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Welding Schools in Illinois
Colleges and schools: 44
Programs
49
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
Welding Schools in Illinois: the figures
- Programs we list
- 49 in Illinois: 44 at colleges and schools, 5 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 39 public and 5 private; 2,570 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 42 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $23,100 in Illinois, from $14,356 to $29,781, across 4 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $51,320 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Illinois, against $53,750 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, 128 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 128 welding programs on Illinois's list; middle values: 72.3% were employed in the second quarter after exit (28); $9,140 median earnings in that quarter (28) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 Illinois metro area has a page; the largest list, Chicago, has 23 programs.
By metro area
- Chicago area23 programs · median pay $52,650
Every welding program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Welding InstituteWIOA list | Rushville | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 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 |
| Danville Metal Stamping Co. Inc.WIOA list | Danville | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Education Design Development & Research Corporation - RAP ChicagoWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | 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 |
| Illinois Welding School Inc.WIOA list | Romeoville | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 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 CollegeWIOA list | 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 |
| Mi-jack Products RapWIOA list | Markham | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 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 CollegeWIOA list | Palatine | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 93 |
- 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.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training