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Plumbing Programs in the Detroit area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
Programs
3
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$86,370
plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, BLS May 2025
Plumbing Programs in the Detroit area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Detroit
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 8.8 miles, farthest 12.5 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 68 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 5 plumbing awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 3 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $86,370 median for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ($41.53 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,250 to $107,780; 5,520 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $80,190 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Plumbing programs, nearest to Detroit first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macomb Community CollegeWIOA list | Warren | Certificate | 5 | 8.8 |
| Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | Certificate | 0 | 11.4 |
| Henry Ford College | Dearborn | Certificate | 0 | 12.5 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 11 of them Plumbing.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill