Metro Detroit Community College Guide

Community college, also known as junior or two-year colleges, is becoming more popular as tuition continues to increase. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, nearly 6.9 million people attend a community college full or part time.

In the Metro Detroit area, we have five community colleges: Schoolcraft, Henry Ford, Washtenaw, Wayne Community College District and Oakland Community College.

For the purpose of this post, I’m considering Metro Detroit to be Wayne, Oakland and Washtenaw County. Estimated cost calculates 12 credit hours.

Schoolcraft College

Locations: 18600 Haggerty Rd. Livonia, MI 48152
31777 Industrial Road Livonia, MI 48150
1751 Radcliff St. Garden City, MI 48135

Estimated total cost per semester: $1,398

Accredited programs: children’s center, criminal justice associate degree, culinary arts, emergency medical technology, fire technology, health information technology, medical assisting and nursing.

University Partnerships: University of Toledo and Wayne State University. Other agreements can be seen here.

Henry Ford Community College

Location: 5101 Evergreen Road Dearborn

Estimated total cost per semester: $1,319

Accredited programs: automotive technology, culinary arts, medical assistant, nursing, ophthalmic, paralegal, paramedic, physical therapy assistant, radiographer, respiratory therapist and surgical technologist.

University Partnerships: University of Michigan-Dearborn. Other agreements can be seen here.

Washtenaw Community College

Location: 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor

Tuition per semester: $1,116- $1,236

Accredited programs: children’s center, automotive service technology, automotive services technician certificate, auto body repair certificate, collision repair and refinished technician advanced certificate, culinary and hospitality management, dental assisting certificate, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration aas degree, hvacr-residential certificate, hvacr- commercial trade advanced certificate, hvacr industrial trade advanced certificate, law enforcement basic academy, nursing, pharmacy technology certificate, physical therapy assistant and radiology.

University Partnerships: list of agreements

Wayne Community College District

Location: 21000 Northline Road Taylor
1001 West Fort Street Detroit
5901 Conner Detroit
8200 West Outer Drive, Detroit
9555 Haggerty Road Belleville

Estimated total cost per semester: $1,394

Accredited programs: nursing, surgical technology, surgical technology accelerated alternate delivery certificate, surgical technology-central service technology certificate, surgical technology- first assistant certificate, pharmacy technology, dental assisting certificate, dental hygienists, automotive service technology associate degree/certificate, electrical electronics engineering technology associate degree/certificate, computer technology, emergency medical technology, fire protection technology, veterinary technology, pharmacy technology and nursing assistant.

University Partnerships: Western Michigan University, University of Michigan-Flint, Michigan State University, Eastern Michigan University, Ferris State University and University of Detroit-Mercy. Other agreements can be seen here.

Oakland Community College

Location: 2900 Featherstone Road Auburn Hills
27055 Orchard Lake Road Farmington Hills
22322 Rutland Drive Southfield
7350 Cooley Lake Road Waterford
739 S. Washington Royal Oak
17 S. Saginaw St. Pontiac

Tuition per semester: $1,019

Accredited programs: culinary arts, dental hygiene, diagnostic medical sonography, medical assisting, nursing associate degree, paralegal, practical nursing modified career ladder option, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy and surgical technology.

University Partnerships: Oakland University. Other agreements can be seen here.

Things to consider no which community college you attend:

Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers, provides transferability of 30 credits to most (if not all) participating community colleges and four-year universities. Find more information here

Most people who attend community college are part-time students. However, part-time students are less likely to graduate. Check out this article for USA Today.

However, each college is unique. This is meant to serve as a basic guide, please contact the individual institution for more details.