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IT Support Programs in the Chicago area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (Illinois, Indiana)
Programs
39
in the metro area
Median pay here
$60,730
computer user support specialists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,950
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
IT Support Programs in the Chicago area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 39 programs: 25 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 14 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Chicago
- none within 10 miles; nearest 317.6 miles, farthest 5683.4 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 39 list one: $1,950 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 24 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 28 listed programs give weeks: 1 to 178 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 4,211 IT support awards at the 20 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 28 of 39 on Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 77% of exiters employed in the second quarter (5 report it)
- Pay here
- $60,730 median for computer user support specialists ($29.20 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $42,200 to $98,590; 19,680 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $59,860 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
IT support programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellar Career College-Crown Point | Crown Point, IN | Associate | $1,950 | 24 months | 0 | 317.6 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 325.9 |
| Computer Training Source Inc.WIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 326.4 | |
| National Louis University | Chicago, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 327.2 |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 327.2 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago, IL | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 327.3 |
| Fast Lane - Directions TrainingWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 327.5 | |
| Able Career Institute at National Able NetworkWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 328.0 | |
| Per ScholasWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 328.0 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 328.4 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | 328.9 |
| Prairie State CollegeWIOA list | Chicago Heights, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 | 329.5 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago, IL | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 329.8 |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 331.0 | |
| Governors State UniversityWIOA list | University Park, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 332.2 | |
| Jeremi Vocational InstituteWIOA list | Olympia Fields, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 332.2 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | 332.6 |
| Morton CollegeWIOA list | Cicero, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 334.4 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 335.5 |
| Triton CollegeWIOA list | River Grove, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 338.3 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 | 338.7 |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | 340.3 |
| MicroTrain TechnologiesWIOA list | Oak Brook, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 344.1 | |
| CompTIAWIOA list | Downers Grove, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 347.3 | |
| College of Lake CountyWIOA list | Grayslake, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 117 | 347.8 |
| IT Expert System IncWIOA list | Schaumburg, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 349.5 | |
| Management Info Tech Solutions (MITS)WIOA list | Schaumburg, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 349.5 | |
| William Rainey Harper CollegeWIOA list | Palatine, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | 350.2 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 102 | 350.3 |
| DeVry University-Illinois | Lisle, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3,572 | 352.7 |
| University of St Francis | Joliet, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 352.9 |
| COMNet Group Inc.WIOA list | Hoffman Estates, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 356.7 | |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 181 | 357.5 |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | Elgin, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 53 | 362.9 |
| McHenry County CollegeWIOA list | Crystal Lake, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 365.6 |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | 370.4 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 391.7 |
| DePaul UniversityWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 5655.5 | |
| Illinois State UniversityWIOA list | Normal, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 5683.4 |
- 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, 174 of them IT support.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill