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Masonry training in Michigan

3 masonry programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these masonry programs, and Michigan has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Masonry workers use bricks, concrete and concrete blocks, and natural and manmade stones to build structures; bricklayers, cement masons and concrete finishers, stonemasons and terrazzo workers are all masons. Most need a high school diploma or equivalent and learn the trade through an apprenticeship or on the job; unions and contractor associations sponsor apprenticeships, and many technical schools offer masonry programs, some of them run together with apprenticeship training.1

In Michigan, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma.

By kind, the 3 programs here are concrete finishing course or certificate (1 program), masonry certificate or diploma (1 program) and masonry apprenticeship (1 program).

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How much does masonry training cost in Michigan?

$4,950 to $8,350

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Michigan may also offer masonry training. How these figures are made

Is there free masonry training in Michigan?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 masonry programs in Michigan approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Concrete finishing course or certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    Concrete

    West Michigan Construction Institute

    Grand Rapids

    No diploma needed

    West Michigan Construction Institute, Grand RapidsConcrete finishing course or certificateIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$61,900
    Price if you pay yourself$8,350
    Program website, Concrete at West Michigan Construction Institute
    More details about Concrete at West Michigan Construction Institute
    Finished
    87%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,476
    Length
    34 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $215
    Students counted
    18
    Earned a year, estimated
    $61,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,350
    Program website, Concrete at West Michigan Construction Institute

  • Masonry certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Masonry Restoration Training Program with Asbestos

    Detroit Training Center

    Detroit

    No diploma needed

    Detroit Training Center, DetroitMasonry certificate or diplomaHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$26,700
    Price if you pay yourself$5,750

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Masonry Restoration Training Program with Asbestos at Detroit Training Center
    More details about Masonry Restoration Training Program with Asbestos at Detroit Training Center
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    56%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,664
    Length
    12 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    10
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,750
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5
    Program website, Masonry Restoration Training Program with Asbestos at Detroit Training Center

  • Masonry apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Bricklayer

    Michigan Bricklayers JATC

    Lansing

    No diploma needed

    Michigan Bricklayers JATC, LansingMasonry apprenticeshipIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,950

    10 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Bricklayer at Michigan Bricklayers JATC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    10
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,950
    students trained with WIOA funding
    10

How to pay for masonry training in Michigan

WIOA funding can pay for masonry training in Michigan

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for masonry training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for masonry training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Masonry training in Grand Rapids, Detroit, Lansing and other Michigan cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Michigan

How masonry training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Michigan

Where the Michigan masonry program numbers come from

Which Michigan masonry programs are on this list?

These are the masonry programs Michigan approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Michigan offers.

How the prices and results of Michigan masonry programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about masonry training in Michigan

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Masonry Workers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List