Painter programs in Illinois

0 registered apprenticeships and 14 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

$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

Trade schools · 14

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

Southwestern Illinois College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

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

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Chicago, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$9,494

After grant aid

Median debt

$6,180

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

31%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

College of DuPage

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Glen Ellyn, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$7,401

After grant aid

Median debt

$10,410

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

25%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Kishwaukee College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Malta, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$4,574

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,395

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

45%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Lake Land College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

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

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

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

McHenry County College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Crystal Lake, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$7,042

After grant aid

Median debt

$6,260

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

37%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Oakton College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Des Plaines, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$5,183

After grant aid

Median debt

$5,250

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

37%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Parkland College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

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

Richland Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

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

South Suburban College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

South Holland, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$3,242

After grant aid

Completion

28%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Triton College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

River Grove, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$4,138

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,413

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

29%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

William Rainey Harper College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Palatine, IL · Public

Net price / yr

$11,607

After grant aid

Median debt

$10,184

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

48%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Heartland Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

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 painter apprenticeship

14 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.