58900 Cherry Grove Rd, Dowagiac, MI · Public, 2-year
- Trade grads 2023-24
- 53 all campuses on its federal ID
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $6,704
- Median pay 10 yrs, all
- $42,389
2 verified schools within 25 mi · 6 CDL locations · 2 not yet verified
58900 Cherry Grove Rd, Dowagiac, MI · Public, 2-year
2755 East Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI · Public, 2-year
1995 Foundation Dr, Niles, MI · FMCSA registry · under FMCSA review
51590 Primrose Rd, South Bend, IN · FMCSA registry
3517 E Jefferson Blvd, South Bend, IN · FMCSA registry
24645 State Road 23, South Bend, IN · FMCSA registry
1972 Pipestone Rd, Benton Harbor, MI · FMCSA registry
22531 Co Rd 18, Goshen, IN · FMCSA registry
These appear in a state licence list, a union locator, federal college data or Google Maps, but we could not confirm them: their own website did not show the address and the program when we checked (2026-11-04), or, for colleges in the federal data, they report fewer than 10 graduates in each trade. They are not counted above. Call before you visit.
2605 S. Main Street, South Bend, IN · not yet verified
4614 S. Burnett Dr, South Bend, IN · not yet verified
No school inside Niles reports trade graduates; the closest is Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac, 12 miles from the city center. The largest single trade program within 25 miles is welding at Southwestern Michigan College, with 22 graduates in 2023-24. Welding is the most widely taught trade here (2 schools), then auto mechanic (1). The lowest published in-state tuition among public colleges nearby is Lake Michigan College at $4,488 a year (2025-26). For truck driving, 1 FMCSA-registered Class A location is in Niles itself (registry as of 2026-11-04).
Listed: verified schools within 25 miles, nearest to the city center first. The filter covers every school and CDL location on this page.
| Trade | Schools | Grads 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|
| Welding Schools | 2 | 28 |
| Auto Mechanic Schools | 1 | 18 |
| Carpentry Schools | 1 | 11 |
| Machining and CNC Schools | 1 | 6 |
Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-04); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-04. Distances are straight-line miles from the Census Bureau's center point for Niles. How we build this list.