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WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE

Your career begins here.

Mentor shows student team plans posted on a wall

AN EDUCATION THAT GOES
WELL BEYOND TEXTBOOKS

ACE is a FREE after-school program open to any high school student with the curiosity and drive to learn about the various career paths in the design and construction industry. 

By working with real professionals in real work situations, ACE students receive an invaluable hands-on education – they learn to understand the day-to-day workings of our industry by living it, experiencing it, NOT reading about it.

ACE student Dylan Thomas discusses what it is like to be a part of the ACE Mentorship Program

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ACE SE MI LOCATIONS

At weekly meetings, student teams work directly with professionals from leading area firms and design hypothetical projects, tour local construction sites, and visit professional offices.

Students working on group projects at long white tables

SUPPORT ACE SE MI

Our partners’ charitable giving provides student scholarships and program support that helps expand and diversify the future workforce in Southeast Michigan.

Mentor showing students large engineering and architecture plans attached to a wall

BECOME A MENTOR

ACE Mentors share their own stories while helping students learn about different industry careers and connect with other professionals who share their passions.

ACE Board Members standing in a group in the bowling alley

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ACE SE MI is led by our dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers who are practicing professionals in their fields. If you are interested in helping us strategically grow our board and shape our organization, please contact us.

EVENTS

PROGRAMS

SCHOLARSHIPS

FUNDRAISERS

SUPPORT ACE SE MI &
INSPIRE TOMORROW’S LEADERS