Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians programs in Illinois
12 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Illinois
Audio and Video Technicians in Illinois earn a median of $60,740 a year across 3,020 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film | $100,170 | 1,060 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $75,890 | 770 |
| Broadcast Technicians | $74,210 | 690 |
| Sound Engineering Technicians | $73,130 | 570 |
| Film and Video Editors | $72,460 | 310 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.