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Auto Mechanic Programs in the Chicago area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area
Programs
20
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$55,320
automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$37,022
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
Auto Mechanic Programs in the Chicago area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 20 programs: 17 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 3 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Chicago
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 5.2 miles, farthest 47.0 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 20 list one: $37,022 to $51,850 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 14 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 18 listed programs give weeks: 1 to 130 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 2,000 automotive awards at the 17 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 18 of 20 on Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 75% of exiters employed in the second quarter (8 report it)
- Pay here
- $55,320 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($26.60 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $34,520 to $92,460; 20,140 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $49,170 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Automotive programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 53 | 5.2 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc | Lisle | Certificate | $51,850 | 15 months | 391 | 7.6 |
| Triton CollegeWIOA list | River Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 102 | 7.9 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkWIOA list | Melrose Park | Certificate | $37,022 | 14 months | 118 | 8.0 |
| Mechanics Local 701 Training FundWIOA list | Carol Stream | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 8.9 | |
| Morton CollegeWIOA list | Cicero | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 | 11.1 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 115 | 13.2 |
| Oakton CollegeWIOA list | Des Plaines | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 181 | 14.9 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 57 | 17.8 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | 17.8 |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | Elgin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 160 | 21.1 |
| South Technical CenterWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 21.5 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | 22.2 |
| Angel of God ResourceWIOA list | Riverdale | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 23.2 | |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 169 | 25.4 |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 186 | 26.9 |
| Prairie State CollegeWIOA list | Chicago Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 | 28.7 |
| College of Lake CountyWIOA list | Grayslake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 335 | 34.4 |
| McHenry County CollegeWIOA list | Crystal Lake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | 34.4 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 | 47.0 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 103 of them Automotive.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill