Auto Technician programs in Illinois
77 auto technician programs at 41 Illinois schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (9 programs), the state median is $46,664 one year after completion, about the same as the national median of $45,424. Median borrower debt is $12,469.
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$46,664median 1-yr earnings
$12,469median debt
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 26 | $79,057 | $5,500 | $63 |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 33 | $58,950 | – | – |
| Parkland College | Champaign, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 38 | $52,255 | $7,000 | $80 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago | Chicago, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 3 | $50,420 | $31,431 | $357 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc | Lisle, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 541 | $46,664 | $14,634 | $166 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park | Melrose Park, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 91 | $40,542 | $20,000 | $227 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park | Melrose Park, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 93 | $40,232 | $12,938 | $147 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 11 | $39,683 | – | – |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 189 | $37,226 | $6,492 | $74 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 29 | not reported | – | – |
| Black Hawk College | Moline, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Black Hawk College | Moline, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 30 | not reported | – | – |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 23 | not reported | – | – |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 34 | not reported | – | – |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 16 | not reported | – | – |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 23 | not reported | – | – |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 106 | not reported | – | – |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Highland Community College | Freeport, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Highland Community College | Freeport, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 27 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 50 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| John A Logan College | Carterville, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| John A Logan College | Carterville, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 139 | not reported | – | – |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 37 | not reported | – | – |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 356 | not reported | – | – |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 90 | not reported | – | – |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 25 | not reported | – | – |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Lewis University | Romeoville, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Lewis University | Romeoville, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 16 | not reported | – | – |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 117 | not reported | – | – |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 16 | not reported | – | – |
| Morton College | Cicero, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Morton College | Cicero, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 80 | not reported | – | – |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Parkland College | Champaign, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 32 | not reported | – | – |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 40 | not reported | – | – |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Rend Lake College | Ina, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 106 | not reported | – | – |
| Rend Lake College | Ina, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Richland Community College | Decatur, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 67 | not reported | – | – |
| Richland Community College | Decatur, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 150 | not reported | $12,000 | $136 |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 23 | not reported | – | – |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Triton College | River Grove, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| Triton College | River Grove, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 132 | not reported | – | – |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 24 | not reported | – | – |
| Heartland Community College | Normal, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| Heartland Community College | Normal, IL | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | – | 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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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 auto technician program in Illinois?
By reported one-year earnings, Southwestern Illinois College leads at $79,057 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many auto technician programs are in Illinois?
The Scorecard lists 77 certificate or associate programs in this field at 41 schools in Illinois.