Carpentry Programs in the Chicago area

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$80,440

carpenters, BLS May 2025

Carpentry Programs in the Chicago area at a glance

Open to the public: 8 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 5 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Chicago: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 3.7 miles, farthest 33.1 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 7 listed programs give weeks: 15 to 241 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 71 carpentry awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 7 of 8 on Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $80,440 median for carpenters ($38.68 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $41,220 to $118,450; 14,220 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $79,000 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
Triton CollegeWIOA list	River Grove	Certificate	8	3.7
Gmp LabsWIOA list	Chicago	WIOA list only		7.8
Three Kingdoms ConstructionWIOA list	Chicago	WIOA list only		8.3
Greater West Town Project - YouthWIOA list	Chicago	WIOA list only		9.3
Education Design Development & Research Corporation - RAP ChicagoWIOA list	Chicago	WIOA list only		10.6
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeWIOA list	Chicago	Certificate	63	11.0
Associated Builders and ContractorsWIOA list	Elk Grove Village	WIOA list only		12.7
Waubonsee Community College	Sugar Grove	Associate	0	33.1

WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 12 of them Carpentry.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
GI Bill