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Cybersecurity Certificates in the Chicago area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area
Programs
30
in the metro area
Median pay here
$125,310
information security analysts, BLS May 2025
Cybersecurity Certificates in the Chicago area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 30 programs: 20 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 10 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Chicago
- none within 10 miles; nearest 208.6 miles, farthest 5734.9 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 16 listed programs give weeks: 4 to 150 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 353 cybersecurity awards at the 18 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 16 of 30 on Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 69% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $125,310 median for information security analysts ($60.25 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $79,460 to $174,450; 3,480 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $124,180 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Cybersecurity programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | Certificate | 27 | 208.6 |
| Quilt NFPWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | 208.9 | |
| Computer Training Source Inc.WIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | 209.2 | |
| The Cyber GuruWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | 209.8 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | Certificate | 1 | 210.0 |
| Fast Lane - Directions TrainingWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | 210.2 | |
| Midwestern Career College | Chicago | Certificate | 0 | 210.3 |
| Evolve Security Academy - WackerWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | 210.7 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | 21 | 211.1 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Certificate | 3 | 211.6 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | Certificate | 3 | 211.7 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Certificate | 2 | 212.6 |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | 213.8 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | Certificate | 21 | 215.4 |
| Governors State UniversityWIOA list | University Park | WIOA list only | 215.5 | |
| Morton College | Cicero | Associate | 8 | 217.1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | 62 | 218.3 |
| Triton College | River Grove | Certificate | 8 | 221.0 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills | Certificate | 61 | 221.5 |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Certificate | 1 | 223.2 |
| Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | Certificate | 2 | 226.4 |
| MicroTrain TechnologiesWIOA list | Oak Brook | WIOA list only | 226.8 | |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Certificate | 0 | 231.6 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | 20 | 233.0 |
| COMNet Group Inc.WIOA list | Hoffman Estates | WIOA list only | 239.6 | |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | Certificate | 94 | 240.5 |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Certificate | 7 | 245.8 |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove | Certificate | 8 | 253.1 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta | Certificate | 4 | 274.5 |
| United Youth of America Inc.WIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | 5734.9 |
- 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, 54 of them Cybersecurity.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill