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Automotive program at Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park
Melrose Park, IL · Private for-profit 2-year · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $37,022
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $2,263
- Listed cost
- $39,285
- LengthIPEDS
- 55 credit hours, 14 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 118
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 837 graduates
- $32,767
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $50,285
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $138 a month over 10 years
- $13,062
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $51,586
- Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- $55,320
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park awarded 118 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $37,022 compares with a Illinois median wage of $49,170 for automotive service technicians and mechanics (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 35 | 55 credit hours, 14 months | $37,022 |
| Associate degree | 47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 83 | 55 credit hours, 14 months | $37,022 |
On Illinois's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Service Management-AAS DegreeAssociate?s Degree · In person · CIP 47.0604 | $4+ $7 books | 74 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Automotive Technology-Diploma ProgramIn person · CIP 47.0604 | $4+ $7 books | 56 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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