Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in Illinois
18 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
Software Developers in Illinois earn a median of $132,110 a year across 56,310 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $104,910 | 6,530 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $85,510 | 1,980 |
| Computer Programmers | $72,540 | 1,280 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 108 |
| Morton College Cicero | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Triton College River Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Triton College River Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 73 |
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 Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.