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Trade and career schools in Michigan
Michigan has 113 accredited campuses awarding trade and career credentials, 12,559 credentials a year. The average completion rate is 57% (rank 38 of 53 states), median graduate debt $9,833, and 57% of campuses are for-profit.
113campuses
12,559credentials / yr
57%avg completion
$9,833median graduate debt
$30,060median earnings, 10 yrs
By trade
Medical assistant programs
50 campuses · $23,659 yr-1 pay Cosmetology schools
45 campuses · $16,243 yr-1 pay Welding schools
31 campuses · $34,519 yr-1 pay Medical billing & coding programs
26 campuses · $28,290 yr-1 pay Auto mechanic schools
24 campuses · $35,190 yr-1 pay Dental assistant schools
23 campuses · $22,341 yr-1 pay LPN / LVN programs
23 campuses · $33,915 yr-1 pay CNC & machining programs
18 campuses · $37,659 yr-1 pay EMT & paramedic training
18 campuses · $43,636 yr-1 pay Esthetician schools
18 campuses · $16,095 yr-1 pay Nail technician schools
18 campuses · $15,717 yr-1 pay Radiology & sonography programs
18 campuses · $45,914 yr-1 pay Culinary & pastry schools
16 campuses · $26,590 yr-1 pay HVAC schools
16 campuses · $30,266 yr-1 pay CNA classes
15 campuses · $33,514 yr-1 pay Surgical technologist programs
13 campuses · $44,775 yr-1 pay Massage therapy schools
12 campuses · $17,882 yr-1 pay Construction trades programs
11 campuses · $20,434 yr-1 pay Dental hygiene programs
10 campuses · $43,537 yr-1 pay Electrician schools
10 campuses · $58,958 yr-1 pay Pharmacy technician programs
10 campuses · $22,052 yr-1 pay Phlebotomy classes
8 campuses · $21,253 yr-1 pay Barber schools
5 campuses · $18,463 yr-1 pay CDL / truck driving schools
4 campuses · $21,102 yr-1 pay Lineman schools
4 campuses · $46,384 yr-1 pay Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools
3 campuses · $39,241 yr-1 pay Plumbing schools
3 campuses Diesel mechanic schools
2 campuses
50 campuses · $23,659 yr-1 pay Cosmetology schools
45 campuses · $16,243 yr-1 pay Welding schools
31 campuses · $34,519 yr-1 pay Medical billing & coding programs
26 campuses · $28,290 yr-1 pay Auto mechanic schools
24 campuses · $35,190 yr-1 pay Dental assistant schools
23 campuses · $22,341 yr-1 pay LPN / LVN programs
23 campuses · $33,915 yr-1 pay CNC & machining programs
18 campuses · $37,659 yr-1 pay EMT & paramedic training
18 campuses · $43,636 yr-1 pay Esthetician schools
18 campuses · $16,095 yr-1 pay Nail technician schools
18 campuses · $15,717 yr-1 pay Radiology & sonography programs
18 campuses · $45,914 yr-1 pay Culinary & pastry schools
16 campuses · $26,590 yr-1 pay HVAC schools
16 campuses · $30,266 yr-1 pay CNA classes
15 campuses · $33,514 yr-1 pay Surgical technologist programs
13 campuses · $44,775 yr-1 pay Massage therapy schools
12 campuses · $17,882 yr-1 pay Construction trades programs
11 campuses · $20,434 yr-1 pay Dental hygiene programs
10 campuses · $43,537 yr-1 pay Electrician schools
10 campuses · $58,958 yr-1 pay Pharmacy technician programs
10 campuses · $22,052 yr-1 pay Phlebotomy classes
8 campuses · $21,253 yr-1 pay Barber schools
5 campuses · $18,463 yr-1 pay CDL / truck driving schools
4 campuses · $21,102 yr-1 pay Lineman schools
4 campuses · $46,384 yr-1 pay Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools
3 campuses · $39,241 yr-1 pay Plumbing schools
3 campuses Diesel mechanic schools
2 campuses
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| Campus | City | Type | Trades | Grads / yr | Completion | Grad debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas J Aveda Institute | East Lansing | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Barber, Massage therapy | 801 | 83% | $6,333 |
| Lansing Community College | Lansing | Public | Aviation maint., LPN, EMT / paramedic, Phlebotomy | 695 | 25% | $12,700 |
| MIAT College of Technology | Canton | for-profit | Aviation maint., HVAC, Welding | 577 | 64% | $12,801 |
| Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor | Public | Welding, CNA, Auto tech, Construction | 549 | 33% | $13,310 |
| Wayne County Community College District | Detroit | Public | CDL, HVAC, Construction, Surgical tech | 476 | 22% | $12,062 |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids | Public | Culinary, LPN, Medical assistant, Welding | 427 | 21% | $9,000 |
| Henry Ford College | Dearborn | Public | Culinary, CNA, EMT / paramedic, Medical assistant | 409 | not reported | $14,250 |
| Dorsey College | Madison Heights | for-profit | LPN, EMT / paramedic, Esthetics, Cosmetology | 386 | 54% | $13,000 |
| Macomb Community College | Warren | Public | Medical assistant, Auto tech, Welding, Culinary | 374 | 18% | $6,000 |
| Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | Public | EMT / paramedic, Billing & coding, Auto tech, Welding | 344 | 21% | $9,105 |
| Delta College | University Center | Public | Welding, Imaging tech, Electrician, Surgical tech | 279 | 27% | $10,978 |
| Kellogg Community College | Battle Creek | Public | LPN, EMT / paramedic, Medical assistant, Welding | 268 | 30% | $17,000 |
| Dorsey College-Roseville | Roseville | for-profit | LPN, Cosmetology, Culinary, HVAC | 253 | 35% | $13,000 |
| Jackson College | Jackson | Public | Billing & coding, Imaging tech, Electrician, Lineworker | 233 | not reported | $13,875 |
| L'esprit Academy | Canton | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech | 219 | 88% | $6,333 |
| U.S. Truck Driver Training School | Sterling Heights | for-profit | CDL | 208 | not reported | not reported |
| Ross College-Grand Rapids North | Grand Rapids | for-profit | Medical assistant, CNA, Dental assisting | 204 | 57% | $9,500 |
| Baker College | Owosso | non-profit | Medical assistant, Imaging tech, Culinary, Auto tech | 200 | not reported | $25,000 |
| Schoolcraft Community College District | Livonia | Public | Culinary, Billing & coding, LPN, Welding | 196 | not reported | $10,500 |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids | Public | Imaging tech, Welding, Dental hygiene, Machinist | 193 | not reported | $21,000 |
| Michigan College of Beauty-Troy | Troy | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech | 191 | 68% | $6,333 |
| David Pressley School of Cosmetology | Royal Oak | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology | 176 | 87% | $6,333 |
| Dorsey School of Beauty | Taylor | for-profit | Cosmetology, Esthetics, Nail tech | 163 | 51% | $16,500 |
| Alpena Community College | Alpena | Public | Lineworker, LPN, Welding, Electrician | 153 | not reported | $9,024 |
| Elevate Salon Institute | Royal Oak | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech | 152 | 86% | $6,333 |
| Dorsey College-Wayne | Wayne | for-profit | LPN, HVAC, Medical assistant, Pharmacy tech | 145 | 50% | $13,000 |
| Mott Community College | Flint | Public | Cosmetology, Medical assistant, Dental hygiene, Culinary | 141 | 32% | $13,000 |
| Dorsey College-Dearborn | Detroit | for-profit | Medical assistant, Massage therapy, Billing & coding, Dental assisting | 130 | 35% | $13,000 |
| Dorsey College-Saginaw | Saginaw | for-profit | Medical assistant, LPN, Massage therapy, Billing & coding | 130 | 66% | $13,000 |
| Muskegon Community College | Muskegon | Public | LPN, Medical assistant, Welding, Auto tech | 119 | 29% | $9,125 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo | Public | Machinist, Welding, Medical assistant, Culinary | 117 | 28% | $9,699 |
| Empire Beauty School-Michigan | Grand Rapids | for-profit | Cosmetology | 111 | 57% | $10,667 |
| Kirtland Community College | Grayling | Public | Welding, Auto tech, HVAC, Cosmetology | 106 | 34% | $13,067 |
| Michigan Career and Technical Institute | Plainwell | Public | Culinary, CNA, Machinist, Pharmacy tech | 106 | 38% | not reported |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette | Public | Lineworker, Cosmetology, Welding, Auto tech | 106 | not reported | $21,474 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood | Kentwood | for-profit | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 106 | 67% | $9,500 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City | Public | LPN, Dental assisting, Culinary, Welding | 102 | not reported | $12,500 |
| Dorsey College-Woodhaven | Woodhaven | for-profit | EMT / paramedic, LPN, Medical assistant, Pharmacy tech | 101 | 48% | $13,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan | Sterling Heights | for-profit | Cosmetology | 99 | 81% | $13,000 |
| Mid Michigan College | Harrison | Public | Medical assistant, Imaging tech, Welding, HVAC | 95 | 28% | $13,750 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt Park | Roosevelt Park | for-profit | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 92 | 71% | $9,500 |
| Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe | Monroe | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech | 89 | 75% | $6,333 |
| Twin City Beauty College | Saint Joseph | for-profit | Cosmetology | 88 | 48% | $9,320 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Warren | Warren | for-profit | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 87 | 54% | $9,500 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Farmington Hills | Farmington Hills | for-profit | Cosmetology | 78 | 79% | $9,833 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing | Lansing | for-profit | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 77 | 61% | $9,500 |
| French Academy of Cosmetology | Spring Lake | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech | 74 | 75% | $4,223 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Portage | Portage | for-profit | Medical assistant, Dental assisting, CNA | 74 | 62% | $9,500 |
| St Clair County Community College | Port Huron | Public | LPN, Imaging tech, Machinist, Welding | 73 | 34% | $11,750 |
| Lake Michigan College | Benton Harbor | Public | Imaging tech, Medical assistant, Dental assisting, Welding | 69 | 22% | $9,000 |
| Gogebic Community College | Ironwood | Public | LPN, CDL, Welding, Billing & coding | 67 | 36% | $10,925 |
| Davenport University | Grand Rapids | non-profit | Billing & coding, Medical assistant, LPN | 66 | not reported | $26,000 |
| Dymond Designs Beauty School | Detroit | for-profit | Cosmetology, Esthetics, Nail tech | 66 | not reported | not reported |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids | Kentwood | for-profit | Cosmetology | 65 | 84% | $9,833 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Flint | Flint | for-profit | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 64 | 66% | $9,500 |
| Abcott Institute | Southfield | for-profit | LPN, Medical assistant, Surgical tech, HVAC | 63 | 93% | $10,411 |
| Bay de Noc Community College | Escanaba | Public | LPN, Welding, EMT / paramedic, Medical assistant | 63 | 30% | $12,618 |
| The Salon Professional Academy of Holland | Holland | for-profit | Cosmetology, Esthetics | 56 | 81% | not reported |
| Irene's Myomassology Institute | Southfield | for-profit | Massage therapy | 55 | 22% | $7,389 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Midland | Midland | for-profit | Medical assistant, CNA | 55 | 82% | $9,500 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw | Saginaw | for-profit | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 55 | 63% | $9,500 |
| Brighton Institute of Cosmetology | Brighton | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech | 54 | 86% | not reported |
| Detroit Business Institute-Downriver | Riverview | for-profit | LPN | 54 | 100% | not reported |
| Marketti Academy of Cosmetology | Waterford | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech | 48 | 90% | not reported |
| Southwestern Michigan College | Dowagiac | Public | Welding, Auto tech, Billing & coding, Construction | 48 | 38% | $10,959 |
| Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft Inc | Bay City | for-profit | Cosmetology, Nail tech, Massage therapy | 47 | 72% | not reported |
| Protege Academy | East Lansing | for-profit | Cosmetology, Nail tech | 47 | 78% | $9,833 |
| Dorsey College-Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | for-profit | EMT / paramedic | 46 | not reported | $13,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Taylor | Taylor | for-profit | Medical assistant | 46 | 70% | $9,500 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes | Port Huron | for-profit | Cosmetology, Nail tech | 42 | 60% | $9,667 |
| The Michigan Barber School | Detroit | non-profit | Barber | 42 | not reported | not reported |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek | Battle Creek | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Massage therapy | 42 | 80% | $6,333 |
| Creative Hair School of Cosmetology | Flint | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech | 40 | 63% | $15,406 |
| West Shore Community College | Scottville | Public | LPN, Welding, Billing & coding, Medical assistant | 40 | 27% | $9,089 |
| Monroe County Community College | Monroe | Public | Welding, LPN, Auto tech, Phlebotomy | 37 | 34% | $12,296 |
| P&A Scholars Beauty School | Detroit | for-profit | Nail tech, Cosmetology, Esthetics | 37 | 65% | $6,333 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Battle Creek | Battle Creek | for-profit | Medical assistant | 36 | 69% | $9,500 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Canton | Canton | for-profit | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 36 | 60% | $9,500 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Davison | Davison | for-profit | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 36 | 78% | $9,500 |
| Port Huron Cosmetology College | Waterford | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech | 33 | 70% | not reported |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Port Huron | Port Huron | for-profit | Medical assistant | 31 | 81% | $9,500 |
| School of Missionary Aviation Technology | Ionia | non-profit | Aviation maint. | 29 | 94% | not reported |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | for-profit | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 28 | 72% | $9,500 |
| Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School | Southgate | for-profit | Barber | 28 | 79% | $10,556 |
| West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty | Kalamazoo | for-profit | Cosmetology, Barber, Nail tech | 26 | not reported | not reported |
| North Central Michigan College | Petoskey | Public | EMT / paramedic, Billing & coding, Machinist, Welding | 25 | 29% | $14,000 |
| M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant | Mount Pleasant | for-profit | Cosmetology, Nail tech | 24 | 93% | not reported |
| Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College | Baraga | Public | CNA | 20 | 11% | not reported |
| Protege Academy | Mt. Pleasant | for-profit | Cosmetology | 19 | 60% | $9,833 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-New Baltimore | New Baltimore | for-profit | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 19 | 80% | $9,500 |
| Cadillac Institute of Cosmetology | Cadillac | for-profit | Cosmetology | 18 | 50% | not reported |
| Metro Detroit Barber College | Detroit | non-profit | Barber | 17 | 100% | not reported |
| Bay Mills Community College | Brimley | Public | CNA, EMT / paramedic, Billing & coding | 16 | not reported | not reported |
| Great Lakes Boat Building School | Cedarville | non-profit | Auto tech | 16 | 86% | not reported |
| Nuvo College of Cosmetology | Norton Shores | for-profit | Cosmetology | 16 | 20% | $5,500 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton | Brighton | for-profit | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 16 | 65% | $9,500 |
| Carnegie Institute | Troy | for-profit | Medical assistant, Massage therapy, Billing & coding | 14 | 50% | $9,336 |
| Glen Oaks Community College | Centreville | Public | Medical assistant, Auto tech, Billing & coding, Phlebotomy | 11 | 43% | $10,794 |
| Lake Superior State University | Sault Ste Marie | Public | EMT / paramedic, Culinary | 11 | not reported | $23,250 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | Public | Electrician | 11 | not reported | $23,250 |
| Sharp's Academy of Hairstyling | Grand Blanc | for-profit | Cosmetology | 10 | not reported | not reported |
| Lakewood School of Therapeutic Massage | Port Huron | for-profit | Massage therapy | 9 | not reported | not reported |
| Montcalm Community College | Sidney | Public | Welding, Medical assistant | 8 | 31% | $16,500 |
| D&S School of Cosmetology | Waterford | for-profit | Cosmetology | 6 | not reported | not reported |
| Hillsdale Beauty College | Hillsdale | for-profit | Cosmetology | 2 | 58% | $9,377 |
| Siena Heights University | Adrian | non-profit | Medical assistant, Surgical tech | 2 | not reported | $18,750 |
| Atlas Academy of Cosmetology | Spring Arbor | — | Cosmetology | — | not reported | not reported |
| Charm Beauty School | Dearborn Heights | — | Cosmetology | — | not reported | not reported |
| Elevate Salon Institute | Royal Oak | — | Cosmetology | — | not reported | not reported |
| M.J. Murphy Beauty College of Clare | Clare | — | Cosmetology | — | not reported | not reported |
| Mosley School of Cosmetology | Kentwood | — | Cosmetology | — | not reported | not reported |
| Southwest Michigan Beauty School | Sturgis | — | Cosmetology | — | not reported | not reported |
| U.S. Truck Driving Training School, Inc. | Sterling Heights | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
Source: the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey, College Scorecard (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026), DAPIP. Ordered by trade credentials awarded.