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Surgical Tech Programs in Illinois
Illinois has 21 surgical tech programs in our files: 21 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
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
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 College | 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 College | 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 College | 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 College | Palatine | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Illinois
- 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.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Illinois yet. What Workforce Pell covers.