Diesel/Heavy Equipment programs in Illinois
38 diesel/heavy equipment programs at 25 Illinois schools are in the federal data. Median borrower debt is $9,500.
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Highland Community College | Freeport, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Highland Community College | Freeport, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| John A Logan College | Carterville, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 34 | not reported | – | – |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Parkland College | Champaign, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Rend Lake College | Ina, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 73 | not reported | – | – |
| Rend Lake College | Ina, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 31 | not reported | – | – |
| Richland Community College | Decatur, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Spoon River College | Canton, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc | Lisle, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | $9,500 | $108 |
| Heartland Community College | Normal, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Chicago Professional Center | Prospect Heights, IL | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.
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ASE offers truck and heavy-equipment tests. Employers such as dealerships and fleets sometimes run their own training pipelines, so compare school costs to paid alternatives.
- Which engine makes and electronics do students train on?
- Are there employer partnerships with dealers or fleets?
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-paying diesel/heavy equipment program in Illinois?
No program in this state reports earnings in the current data, so compare cost, completion and local job postings instead.
How many diesel/heavy equipment programs are in Illinois?
The Scorecard lists 38 certificate or associate programs in this field at 25 schools in Illinois.