Measured from Detroit, the county seat
A certificate in two semesters, a degree in two years or an apprenticeship that pays from week one. Every school a Wayne County family can choose, with what a resident pays and how far it is from Detroit.
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
$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
$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
$212 a billable contact hour
Macomb County residents pay the resident rate. People who live where no community college district reaches pay a lower affiliate rate ($146), which covers most of Livingston and Lapeer counties.
Nearest campus to Detroit: M-TEC, Warren
Clinton Township and Warren
$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
Posted rate
Washtenaw County residents are in-district. WCC offers programs to Livingston County residents at the out-of-district rate (Policy 2105).
Nearest campus to Detroit: Main Campus, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
High school
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 while you learn
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
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
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
Job training in Wayne County Apprenticeships in Wayne County All trade schools
Questions
For most residents it is Wayne County Community College District: $112 a credit hour (Spring 2026), the in-district rate.
Union apprenticeships pay you while you train, and Michigan Works! agencies can pay for approved programs for people who qualify. Michigan Reconnect covers community college tuition for eligible adults 21 and older.
The private schools listed are on Michigan Training Connect, the state's eligible training provider list, so public training money can pay for them.
Sources
Checked October 23, 2026 on each organization's own site. Programs, rates and hours change, so call before you go.
