Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians programs in Illinois
77 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. 16 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $52,107 at Rock Valley College.
What this work pays in Illinois
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $49,170 a year across 29,510 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 |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $83,180 | 17,710 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $64,340 | 11,320 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $48,000 | 6,390 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $52,020 | 5,750 |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | $81,680 | 3,370 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | $52,107 (21 grads) | 166 |
| Triton College River Grove | Associate's degree | — | $42,682 (15 grads) | 24 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | $41,565 (17 grads) | 19 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | $7,000 | $39,009 (50 grads) | 41 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (26 grads) | 14 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | $29,334 | $36,914 (202 grads) | 0 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | $36,312 (25 grads) | 24 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc Lisle | Undergraduate certificate | $13,132 | $35,686 (3,543 grads) | 537 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Associate's degree | — | $31,133 (11 grads) | 12 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park | Associate's degree | $18,885 | $30,336 (230 grads) | 54 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park | Undergraduate certificate | $13,062 | $30,265 (882 grads) | 87 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (16 grads) | 5 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Associate's degree | — | $26,933 (21 grads) | 6 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,035 (11 grads) | 174 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Associate's degree | — | $20,373 (11 grads) | 2 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,663 (13 grads) | 67 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 42 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 296 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 122 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 145 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 94 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Lewis University Romeoville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Lewis University Romeoville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 82 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 154 |
| Morton College Cicero | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Morton College Cicero | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 71 |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 55 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 97 |
| Triton College River Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 50 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 142 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | 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.
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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 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.