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Auto Mechanic Programs in Illinois
Illinois has 36 automotive programs in our files: 36 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
36
all sources
Median pay
$49,170
automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025; U.S. $50,620
On the WIOA list
103
Automotive programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Chicago area17 programs · median pay $55,320
Every automotive program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk College | Moline | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Carl Sandburg CollegeWIOA list | Galesburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 57 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 53 |
| College of Lake CountyWIOA list | Grayslake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 335 |
| Danville Area Community CollegeWIOA list | Danville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 160 |
| Highland Community CollegeWIOA list | Freeport | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Illinois Central CollegeWIOA list | East Peoria | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
| Illinois Eastern Community CollegesWIOA list | Olney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Illinois Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Oglesby | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 60 |
| John A Logan CollegeWIOA list | Carterville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 186 |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 |
| Lake Land CollegeWIOA list | Mattoon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 138 |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeWIOA list | Godfrey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkWIOA list | Melrose Park | Certificate | $37,022 | 14 months | 118 |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 132 |
| McHenry County CollegeWIOA list | Crystal Lake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 115 |
| Morton CollegeWIOA list | Cicero | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Oakton CollegeWIOA list | Des Plaines | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 181 |
| Parkland CollegeWIOA list | Champaign | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 |
| Prairie State CollegeWIOA list | Chicago Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Rend Lake CollegeWIOA list | Ina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Richland Community CollegeWIOA list | Decatur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| Rock Valley CollegeWIOA list | Rockford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Shawnee Community CollegeWIOA list | Ullin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Southeastern Illinois CollegeWIOA list | Harrisburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Triton CollegeWIOA list | River Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 102 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc | Lisle | Certificate | $51,850 | 15 months | 391 |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 169 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Illinois
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 103 of them Automotive.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Illinois yet. What Workforce Pell covers.