Mid Michigan College

Mid’s AIM Program is offered in a flexible format with open lab hours, fast-track 8 week courses, and industry-recognized certifications, making it ideal for working adults and recent high school grads. Laddered skills and certifications build on one another, allowing you to work at your own pace and earn proof of your skills on the way to an associate degree.

The use of robotics technology in the production of a wide-variety of items is growing quickly. This pathway prepares you to program, troubleshoot, and maintain these highly specialized machines. By automating processes with robotics technology, production is becoming safer for employees, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly. Robotics technology careers are present in the automotive, medical, food processing, plastics, and manufacturing fields.

The use of robotics technology in the production of a wide-variety of items is growing quickly. This pathway prepares you to program, troubleshoot, and maintain these highly specialized machines. By automating processes with robotics technology, production is becoming safer for employees, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly. Robotics technology careers are present in the automotive, medical, food processing, plastics, and manufacturing fields.

Mid’s AIM Program is offered in a flexible format with open lab hours, fast-track 8 week courses, and industry-recognized certifications, making it ideal for working adults and recent high school grads. Laddered skills and certifications build on one another, allowing you to work at your own pace and earn proof of your skills on the way to an associate degree.

Machinists use machine tools, such as lathes, grinders, and CNC machines, to produce precision metal parts. Tool and die makers construct metal forms, known as dies, that are used to cut, shape, and form metal and other raw materials. These skilled craftsmen are critical to many manufacturing industries and are instrumental in the process of making fasteners, from steel bolts to pins used in orthopedic surgeries, hydraulic parts, anti-lock brakes, and automotive pistons, among many other items. This pathway gives you the skills to make a significant impact in the manufacturing field.

Machinists use machine tools, such as lathes, grinders, and CNC machines, to produce precision metal parts. Tool and die makers construct metal forms, known as dies, that are used to cut, shape, and form metal and other raw materials. These skilled craftsmen are critical to many manufacturing industries and are instrumental in the process of making fasteners, from steel bolts to pins used in orthopedic surgeries, hydraulic parts, anti-lock brakes, and automotive pistons, among many other items. This pathway gives you the skills to make a significant impact in the manufacturing field.

Mid’s AIM Program is offered in a flexible format with open lab hours, fast-track 8 week courses, and industry-recognized certifications, making it ideal for working adults and recent high school grads. Laddered skills and certifications build on one another, allowing you to work at your own pace and earn proof of your skills on the way to an associate degree.

Welders join pieces of metal together using heat, and work in a wide variety of industries, from car racing to manufacturing. The work that welders do and the equipment they use vary depending on the industry. This pathway prepares you for success by allowing you to build the skills and gain the certifications required by the industry.

This Welding Pre-Apprentice Pathway is designed specifically for high school students. Students complete one course each semester and graduate high school able to start an apprenticeship and demonstrate to potential employers that they are ready to learn.

Launch your journey toward a welding apprenticeship with Mid's Pre-Apprentice Certificate. With just 4 courses, you can complete this credential quickly, gain the skills you need to start an apprenticeship, and demonstrate to potential employers that you are ready to learn and contribute meaningfully to their team.

Mid's Welding Short-Term Training is intended to introduce the necessary fundamental skills required for those interested in a welding career. This 120-hour program provides entry-level skills in safety practices, blueprint reading and welding symbols, and basic MIG welding. This training includes a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on practical experience.

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers use hand-held or remotely controlled equipment to join, repair, or cut metal parts and products. Mid offer a state-of-the-art welding lab on each of the main campuses with current technology and hands-on learning opportunities.

Common career tasks include studying blueprints, sketches, and specifications, calculating the dimensions of parts to be welded, inspecting structures or materials to be welded, igniting torches or starting power supplies, monitoring the welding process to avoid overheating, and maintaining equipment and machinery.

Drafters & Designers prepare technical drawings and blueprints using computer modeling software, which are used by manufacturing, production, and construction workers to build everything from machine parts, automotive components, and buildings.

Mid's CADD Program offers flexible scheduling with online courses and open labs, including state-of-the-art 3D printing technology prototyping labs.

From basic skills to specialized systems, Mid's CADD Associate Degree allows you to gain employable, hands-on skills alongside a well-rounded base of knowledge.

Drafters & Designers prepare technical drawings and blueprints using computer modeling software, which are used by manufacturing, production, and construction workers to build everything from machine parts, automotive components, and buildings.

Mid's CADD Program offers flexible scheduling with online courses and open labs, including state-of-the-art 3D printing technology prototyping labs.

Mid's CADD Certificate allows you to build entry-level skills so you can enter the workforce quickly. This 1-year credential ladders into the 2-year associate degree.

Mid Michigan College is an approved provider of related technical instruction (RTI). Mid's Technical Education Centers offer 100% online electrical apprenticeship training and testing that meets State and National standards of excellence and education requirements for electrician apprentices (EA). Study electrical theory, transformers, circuits, motors & motor controls, programmable controllers, blueprint reading, OSHA, and the National Electrical Code through Mid's Electrical Apprenticeship training and testing.

Electrical Apprentices are required to complete 144 hours of training per year until they have attained the 576 hours required by the Electrical Apprenticeship Bureau and the Department of Labor.
Each EA module counts as 5 training hours. A minimum of 29 modules yearly is required to meet State Department of Labor requirements.
EA training and testing can be completed online at a comfortable pace for each student with no due dates or deadlines.
Mid’s online EA training is offered year round and registration is always open. Training modules cost $100 each, and payment is due at the time of registration.
Upon successful completion of the EA training series, students are awarded a certificate of completion from Mid Michigan College, and are eligible to sit for the Journeyman Electrician Examination administered by the State of Michigan.

Mid's HRA Program has a 97.5% student pass rate, much higher than the national average of 81%! Our 5,500 square foot HRA lab provides ample room to learn and train with real-world technology.

In just five semesters, you can complete your degree and enter the HRA field where skilled technicians are in-demand. You'll master the theories and skills related to heating, electricity, motors, refrigeration, and facilities maintenance, while building a broad base of knowledge and skills related to communication, career readiness, and technical math. An internship at a local business is also part of this degree--an important step in connecting you with local employment opportunities.

Mid's HRA Program has a 97.5% student pass rate, much higher than the national average of 81%! Our 5,500 square foot HRA lab provides ample room to learn and train with real-world technology.

With just 26 credits required and in just three semesters, you can gain employable skills and complete a valuable internship at a local business with this training credential. Courses focus on the fundamental theories and skills related to electricity, motors, facilities maintenance, and heating in commercial and residential settings.

Mid's HRA Program has a 97.5% student pass rate, much higher than the national average of 81%! Our 5,500 square foot HRA lab provides ample room to learn and train with real-world technology.

With just 26 credits required and in just three semesters, you can gain employable skills and complete a valuable internship at a local business with this training credential. Courses focus on the fundamental theories and skills related to electricity, motors, and refrigeration in commercial and residential settings.

Mid’s Automotive & Diesel Service Program prepares you for work in the automotive repair, service, and maintenance sectors. Work on real vehicles and vehicle systems in the new automotive lab and experience working in local businesses alongside certified auto technicians and mechanics.

Mid's Training Credential allows you to build entry-level skills so you can enter the workforce quickly. This 1-year credential ladders into the 2-year associate degree.

Mid’s Automotive & Diesel Service Program prepares you for work in the automotive repair, service, and maintenance sectors. Work on real vehicles and vehicle systems in the new automotive lab and experience working in local businesses alongside certified auto technicians and mechanics.

From basic skills to specialized systems, Mid's Automotive & Diesel Service Associate Degree allows you to gain employable, hands-on skills alongside a well-rounded base of knowledge.

Mid’s Automotive & Diesel Service Program prepares you for work in the automotive repair, service, and maintenance sectors. Work on real vehicles and vehicle systems in the new automotive lab and experience working in local businesses alongside certified auto technicians and mechanics.

Mid's Training Credential allows you to build entry-level skills so you can enter the workforce quickly. This 1-year credential ladders into the 2-year associate degree.

Mid’s Automotive & Diesel Service Program prepares you for work in the automotive repair, service, and maintenance sectors. Work on real vehicles and vehicle systems in the new automotive lab and experience working in local businesses alongside certified auto technicians and mechanics.

From basic skills to specialized systems, Mid's Automotive & Diesel Service Associate Degree allows you to gain employable, hands-on skills alongside a well-rounded base of knowledge.

Training in Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Class A, Class B, and specific endorsements are now available. Training is hands-on and designed to get you out of the classroom and on the road fast. Be prepared to test for your license in just three-weeks!

Mid Michigan College's CDL Short-Term Training combines classroom and hands-on learning methods. You stay engaged, involved, and motivated throughout the training, and learn key functions of vehicle systems, including diesel engines, auxiliary systems, brakes, drive train coupling systems, and suspension systems. Topics such as Federal and State requirements, safe and efficient operation, and the need for permits are also covered. Training wraps up with practice maneuvers and operations on a designated range and public roadway.

Change your life and positively impact the lives of others in just six weeks when you train to be a CNA at Mid!

A full 60 hours in the classroom means you'll have the knowledge, and with 60 hours of hands on training at a health care facility you'll have the experience.

This six-week class is divided into two parts, and includes 60 hours of classroom activities and skill practice time in the laboratory, and 60 hours of supervised clinical practice at an area health care agency.

When finished with the program, you will be able to

Assist patients and residents in attaining and maintaining functional independence.
Effectively communicate and interact with clients, families and other health team members.
Demonstrate an understanding of client's emotional, social, and physical needs through sensitive interactions and behaviors.
Display an attitude of understanding of client's rights.
Demonstrate observational and documentation skills needed in the assessment of client's health and well being.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or MRI, procedures play an important role in diagnosing diseases and injuries. An MRI uses magnetic field and radio waves to produce images of the inside of the human body. When a patient lies inside the MRI machine, which is like a large tube, radio waves produce faint signals that create sectional images that are ultimately used by physicians to diagnose medical problems.

MRI technologists are highly-trained and possess the expertise for competent practice. They are mostly employed by hospitals but increasingly, jobs are becoming available in physician offices and imaging centers. The main duties of the MRI technologist include explaining the procedure to the patient, preparing the patient and positioning them correctly, operating the equipment, and recording the images for the physician to interpret. The patient might be in pain or distress, or they might feel claustrophobic. The MRI technologist will provide support while talking patients through the procedure and letting them know what to expect.

The MRI program is offered through a partnership with other Michigan Community Colleges in the Michigan Radiologic and Imaging Science (MiRIS) Consortium. Each college enrolls students in the program under their admission criteria and each awards the degree according to that college’s completion requirements.

Students in the program complete MRI courses delivered in an online environment by one of the MiRIS colleges through Michigan Colleges Online (micollegesonline.org). Clinical education courses are arranged through the MiRIS Consortium’s MiRIS Director in collaboration with the MRI departments of affiliating hospitals, clinics or other MRI provider facilities. These experiences are developed to meet the established objectives and eligibility requirements of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and prepare students to complete the MRI certification exam.

Mid's Medical Assistant Program & Pathways prepare you to sit for the National Certified Medical Assistant Exam through the National Association of Medical Assistants (CMA AAMA), and is taken during the capstone Medical Assistant course. Successful completion of this certification exam means MA Program graduates enter the healthcare workforce with confidence and documented achievement of the skills they have mastered.

Mid's Medical Assistant Training Credential pathway includes 39 credits and takes approximately 2 semesters to complete. Key medical assisting topics are covered and this pathway allows you to enter the workforce more quickly and then return to ladder your learning and your skills toward completing the MA associate degree.

Mid's Medical Assistant Program & Pathways prepare you to sit for the National Certified Medical Assistant Exam through the National Association of Medical Assistants (CMA AAMA), and is taken during the capstone Medical Assistant course. Successful completion of this certification exam means MA Program graduates enter the healthcare workforce with confidence and documented achievement of the skills they have mastered.

Mid's Medical Assistant Associate Degree pathway prepares you to effectively perform the wide-range of tasks often assigned to medical assistants. This pathway takes approximately 6 semesters and includes 64 credit hours covering topics such as medical terminology, insurance billing, pharmacology, laboratory procedures, and more.

Mid’s Neurodiagnostic Technology Program prepares you to become a highly-skilled technologist who performs electroencephalograms (EEGs). An EEG assesses the electrical patterns in the brain to determine abnormalities and help identify nervous system disorders.

The EEG Program is offered through a partnership with other Michigan Community Colleges through the Michigan Radiologic and Imaging Science (MiRIS) Consortium. Each college enrolls students in the program under their admission criteria and each awards the degree according to that college’s completion requirements.

Students in the program complete courses in an online environment through Michigan Colleges Online. Clinical courses are arranged through the MiRIS Consortium’s Program Director in collaboration with affiliated hospitals, clinics, or other facilities that provide EEG services. These clinical experiences are developed to meet program objectives, career requirements, and prepare students for success.

When doctors need to diagnose an illness, they often turn to advanced medical imaging technologies to provide them with an inside view of a patient’s body. Radiologic technologists utilize specialized equipment to obtain diagnostic images and information to assist with the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Mid Michigan College offers a two-year (not including prerequisites), Associate in Applied Science, Radiography Degree.

The curriculum consists of classes, labs with an energized x-ray machine, and clinical education. Clinical education takes place in area hospital Radiology departments.

The Pharmacy Technician Program is a one-year certification program that prepares you for employment in a variety of health care environments such as hospitals, pharmacies, and nursing homes. Most work full time, but many work part time. Pharmacy technicians help pharmacists dispense prescription medication to customers or health professionals.

The program requires just 24 credits, and with no pre-requisite courses, you begin training on day one. Getting you through the program and into a career as quickly as possible. All courses feature a hybrid format with online lectures and on-campus lab sessions. Mid's clinical sites range from Cadillac to Alma – and from Midland to Mt. Pleasant. Established hospital and retail sites with reputations for excellence provide you with hands-on experiential training.

In only nine weeks, you can be prepared to enter the high-demand field of phlebotomy through our fast training program. Mid's Phlebotomy Short-Term Training consists of nine weeks of training in a classroom, lab, and externship/clinical settings. This training often functions as a stepping stone into other healthcare-related careers, such as medical laboratory science or nursing.

Phlebotomists are health care workers who draw blood and prepare samples for diagnostic testing, and they function as important members of clinical teams. Employment continues to grow fast for phlebotomists, and job rates are expected to climb over 25% in the next few years.Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, venipuncture and blood draw micro-collection techniques. The procedures are performed on patients of all ages at clinics, hospital labs, outpatient care centers and nursing homes.

Physical therapist assistants (PTAs) work as part of a team to provide physical therapy services under the direction and supervision of the physical therapist. PTAs implement selected components of patient/client interventions (treatment), obtain data related to the interventions provided, and make modifications in selected interventions either to progress the patient/client as directed by the physical therapist or to ensure patient/client safety and comfort.

PTAs assist the physical therapist in the treatment of individuals of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives.

Our students develop the essential student knowledge, skills, values and attitudes necessary to provide compassionate, quality physical therapy care. After demonstrating competence in didactic and lab skills, students will practice in a clinical setting under the direction of a physical therapist (PT) or a PTA with supervision of a PT and strive to be competent members of the health care team. Graduates will continue to seek continuing education and community service opportunities for professional and personal growth.

You are both creative and analytical, a natural problem solver who is curious and enjoys working on complex, technology-related systems. Mid offers two distinct CIS Pathways, Software Development and IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity. You will practice on real technology in our hands-on labs while you learn the principles and theories behind these quickly evolving fields. Mid graduates find work as network administrators, programmers, cybersecurity specialists, and software developers.

You are both creative and analytical, a natural problem solver who is curious and enjoys working on complex, technology-related systems. Mid offers two distinct CIS Pathways, Software Development and IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity. You will practice on real technology in our hands-on labs while you learn the principles and theories behind these quickly evolving fields. Mid graduates find work as network administrators, programmers, cybersecurity specialists, and software developers.

You are both creative and analytical, a natural problem solver who is curious and enjoys working on complex, technology-related systems. Mid offers two distinct CIS Pathways, Software Development and IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity. You will practice on real technology in our hands-on labs while you learn the principles and theories behind these quickly evolving fields. Mid graduates find work as network administrators, programmers, cybersecurity specialists, and software developers.

This pathway is designed to successfully Standards (MCOLES) police academy. Mid has transfer agreements with Delta College’s and Kirtland Community College’s Police Academies, as well as numerous others across the State. You will complete 46 credits at Mid, learning the fundamentals necessary to protect and serve as a police officer. Upon successful completion of the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) curriculum you are awarded an additional 16 credits.

You are interested in creating a secure and safe environment for inmates of state correctional facilities as a correctional officer. This pathway is offered in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Corrections. Its five core courses have been established by the Michigan Correctional Officers’ Training Council, and once completed, will provide you with State certification. Beyond that, Mid’s associate degree provides a broad base of knowledge that prepares you to succeed as a State correctional officer.

Mid’s Local Corrections Officer Academy professional development modules fulfill training hour requirements mandated by the State of Michigan for Local Corrections professionals. From stress management to defensive tactics, Mid offers a wide variety of training modules throughout the year, and at just $10 per training hour you can complete your training on-time and under budget.

Mid’s Local Corrections Officer Academy prepares you to work as a local corrections officer in county jails. A career as a correctional officer gives you the opportunity to work closely with inmates, and daily duties include being responsible for the security of inmates, the public, and the facility.

Early Childhood Education involves facilitating activities that stimulate a child's interests and promote independence, build self-esteem, and create a foundation for lifelong learning. If you're considering this pathway, helping young children develop is your passion.

When completing Mid's Associate in ECE, you complete over 200 hours in a learning lab. You are thoughtfully matched with a preschool or daycare center to practice your skills in a real-world environment with real children. If you are currently employed in a licensed center you may be eligible to receive lab credit at your current job. You may already work in early childhood education, but want to enhance your skills and credentials. To accommodate your busy schedule, Mid's ECE courses are offered in the evenings.

Early Childhood Education involves facilitating activities that stimulate a child's interests and promote independence, build self-esteem, and create a foundation for lifelong learning. If you're considering this pathway, helping young children develop is your passion.

When completing Mid's Associate in ECE, you complete over 200 hours in a learning lab. You are thoughtfully matched with a preschool or daycare center to practice your skills in a real-world environment with real children. If you are currently employed in a licensed center you may be eligible to receive lab credit at your current job. You may already work in early childhood education, but want to enhance your skills and credentials. To accommodate your busy schedule, Mid's ECE courses are offered in the evenings.

Early Childhood Education involves facilitating activities that stimulate a child's interests and promote independence, build self-esteem, and create a foundation for lifelong learning. If you're considering this pathway, helping young children develop is your passion.

When completing Mid's Associate in ECE, you complete over 200 hours in a learning lab. You are thoughtfully matched with a preschool or daycare center to practice your skills in a real-world environment with real children. If you are currently employed in a licensed center you may be eligible to receive lab credit at your current job. You may already work in early childhood education, but want to enhance your skills and credentials. To accommodate your busy schedule, Mid's ECE courses are offered in the evenings.

Early Childhood Education involves facilitating activities that stimulate a child's interests and promote independence, build self-esteem, and create a foundation for lifelong learning. If you're considering this pathway, helping young children develop is your passion.

When completing Mid's Associate in ECE, you complete over 200 hours in a learning lab. You are thoughtfully matched with a preschool or daycare center to practice your skills in a real-world environment with real children. If you are currently employed in a licensed center you may be eligible to receive lab credit at your current job. You may already work in early childhood education, but want to enhance your skills and credentials. To accommodate your busy schedule, Mid's ECE courses are offered in the evenings.

Mid's Graphic Design Program will prepare students for the fast growing career opportunities available in the field of graphic design and communications. The program provides training that enables students to develop skills in visual problem solving, design, typography, layout, illustration, and digital media.

Courses are taught in a working studio environment where students learn how to take a project from beginning concept to final production. Students learn to use up-to-date industry standard tools. At the time of graduation, students will have a diversified portfolio of work.

Graphic designers are helping to shape the visual environment of the 21st century. The artwork for print created by designers is used in advertising, magazine and book publishing, retail packaging, posters, signs, identity systems, corporate communications, exhibitions, and environmental design. The expanding area of digital opportunities include design of web sites, presentations, broadcast television graphics, e-commerce systems, and interactive multimedia.

Graduates may seek immediate employment or pursue further education. Entry level job opportunities are available with advertising agencies, design studios, publishing firms, corporate art departments, graphic production companies, newspapers, printers, and television stations.

Mid's Web Design Pathway is intended to provide introductory skills and knowledge suitable for entrepreneurs who may manage their own website or small business/office managers who may be asked to make basic website edits. This credential broadens your comfort level with web-based tasks and could help your resume stand out from others.