 centers here. Pick your town for the doors nearest you.
Start here
Job seekers, workers and employers across Oakland County. Call (248) 858-5520 and pick the office nearest you for an appointment.
Novi center
Pontiac center
Southfield center
Troy center
Waterford center
Community colleges
$119 a billable contact hour
The college district follows the Oakland Schools boundary, so it reaches a few addresses in Livingston, Lapeer and Washtenaw counties; parts of Novi, Northville, Clarenceville schools and parts of Oakland, Addison, Rose, Holly and Groveland townships are outside it.
Nearest campus to Pontiac: Auburn Hills Campus, Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, Waterford, Farmington Hills, Royal Oak, and Southfield
$200 a credit hour
The district is the Clarenceville, Garden City, Livonia, Northville and Plymouth-Canton school districts.
Nearest campus to Pontiac: Livonia Campus, Livonia
Livonia
High school
Oakland Schools Technical Campuses (Pontiac, Independence Township, Royal Oak, and Wixom)
Oakland Schools Technical Campuses
1371 N. Perry Street, Pontiac, MI 48340
Avondale, Lake Orion, Oxford, Pontiac and Rochester districts
Oakland Schools Technical Campuses
8211 Big Lake Road, Independence Township, MI 48346
Brandon, Clarkston, Holly and Waterford districts
Oakland Schools Technical Campuses
5055 Delemere Street, Royal Oak, MI 48073
Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Clawson, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Lamphere, Madison, Oak Park, Royal Oak, Southfield and Troy districts
Oakland Schools Technical Campuses
1000 Beck Road, Wixom, MI 48393
Clarenceville, Farmington, Huron Valley, Novi, South Lyon, Walled Lake and West Bloomfield districts
Paid apprenticeships
IBEW Local 58
Electrical
Three and five year programs paid for by IBEW Local 58 and the Southeastern Michigan Chapter NECA, so apprentices finish with no school debt.
2277 E 11 Mile Rd, Suite 1, Warren, MI 48092 (586) 751-6600 Apply or ask
Pipefitters Local 636
Pipefitting, HVAC service
Pipefitters, steamfitters and refrigeration and air conditioning service techs for southeast Michigan.
636 Executive Drive, Troy, MI 48083 (248) 585-0636 Apply or ask
Plumbers Local 98
Plumbing
A five year, 10,000 hour apprenticeship; apprentices travel to jobs from Pontiac to Port Huron to Flat Rock. Applications open until December 18, 2026 or 200 applicants.
1911 Ring Drive, Troy, MI 48083 (248) 585-1435 Apply or ask
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights
Carpentry, millwright
Carpenter and millwright apprenticeships for the Greater Detroit building trades area.
11687 American Ave., Detroit, MI 48204 (248) 541-2740 Apply or ask
Iron Workers Local 25
Ironwork, welding
Local 25 covers almost all of Michigan's Lower Peninsula; its 31,500 square foot training center is in Wixom.
Wixom, MI Apply or ask
On the state's approved list
Each one is on Michigan Training Connect, so Oakland County Michigan Works! can pay for it for residents who qualify.
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Questions
Oakland County Michigan Works! (Oakland County, (248) 858-5520) plans and pays for training for residents who qualify. The money pays for programs on Michigan Training Connect, the state's approved list.
Oakland Community College is in-district for most of the county, $119 a billable contact hour at OCC. The college district follows the Oakland Schools boundary, so it reaches a few addresses in Livingston, Lapeer and Washtenaw counties; parts of Novi, Northville, Clarenceville schools and parts of Oakland, Addison, Rose, Holly and Groveland townships are outside it.
Oakland Schools Technical Campuses (Pontiac, Independence Township, Royal Oak, and Wixom)
IBEW Local 58 (electrical), Pipefitters Local 636 (pipefitting, hvac service), Plumbers Local 98 (plumbing), Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights (carpentry, millwright), and Iron Workers Local 25 (ironwork, welding) work here. Each local runs its own application window; check its site.
Sources
Checked October 23, 2026 on each organization's own site. Programs, rates and hours change, so call before you go.
