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Surgical Tech Programs in the Chicago area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area
Programs
10
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$66,360
surgical technologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$24,000
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
Surgical Tech Programs in the Chicago area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 10 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Chicago
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 0.9 miles, farthest 30.7 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 10 list one: $24,000 to $37,850 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 14 months to 20 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 5 listed programs give weeks: 42 to 80 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 199 surgical tech awards at the 9 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 5 of 10 on Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $66,360 median for surgical technologists ($31.91 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $50,590 to $94,030; 2,530 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $64,650 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Surgical tech programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triton College | River Grove | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 | 0.9 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 56 | 9.7 |
| Stellar Career CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | $24,000 | 14 months | 11 | 11.6 |
| Midwestern Career College | Chicago | Associate | $37,850 | 20 months | 20 | 11.7 |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 12.2 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 | 12.7 |
| William Rainey Harper CollegeWIOA list | Palatine | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | 15.6 |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | Elgin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 | 24.9 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 29.8 |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 30.7 |
- 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, 18 of them Surgical tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Illinois metro areas
- Rockford area3 programs