Michigan's BEST 60-Hour Residential Builders Prelicense Program

Our program is $750, including all course materials and four great books, plus:
    1.  Current State Code Book
    2.  Carpentry and Building Construction Textbook
    3.  Profit from Building Green
    4.  Marketing PowerPak
    5.  All new 2009 Online Study Course to prepare for the State Exam when course is
         completed, absolutely FREE.  $139.00 value.  As close to the real test as it gets!

We will also prepare you to PASS both parts of the state exam during the 60-hour program.  The free online study course above contains sample exams on all subjects covered on state test.

Select your course date and location from the alphabetical list of cities below.
8-DAY FASTRACK PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN GREEN PRINT
ALL-EVENING PROGRAMS (NO SATURDAYS) AVAILABLE IN BLACK PRINT
4-WEEK (2 EVENING PLUS SATURDAY) PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN BLUE PRINT.
SEE DETAILS BELOW.

Enjoy learning how you can benefit from licensing laws, bring new customers in, make money by building green, and manage projects in the most cost effective way, all while preparing for the state exam.  All of our instructors are licensed builders with many years in trades.  There are no tests or homework.  This is time well spent with other students striving to achieve similar goals.

Our 60-hour program is made up of nine separate State-approved courses.  You can register for all 60 hours at one time and receive a discount or each class individually.  Scroll down to the link after the class locations to see the individual course line-up.  Also, late enrollments are accepted.

LOCATIONS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR ADDED LOCATIONS AND DATES.  IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A LOCATION THAT IS NOT ON THE ABOVE LIST, PLEASE EMAIL US AT BUILDERS@TORCHLAKE.COM  AND SHARE YOUR REQUEST.

NOTE:  Evening classes run from 6 to 10 pm and the Saturday classes run from 8am to 2pm for the first two and 8am to 4pm for the second two.  The four-week all-evening classes run from 6 to 9:30pm.

The 60-hour program is made up of nine courses.  Click HERE for individual course selections.  You can register for individual courses, but you save $61 by registering for entire 60-hour series at once.

The state of Michigan is not approving online/distance learning or continued educations courses yet.  We will have them available as soon as the state begins allowing them.

Effective June 1, 2008, licensees applying for a renewal of their license will be required to confirm that they possess a copy of the current Michigan Residential Code book.

If you are licensed for 6 years or less:  You must complete a minimum of 3 hours of continuing competency activities per year, and a total of 21 hours in each 3-year cycle.

If you are licensed for more than 6 years:  A licensee must complete 3 hours of continuing competency activities during a 3-year cycle.  The 3 hours must include 1 hour of codes, 1 hour of safety and 1 hour relating to changes in construction and business management laws.

Increase penalties:  Effective December 21, 2007, penalties were increased for a person practicing as a Residential Builders or M&A Contractor without a license.  The increased penalties are:
-- First Offense:  Misdemeanor.  Fine of $5000 to $25,000, or prison for not more than 1 year, or both.
-- Second and Subsequent Offense:  Misdemeanor.  Fine of $5000 to $25,000, or prison for not more than 2 years, or both.