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Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools in Illinois

Illinois has 6 accredited campuses awarding aviation maint. credentials. If you finish and work as an aircraft mechanic in Illinois, expect to start around $46,460–$57,720 and reach a median of $81,680 with experience; the top quarter earn $126,500 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Illinois). Graduates of these Illinois programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $41,628 in their first year, against $41,628 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What aircraft mechanics and service technicians earn in Illinois

$46,460starting (10th percentile)
$57,720early career (25th)
$81,680median, all experience
$126,500experienced (75th)
$130,950top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,370 employed in Illinois. National median: $79,870.

Campuses in Illinois, ranked by what their graduates earned

6campuses in Illinois
185credentials awarded / yr
$41,628median earnings, yr 1 (Illinois)
$41,628median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BellevilleChicagoRockfordRomeovilleSpringfield

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Rock Valley College Rockford Public 85 $52,610 not reported 37% not reported
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago Chicago for-profit 3 $41,628 $29,334 not reported not reported
Lincoln Land Community College Springfield Public 29 $24,373 $9,500 48% not reported
Southwestern Illinois College Belleville Public 55 not reported not reported 37% not reported
Lewis University Romeoville non-profit 7 not reported not reported not reported not reported
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago Public 6 not reported not reported 21% not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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