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Surgical Tech Programs in Illinois
Colleges and schools: 21
Programs
21
all sources
Median pay
$64,650
surgical technologists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $64,650
On the WIOA list
18
Surgical tech programs, U.S. DOL file
Surgical Tech Programs in Illinois: the figures
- Programs we list
- 21 in Illinois: 21 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 16 public and 5 private; 270 surgical tech completions in 2023-24 at the 19 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $64,650 a year for surgical technologists in Illinois, against $64,650 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, 18 of them surgical tech.
- WIOA results
- 18 surgical tech programs on Illinois's list; middle values: 100% were employed in the second quarter after exit (5); $11,496 median earnings in that quarter (5) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 2 Illinois metro areas have a page; the largest list, Chicago, has 10 programs.
By metro area
- Chicago area10 programs · median pay $66,360
- Rockford area3 programs · median pay $61,740
Every surgical tech program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk CollegeWIOA list | Moline | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 56 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | Elgin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 |
| Illinois Central CollegeWIOA list | East Peoria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| John A Logan College | Carterville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| John Wood Community CollegeWIOA list | Quincy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Midwestern Career College | Chicago | Associate | $37,850 | 20 months | 20 |
| Parkland CollegeWIOA list | Champaign | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Rasmussen University-IllinoisWIOA list | Rockford | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Richland Community CollegeWIOA list | Decatur | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeWIOA list | Rockford | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Stellar Career CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | $24,000 | 14 months | 11 |
| Triton College | River Grove | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| William Rainey Harper CollegeWIOA list | Palatine | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
- 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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