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Welding Schools in Illinois
Illinois has 44 welding programs in our files: 44 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
44
all sources
Median pay
$51,320
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
Middle program cost
$23,100
4 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
128
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Chicago area19 programs · median pay $52,650
Every welding program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk CollegeWIOA list | Moline | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 58 |
| Carl Sandburg CollegeWIOA list | Galesburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| College of Lake CountyWIOA list | Grayslake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 118 |
| Danville Area Community CollegeWIOA list | Danville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 52 |
| ETI School of Skilled TradesWIOA list | Willowbrook | Certificate | $14,356 | 12 months | 93 |
| Heartland Community CollegeWIOA list | Normal | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 91 |
| Highland Community CollegeWIOA list | Freeport | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Illinois Central CollegeWIOA list | East Peoria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 120 |
| Illinois Eastern Community CollegesWIOA list | Olney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Illinois Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Oglesby | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 |
| John A Logan CollegeWIOA list | Carterville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 46 |
| John Wood Community CollegeWIOA list | Quincy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 75 |
| Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list | Centralia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 48 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Lake Land CollegeWIOA list | Mattoon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 122 |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeWIOA list | Godfrey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 129 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkWIOA list | Melrose Park | Certificate | $29,781 | 11 months | 45 |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 93 |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 46 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois | Springfield | Certificate | $14,692 | 7 months | 207 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 89 |
| Morton CollegeWIOA list | Cicero | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Prairie State CollegeWIOA list | Chicago Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Rend Lake CollegeWIOA list | Ina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Richland Community CollegeWIOA list | Decatur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Rock Valley CollegeWIOA list | Rockford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 58 |
| Sauk Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Dixon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 77 |
| Shawnee Community CollegeWIOA list | Ullin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 61 |
| South Suburban CollegeWIOA list | South Holland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Southeastern Illinois CollegeWIOA list | Harrisburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 |
| Southwestern Illinois CollegeWIOA list | Belleville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 172 |
| Spoon River CollegeWIOA list | Canton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 75 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College | Rockford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 50 |
| Triton CollegeWIOA list | River Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois IncWIOA list | Lisle | Certificate | $23,100 | 9 months | 117 |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 40 |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 93 |
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, 128 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Illinois yet. What Workforce Pell covers.