Ground Transportation programs in Illinois
21 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at Elgin Community College.
What this work pays in Illinois
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Illinois earn a median of $60,320 a year across 84,200 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Light Truck Drivers | $47,380 | 47,190 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $47,720 | 29,450 |
| Bus Drivers, School | $49,090 | 21,230 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | $97,740 | 12,290 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | $61,700 | 10,790 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | $2,952 | $42,682 (27 grads) | 32 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $41,937 (22 grads) | 134 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $28,998 (197 grads) | — |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,140 (29 grads) | 151 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 82 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 59 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 54 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 57 |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Spoon River College Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
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 Ground Transportation — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.