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IT Support Programs in Illinois
Colleges and schools: 48
Programs
65
all sources
Median pay
$59,860
computer user support specialists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $61,860
On the WIOA list
174
IT support programs, U.S. DOL file
IT Support Programs in Illinois: the figures
- Programs we list
- 65 in Illinois: 48 at colleges and schools, 17 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 42 public and 6 private; 4,634 IT support completions in 2023-24 at the 43 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $59,860 a year for computer user support specialists in Illinois, against $61,860 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 174 of them IT support.
- WIOA results
- 174 IT support programs on Illinois's list; middle values: 71.1% were employed in the second quarter after exit (16); $9,721 median earnings in that quarter (16) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 Illinois metro area has a page; the largest list, Chicago, has 39 programs.
By metro area
- Chicago area39 programs · median pay $60,730
Every IT support program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Able Career Institute at National Able NetworkWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Black Hawk CollegeWIOA list | Moline | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| CALC Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Alton | Certificate | $14,500 | 13 months | 4 |
| Carl Sandburg CollegeWIOA list | Galesburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 102 |
| College of Lake CountyWIOA list | Grayslake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 117 |
| COMNet Group Inc.WIOA list | Hoffman Estates | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| CompTIAWIOA list | Downers Grove | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Computer Training Source Inc.WIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Danville Area Community CollegeWIOA list | Danville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| DePaul UniversityWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| DeVry University-Illinois | Lisle | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3,572 |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | Elgin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 53 |
| Fast Lane - Directions TrainingWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Governors State UniversityWIOA list | University Park | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Heartland Community CollegeWIOA list | Normal | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Highland Community CollegeWIOA list | Freeport | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Illinois Central CollegeWIOA list | East Peoria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 56 |
| Illinois Eastern Community CollegesWIOA list | Olney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Illinois State UniversityWIOA list | Normal | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Illinois Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Oglesby | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| IT Expert System IncWIOA list | Schaumburg | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Jeremi Vocational InstituteWIOA list | Olympia Fields | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| John A Logan CollegeWIOA list | Carterville | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| John Wood Community CollegeWIOA list | Quincy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 181 |
| Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list | Centralia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeWIOA list | Godfrey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Management Info Tech Solutions (MITS)WIOA list | Schaumburg | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| McHenry County CollegeWIOA list | Crystal Lake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| MicroTrain TechnologiesWIOA list | Oak Brook | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Minority Business Development CenterWIOA list | Peoria | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 |
| Morton CollegeWIOA list | Cicero | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| National Louis University | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| New HorizonsWIOA list | Ofallon | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Parkland CollegeWIOA list | Champaign | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 |
| Per ScholasWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Prairie State CollegeWIOA list | Chicago Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 |
| Rasmussen University-IllinoisWIOA list | Rockford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Rend Lake CollegeWIOA list | Ina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Richland Community CollegeWIOA list | Decatur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Rock Valley CollegeWIOA list | Rockford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Sauk Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Dixon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Shawnee Community CollegeWIOA list | Ullin | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Southeastern Illinois CollegeWIOA list | Harrisburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Southern Illinois University - CarbondaleWIOA list | Carbondale | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Southwestern Illinois CollegeWIOA list | Belleville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 67 |
| Spoon River College | Canton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 42 |
| Triton CollegeWIOA list | River Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| University of St Francis | Joliet | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| William Rainey Harper CollegeWIOA list | Palatine | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
- 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, Illinois, read October 8, 2026.
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