Belleville, IL · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
14 listings on file
14 trade schools, and no registered apprenticeships. We hold no apprenticeship records for this trade in Illinois yet, which is a gap in our coverage rather than a statement about the trade. The schools are below.
What the job pays in Illinois
$61,260median, per year
This is what painters, construction and maintenance earn across Illinois, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $49,400.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 47-2141 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
50-mile radius
Illinois is a big place. Enter your ZIP code to see Painter programs within 50 miles, paid apprenticeships first.
Price on file
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Belleville, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$10,427
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,908
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
36%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Chicago, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$9,494
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,180
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
31%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Glen Ellyn, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$7,401
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,410
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
25%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Malta, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$4,574
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,395
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
45%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Mattoon, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$2,254
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,188
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
58%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Springfield, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$4,299
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,011
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
48%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Crystal Lake, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$7,042
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,260
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
37%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Des Plaines, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$5,183
After grant aid
Median debt
$5,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
37%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Champaign, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$8,048
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,548
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
32%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Decatur, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$3,741
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,256
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
60%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
South Holland, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$3,242
After grant aid
Completion
28%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
River Grove, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$4,138
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,413
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
29%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Palatine, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$11,607
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,184
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
48%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Normal, IL · Public
Net price / yr
$12,013
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,826
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
54%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a painter apprenticeship14 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.