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BRING YOUR VISION TO LIFE

Explore our 3 step process and discover a new path to reach your potential.

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HOKA
HOKA

Performance & Recovery

We're excited to partner with HOKA, a brand dedicated to inspiring movement through high-performance, comfortable footwear. Together with our faculty of industry veterans, HOKA will provide expert mentorship and industry insights. Students will engage in practical projects, learning about the latest trends and technologies in performance and recovery product design.

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PLC x Wolverine Worldwide Brands
Wolverine Worldwide Brands

Merrell  Saucony  Wolverine

Join our 5-week certificate program with Wolverine Worldwide Brands to dive into the product creation process. You'll design women's products for the urban outdoors, building on last year's exploration of urban adventure.

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WELCOME TO PLC DETROIT

YOUR FUTURE STARTS NOW

PLC provides a unique educational experience that teaches students the skills they need to thrive in the product creation industry.

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Learn first hand from industry experts and professional designers working with your favorite brands.  

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We believe every student should have the opportunity to pursue a design education.  have the  
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Gov. Whitmer signs bill to officially. reopen Michigan’s first HBCU.  have the opportunity to pursue a
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We Embody the
Spirit of a
Revolutionary
and Empower
the Creators
to Bear the Torch.

Our students, staff, and alumni
are Blacklights that make the invisible,
visible, and the impossible, possible
Be A Blacklight

Thank You to Our Partners.
It Takes a Village.

Together, we believe that education is about more than instilling knowledge; it is about fostering the belief that anything is  possible.

Together, we believe that education is about more than instilling knowledge; it is about fostering the belief that anything is possible.

fOUNDING PARTNERS

The Gilbert Family Foundation is proud to be a founding partner of PLC. This partnership is a part of the Foundation’s ongoing, $500M commitment to its hometown of Detroit, which is focused on building opportunity & equity for Detroit residents who have faced systemic barriers to economic & social mobility.
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This partnership represents an important part of our broader commitment that aims to support the next generation of Black talent, expand the impact of Black-led movements and voices, and create economic opportunity in Black communities across the country.
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STRATEGIC PARTNERS

footlocker
HANES
millerknoll
newbalance
dsw
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Program PARTNERS

puma
Jordan
carhartt
hypebeast
Dreamville
Nike
levis
vans
Stone-Island
sketcher
Showers-Pass
rei
keen
Google
FN-Platform
fdra
ecco
dovetail
cross-colours
Cote-Ciel
Converse
colehaan
carbon
Adidas
Aasics
New-Balance
Runway-of-Dreams
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Autodesk
Portugal-Footwear
vibram
YLATI

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COVID-19

The safety of our community is our top priority. Learn more about how PLC is taking action to combat the spread of COVID-19.

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