Program comparison

Precision Metal Working. programs in Illinois

Career-focused certificate and associate programs in this field prepare students for related technical and professional work.

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Start with the Value Rating, then compare earnings and estimated total cost. A higher earnings figure does not automatically mean a better value if the program also costs substantially more.

Programs with a Value Rating7 of 55

Programs with 5-year earnings11 of 55

Programs with a cost estimate37 of 55

College In 2 shows unavailable federal measures as N/A rather than treating missing values as zero. Estimated total cost uses the school's average annual net price and the credential's estimated length.

Belleville, IL · Public

Southwestern Illinois College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$39,1351 year after completion

$43,9365 years after completion

Est. total cost $20,854 2-year degree

Lisle, IL · Private

Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$35,6371 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $53,849 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Melrose Park, IL · Private

Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$34,9811 year after completion

$48,1235 years after completion

Est. total cost $50,940 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Springfield, IL · Public

Lincoln Land Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Good Value

Earnings

$33,2981 year after completion

$21,8955 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,555 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Belleville, IL · Public

Southwestern Illinois College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$31,6921 year after completion

$44,5905 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Willowbrook, IL · Private

ETI School of Skilled Trades

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$31,1641 year after completion

$41,8415 years after completion

Est. total cost $44,031 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Olney, IL · Public

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$30,8931 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Springfield, IL · Private

Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$28,9981 year after completion

$38,9025 years after completion

Est. total cost $55,308 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Rockford, IL · Private

Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$28,0581 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $42,986 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Godfrey, IL · Public

Lewis and Clark Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$24,1101 year after completion

$37,3495 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Moline, IL · Public

Black Hawk College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,819 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Galesburg, IL · Public

Carl Sandburg College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $7,324 2-year degree

Galesburg, IL · Public

Carl Sandburg College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Chicago, IL · Public

City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,693 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Chicago, IL · Public

City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,686 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Glen Ellyn, IL · Public

College of DuPage

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $14,802 2-year degree

Glen Ellyn, IL · Public

College of DuPage

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Grayslake, IL · Public

College of Lake County

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,214 2-year degree

Grayslake, IL · Public

College of Lake County

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Danville, IL · Public

Danville Area Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,506 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Elgin, IL · Public

Elgin Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$45,7465 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Elgin, IL · Public

Elgin Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$58,4875 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,052 2-year degree

Freeport, IL · Public

Highland Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,426 2-year degree

East Peoria, IL · Public

Illinois Central College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $25,922 2-year degree

East Peoria, IL · Public

Illinois Central College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Olney, IL · Public

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $20,184 2-year degree

Oglesby, IL · Public

Illinois Valley Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Oglesby, IL · Public

Illinois Valley Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $4,464 2-year degree

Carterville, IL · Public

John A Logan College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,082 2-year degree

Carterville, IL · Public

John A Logan College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Quincy, IL · Public

John Wood Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$40,0995 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Quincy, IL · Public

John Wood Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $14,100 2-year degree

Joliet, IL · Public

Joliet Junior College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $3,344 2-year degree

Joliet, IL · Public

Joliet Junior College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Kankakee, IL · Public

Kankakee Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Kankakee, IL · Public

Kankakee Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,330 2-year degree

Centralia, IL · Public

Kaskaskia College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,954 2-year degree

Centralia, IL · Public

Kaskaskia College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Malta, IL · Public

Kishwaukee College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,102 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Mattoon, IL · Public

Lake Land College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $4,508 2-year degree

Godfrey, IL · Public

Lewis and Clark Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$41,0175 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,698 2-year degree

Palos Hills, IL · Public

Moraine Valley Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $5,630 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Cicero, IL · Public

Morton College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,330 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Champaign, IL · Public

Parkland College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $16,016 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Chicago Heights, IL · Public

Prairie State College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Chicago Heights, IL · Public

Prairie State College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,476 2-year degree

Ina, IL · Public

Rend Lake College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $18,374 2-year degree

Decatur, IL · Public

Richland Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Decatur, IL · Public

Richland Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $7,482 2-year degree

Rockford, IL · Public

Rock Valley College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,432 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Ullin, IL · Public

Shawnee Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,282 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Sugar Grove, IL · Public

Waubonsee Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $22,884 2-year degree

Sugar Grove, IL · Public

Waubonsee Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Palatine, IL · Public

William Rainey Harper College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $23,214 2-year degree

Palatine, IL · Public

William Rainey Harper College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

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