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Michigan Career and Technical Institute

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Plainwell, Michigan · Public · SOC 47-2141

As published · retrieved 2026-08-26

What the record says

Published tuition
$8,549 in-state · $12,409 out

Before tools, books, exam fees and living costs.

Completion rate
38%

Finished within 150% of normal time. Institution-wide, all programs.

Earnings, 10 years after starting
$29,376

Institution-wide and measured from entry, so it includes people who never finished. Not specific to this program.

Credential
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

The occupation, not this program

What painters earn in Michigan

$50,650median, per year

Half earn more, half less, across all experience levels. National median $49,400.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · SOC 47-2141 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26

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