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Welding program at Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc
Lisle, 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)
- $23,100
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $570
- Listed cost
- $23,670
- LengthIPEDS
- 36 credit hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 117
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 496 graduates
- $37,568
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $52,936
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
- $9,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- $52,650
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
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc awarded 117 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $23,100 compares with a Illinois median wage of $51,320 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Technology #560Industry-Recognized Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $4+ $5 books | 36 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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