Welding programs in Illinois
69 welding programs at 46 Illinois schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (8 programs), the state median is $40,917 one year after completion, 6% below the national median of $43,370. Median borrower debt is $8,178.
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$40,917median 1-yr earnings
$8,178median debt
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 72 | $45,352 | $5,500 | $63 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park | Melrose Park, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 41 | $45,316 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc | Lisle, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 104 | $45,023 | $6,855 | $78 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 179 | $41,254 | $5,500 | $63 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois | Springfield, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 189 | $40,580 | $9,500 | $108 |
| ETI School of Skilled Trades | Willowbrook, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 93 | $39,528 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College | Rockford, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 34 | $39,286 | $14,162 | $161 |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 23 | $38,620 | – | – |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| Black Hawk College | Moline, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 45 | not reported | – | – |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 137 | not reported | – | – |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | Chicago, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 51 | not reported | – | – |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 25 | not reported | – | – |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 53 | not reported | – | – |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Highland Community College | Freeport, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 27 | not reported | – | – |
| Highland Community College | Freeport, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 21 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 34 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| John A Logan College | Carterville, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 56 | not reported | – | – |
| John A Logan College | Carterville, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 28 | not reported | – | – |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 47 | not reported | – | – |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 35 | not reported | – | – |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 27 | not reported | – | – |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 45 | not reported | – | – |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 92 | not reported | $4,812 | $55 |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 130 | not reported | – | – |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 136 | not reported | – | – |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 49 | not reported | – | – |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 88 | not reported | – | – |
| Morton College | Cicero, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Parkland College | Champaign, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 18 | not reported | – | – |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Rend Lake College | Ina, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 153 | not reported | – | – |
| Rend Lake College | Ina, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Richland Community College | Decatur, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Richland Community College | Decatur, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 60 | not reported | – | – |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 65 | not reported | – | – |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 60 | not reported | – | – |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Spoon River College | Canton, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 57 | not reported | – | – |
| South Suburban College | South Holland, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Triton College | River Grove, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 34 | not reported | – | – |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 39 | not reported | – | – |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 76 | not reported | – | – |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine, IL | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Heartland Community College | Normal, IL | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 89 | 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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Welding programs by city in Illinois
Before you choose a welding school in Illinois
Employers often ask for a welding certification such as those offered by the American Welding Society. Those exams are separate from the school diploma, so ask each school how many weld-test hours you get in a booth.
- How many hours are spent in the weld booth versus the classroom?
- Which welding processes (SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW) and positions are covered?
- Does the school host certification tests on site?
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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 welding program in Illinois?
By reported one-year earnings, Illinois Central College leads at $45,352 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many welding programs are in Illinois?
The Scorecard lists 69 certificate or associate programs in this field at 46 schools in Illinois.