Wayne County, Metro Detroit
Wayne County has its own job centers, its own college district and its own apprenticeship halls. Detroit at Work runs 7 centers here, and SEMCA Michigan Works! serves Wayne County outside Detroit. Pick your town for the doors nearest you.
Start here
Detroit residents. Training courses cost nothing for eligible Detroit at Work customers; a career coach signs you up.
Meyers career center
East Warren career center
Conner job search hub
Collingwood career center
Michigan Avenue career center
West Warren career center
West McNichols center (referrals only)
Residents of Wayne County outside the city of Detroit (SEMCA also serves Monroe County).
Dearborn American Job Center
Highland Park American Job Center
Wayne American Job Center
Wyandotte American Job Center
Community colleges
$112 a credit hour
WCCCD serves 32 cities and townships in Wayne County. Dearborn Public Schools residents belong to Henry Ford College's district and the Schoolcraft district covers the Livonia, Garden City, Northville, Plymouth-Canton and Clarenceville school areas.
Nearest campus to Detroit: Curtis L. Ivery Downtown Campus, Detroit
Detroit, Taylor, Van Buren Township, and Harper Woods
$213.50 a credit hour
In-district means you live in the Dearborn Public Schools district; residency is checked every semester.
Nearest campus to Detroit: Main Campus, Dearborn
Dearborn
$224 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 Detroit: Royal Oak Campus, Royal Oak
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 Detroit: Livonia Campus, Livonia
Livonia
High school
Randolph Career and Technical Center (Detroit). Breithaupt Career and Technical Center (Detroit). William D. Ford Career-Technical Center (Westland)
Randolph Career and Technical Center
17101 Hubbell Street, Detroit, MI 48235
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Breithaupt Career and Technical Center
9300 Hubbell Street, Detroit, MI 48228
Detroit Public Schools Community District
William D. Ford Career-Technical Center
36455 Marquette, Westland, MI 48185
Wayne-Westland Community Schools
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 Detroit at Work can pay for it for residents who qualify.
Your town
Careers
Questions
Detroit at Work (Detroit, (313) 962-9675) and SEMCA Michigan Works! (Wayne County outside Detroit, (734) 229-3500) plans and pays for training for residents who qualify. The money pays for programs on Michigan Training Connect, the state's approved list.
Wayne County Community College District, Henry Ford College, and Schoolcraft College are in-district for most of the county, $112 a credit hour at WCCCD. WCCCD serves 32 cities and townships in Wayne County. Dearborn Public Schools residents belong to Henry Ford College's district and the Schoolcraft district covers the Livonia, Garden City, Northville, Plymouth-Canton and Clarenceville school areas.
Randolph Career and Technical Center (Detroit). Breithaupt Career and Technical Center (Detroit). William D. Ford Career-Technical Center (Westland)
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.
