Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians programs in Illinois
46 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
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Illinois earn a median of $51,320 a year across 16,260 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $71,090 | 2,260 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $85,510 | 1,980 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $79,800 | 940 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Triton College River Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.