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SEMA opens Sterling Heights campus and seeks state capital to expand labs and equipment

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity · March 9, 2026
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Summary

Southeast Michigan Construction Academy (SEMA) said it opened a renovated Sterling Heights campus serving 400+ students and asked for capital to complete welding, HVAC and electrical labs and buy industry equipment to expand training capacity without raising tuition.

SEMA leaders told the Appropriations Subcommittee that the organization moved rapidly this year to convert a former call center into a roughly 100,000 square‑foot training campus and enrolled more than 400 students in the fall. "We now serve over 800 students working towards careers in electrical, carpentry, welding, HVAC,…

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