Millwright programs in Illinois

0 registered apprenticeships and 24 trade schools. Apprenticeships are listed first because they pay you while you train. That order never changes, and nobody can buy a place in it.

What the job pays in Illinois

$66,640median, per year

This is what millwrights earn across Illinois, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $65,700.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 49-9044 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26

Trade schools · 24

You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.

Southwestern Illinois College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Belleville, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$10,427

After grant aid

Median debt

$6,908

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

36%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Carl Sandburg College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Galesburg, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$3,662

After grant aid

Median debt

$4,909

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

50%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Chicago, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$7,886

After grant aid

Median debt

$4,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

27%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Danville Area Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Danville, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$4,777

After grant aid

Median debt

$7,218

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

45%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Elgin Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Elgin, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$6,026

After grant aid

Median debt

$7,390

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

41%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Highland Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Freeport, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$5,713

After grant aid

Median debt

$8,029

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

45%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Illinois Central College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

East Peoria, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$12,961

After grant aid

Median debt

$8,900

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

49%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Olney, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$10,092

After grant aid

Median debt

$6,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

63%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Illinois Valley Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Oglesby, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$2,232

After grant aid

Median debt

$8,233

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

42%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

John A Logan College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Carterville, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$5,541

After grant aid

Completion

46%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

John Wood Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Quincy, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$7,050

After grant aid

Median debt

$8,029

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

49%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Joliet Junior College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Joliet, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$1,672

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,711

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

21%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Kankakee Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Kankakee, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$4,665

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,969

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

32%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Kaskaskia College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Centralia, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$6,477

After grant aid

Median debt

$3,750

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

49%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Lake Land College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Mattoon, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$2,254

After grant aid

Median debt

$6,188

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

58%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Lincoln Land Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Springfield, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$4,299

After grant aid

Median debt

$11,011

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

48%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Moraine Valley Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Palos Hills, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$2,829

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

40%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Parkland College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Champaign, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$8,048

After grant aid

Median debt

$8,548

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

32%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Prairie State College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Chicago Heights, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$4,738

After grant aid

Median debt

$11,000

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

21%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Rend Lake College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Ina, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$9,187

After grant aid

Median debt

$5,809

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

63%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Richland Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Decatur, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$3,741

After grant aid

Median debt

$8,256

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

60%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Spoon River College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Canton, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$3,415

After grant aid

Completion

42%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Lisle, IL · Private for-profit

Net price / yr

$27,060

After grant aid

Median debt

$13,124

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

63%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Heartland Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Normal, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$12,013

After grant aid

Median debt

$7,826

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

54%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

How to actually get in

Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.

Applying for a millwright apprenticeship

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