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Michigan Construction Careers
An Apprenticeship is a combination of on-the-job training and related classroom instruction.
Apprentices earn a percentage of the journeyman base wage with incremental increases based on satisfactory progress on the job and in the classroom. Journey wages in Michigan range from $18 - $33 per hour plus a generous benefits package that includes health care, pension and more. Many skilled trades apprenticeship programs have an agreement with community colleges. Apprentice classes transfer as credit toward an associates degree with additional core courses taken at the community college.
For more information on the many different contruction careers, apprenticeship programs, and scholarships available, visit: constructioncareersmi.com.
Michigan Apprenticeships
GOING PRO WITH SKILLED TRADES!
Skilled Trades are careers that often require less schooling and debt than a four-year degree. These jobs are in demand for fields like healthcare, information technology, advanced manufacturing, construction and automotive. Once seen exclusively as a world of manual labor, today’s Skilled Trades jobs offer a wide array of opportunities for high school and community college students.
For more information and help starting your search, visit: https://www.mitalent.org/skilled-trades.
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps offers a variety of service opportunities, from the classroom to the outdoors, and everything in between. No matter what you're passionate about, where you're from, or why you choose to serve, AmeriCorps is your chance to be the greater good. Check out this video for a quick rundown, share with your networks, and encourage others to find an AmeriCorps opportunity.
Gap Year Association
Accreditation by the Gap Year Association represents a commitment to the highest standards in safety, quality, and integrity. They have agreed to consistently abide by the Standards of the Gap Year Association, which typically means that a student can count on an experience with the highest caliber of field leadership, the best degree of office support, and the highest standards of safety.
To peruse the list of accredited programs and for more information, go to: https://www.gapyearassociation.org/gap-year-programs.php
USA Gap Year Fairs
The 13th annual USA Gap Year Fairs series will run from January – March of 2020. More than 100 gap year program providers will travel to 40 locations across the United States to connect with students, parents, and educational professionals.
The schedule is currently still being set, but to find information on Gap Year programs that attend the fairs, visit: https://usagapyearfairs.org/programs/.
U.S. Armed Forces
For information on enlisting in the military, please contact our school's recruiter.
- Air Force: SSgt Cory Baklarz 517-393-4174
- Army: Sgt Jacob Buston 517-321-3660
- Marines: SSgt Dylan Lamothe 517-887-7334
- National Guard: SSgt Brad Levitski 517-548-5127
- Navy: Cody DuPont 810-441-3549
Trade Schools
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Greater Michigan Construction Academy
The Greater Michigan Construction Academy (GMCA) facilitates opportunities for career growth in the construction industry through continuing education programs targeting craft workers, foremen, supervisors, project managers, superintendents and company management.
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Protege Academy
Start in East Lansing or Mt. Pleasant, then travel the world!
We are a TIGI Creative School of Cosmetology with locations in East Lansing and Mt. Pleasant. Our cosmetology program offers an exciting learning experience in a state of the art facility and a unique study abroad opportunity. Financial aid is available for those who qualify.
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Douglas J Aveda Institute
At Douglas J Aveda Institute, they offer a variety of programs so you can specialize in the area of beauty or wellness that interests you the most. Whether your future is in cosmetology, esthiology or massage therapy, they are committed to making sure that the curriculum is designed to help you in the classroom and after when you enter the working world.
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US Truck Driver Training School
Established in 1994, U.S. Truck Driver Training School has provided Class A and B CDL training for over 15,000 men and women.
Truck Driver Training is something in which we take great pride as we assist individuals to acquire skills that can lead to lucrative careers in the transportation industry for years to come. This is our #1 goal. Our team has successfully placed 92 percent of our graduates into the transportation job market over the past 20 years.
Useful Articles
The State of American Trade Schools
Trade and technical schools are being praised and promoted by the Department of Education, corporate America, and industry associations. How well is the system working?
High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University
Like most other American high school students, Garret Morgan had it drummed into him constantly: Go to college. Get a bachelor's degree.
"All through my life it was, 'if you don't go to college you're going to end up on the streets,' " Morgan said. "Everybody's so gung-ho about going to college."
So he tried it for a while. Then he quit and started training as an ironworker, which is what he is doing on a weekday morning in a nondescript high-ceilinged building with a concrete floor in an industrial park near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
8 Things To Know About A Gap Year
AFTER KILLING themselves in high school for four years, some students aren't eager to hit the books after graduation. And who can blame them?
The best antidote for academic burnout could be a gap year.