TUITION ASSISTANCE
NEED FINANCIAL HELP TO GET THE TRAINING YOU NEED TO CHANGE OR FURTHER YOUR CAREER?
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ATTENDING COLLEGE OR THINKING ABOUT GETTING YOUR ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND STRUGGLING WITH THE COSTS INVOLVED?
Michigan Works! can help!
​If you're within the last 2 years of receiving your degree or certification in a high-demand career and you're struggling financially to complete your education, Michigan Works! can help!
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Michigan Works! Classroom Training Programs are not an entitlement program, however many people may qualify for assistance with training costs. All interested persons who meet the eligibility criteria will be given assessments to see if they have the aptitude to succeed in their desired training program. These assessments play a role in determining a person's enrollment in the program. Personal accountability and compliance with program parameters is also taken into account when determining whether an individual is enrolled.
OCCUPATIONS DETERMINED IN-DEMAND IN NORTHEAST MICHIGAN INCLUDE APPROVED TRAINING LEADING TO EMPLOYMENT IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE. AS OF 7/1/2025) FIND PROVIDERS AND PROGRAMS
Accountants & Auditors
Aircraft Mechanics & Service Techs
Animal Caretakers
Architectural & Engineering Managers
Automotive Body & Related Repairers
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Billing & Posting Clerks
Biological Techs
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bus & Truck Mech. & Diesel Engine Specialists
Buyers & Purchasing Agents
Captains, Mates, & Pilots of Water Vessels
Cardiovascular Technologists & Techs
Carpenters
Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers
Child, Family, & School Social Workers
Childcare Workers
Civil Engineers
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, & Investigators
Coating & Painting Machine Operators
Compliance Officers
Computer & Information Systems Managers
Computer User Support Specialists
Construction & Building Inspectors
Construction Laborers
Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria
Counter & Rental Clerks
Court, Municipal, & License Clerks
Ctrl. & Valve Install. & Repairers, Ex. Mech. Door
Customer Service Representatives
Dental Assistants
Dental Hygienists
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Dishwashers
Electrical Engineers
Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers
Electricians
Elementary School Teachers
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Emergency Medical Technician
Environ. Scientists & Specialists, Including Health
Fast Food & Counter Workers
Financial Managers
First-Line Supervisors of Police & Detectives
Forest & Conservation Techs
Foresters
General & Operations Managers
Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Home Health & Personal Care Aides
Human Resources Specialists
HVAC & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers
Industrial Engineers
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Industrial Production Managers
Insurance Sales Agents
Janitors & Cleaners, Except Housekeepers
Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers
Lawyers
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses
Light Truck Drivers
Logging Equipment Operators
Machinists
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
Management Analysts
Mechanical Engineers
Medical and Health Services Managers
Medical Assistants
Medical Records Specialist
Mobile Heavy Equip. Mechanics, Except Engines
Motorboat Mechanics & Service Techs
Nurse Practitioners
Operating Engineers
Paralegals & Legal Assistants
Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technician
Phlebotomist
Physician Assistants
Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks
Project Management & Business Oper. Specialists
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Receptionists & Information Clerks
Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors
Registered Nurses
Respiratory Therapists
Retail Salespersons
Sales Reps., Services
Secondary School Teachers
Social & Community Service Managers
Social & Human Service Assistants
Software Developers & Quality Assurance Analysts
Stockers & Order Fillers
Surgical Technologists
Tool & Die Makers
Tree Trimmers and Pruners
Veterinary Assistants * Laboratory Animal Caretakers
​Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Waiters & Waitresses
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists