2026 Rankings · IL
Best Trade Colleges in Illinois
117 ranked trade colleges in Illinois out of 2,817 nationally
117
Schools in IL
54
Full Data Rankings
63
Partial Data Rankings
2,817
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Top Trade Colleges in Illinois
Showing 1-25 of 117 schools
#1 in IL
#16 nationally
#1
Complete Data Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL
Public
Overall Score 77.3
77.3 / 100
Completion 75%
50.6% complete programs Retention 69%
70% retained Productivity 94%
2954 completions Enrollment 6,600
Programs 20 fields
Tuition (In-State) $7,139
#2 in IL
#79 nationally
#2
Complete Data Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park
Melrose Park, IL
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 71.9
71.9 / 100
Completion 80%
57.1% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 84%
682 completions Enrollment 2,187
Programs 4 fields
#3 in IL
#125 nationally
#3
Complete Data Olney Central College
Olney, IL
Public
Overall Score 69.4
69.4 / 100
Completion 70%
44.7% complete programs Retention 76%
72% retained Productivity 91%
584 completions Enrollment 1,512
Programs 12 fields
Tuition (In-State) $9,180
#4 in IL
#135 nationally
#4
Complete Data Rend Lake College
Ina, IL
Public
Overall Score 69
69 / 100
Completion 78%
52.6% complete programs Retention 62%
68% retained Productivity 95%
1519 completions Enrollment 3,346
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $6,600
#5 in IL
#163 nationally
#5
Complete Data Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, IL
Public
Overall Score 67.1
67.1 / 100
Completion 67%
42.8% complete programs Retention 76%
72% retained Productivity 78%
666 completions Enrollment 2,505
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $10,800
#6 in IL
#190 nationally
#6
Complete Data William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL
Public
Overall Score 65.7
65.7 / 100
Completion 58%
37.9% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 61%
4346 completions Enrollment 23,904
Programs 21 fields
Tuition (In-State) $9,420
#7 in IL
#216 nationally
#7
Complete Data Highland Community College
Freeport, IL
Public
Overall Score 63.8
63.8 / 100
Completion 60%
38.5% complete programs Retention 66%
69% retained Productivity 78%
649 completions Enrollment 2,442
Programs 17 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,904
#8 in IL
#220 nationally
#8
Complete Data College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL
Public
Overall Score 63.6
63.6 / 100
Completion 48%
34.1% complete programs Retention 76%
72% retained Productivity 69%
4814 completions Enrollment 22,525
Programs 24 fields
Tuition (In-State) $9,872
#9 in IL
#224 nationally
#9
Complete Data Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL
Public
Overall Score 63.4
63.4 / 100
Completion 70%
44.6% complete programs Retention 62%
68% retained Productivity 60%
1405 completions Enrollment 7,832
Programs 21 fields
Tuition (In-State) $9,000
#10 in IL
#234 nationally
#10
Complete Data Fox College
Tinley Park, IL
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 63.1
63.1 / 100
Completion 91%
70.7% complete programs Retention 30%
60% retained Productivity 92%
183 completions Enrollment 451
Programs 2 fields
Tuition (In-State) $15,720
#11 in IL
#245 nationally
#11
Complete Data Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College
Rockford, IL
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 62.5
62.5 / 100
Completion 71%
44.9% complete programs Retention 66%
69% retained Productivity 78%
334 completions Enrollment 1,255
Programs 9 fields
Tuition (In-State) $16,249
#12 in IL
#271 nationally
#12
Complete Data Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL
Public
Overall Score 61.3
61.3 / 100
Completion 56%
36.7% complete programs Retention 69%
70% retained Productivity 63%
1729 completions Enrollment 9,293
Programs 17 fields
Tuition (In-State) $6,576
#13 in IL
#275 nationally
#13
Complete Data Midwestern Career College
Chicago, IL
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 61.1
61.1 / 100
Completion 81%
58.3% complete programs Retention 91%
79% retained Productivity 56%
261 completions Enrollment 1,571
Programs 3 fields
#14 in IL
#299 nationally
#14
Complete Data Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL
Public
Overall Score 59.5
59.5 / 100
Completion 63%
40.7% complete programs Retention 62%
68% retained Productivity 60%
1146 completions Enrollment 6,403
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $7,050
#15 in IL
#321 nationally
#15
Complete Data Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, IL
Public
Overall Score 58.3
58.3 / 100
Completion 53%
35.9% complete programs Retention 58%
67% retained Productivity 71%
1052 completions Enrollment 4,667
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $13,543
#16 in IL
#343 nationally
#16
Complete Data Shawnee Community College
Ullin, IL
Public
Overall Score 57.5
57.5 / 100
Completion 67%
42.4% complete programs Retention 50%
65% retained Productivity 75%
503 completions Enrollment 2,062
Programs 14 fields
Tuition (In-State) $6,750
#17 in IL
#357 nationally
#17
Complete Data Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, IL
Public
Overall Score 56.6
56.6 / 100
Completion 74%
49.1% complete programs Retention 58%
67% retained Productivity 52%
474 completions Enrollment 3,066
Programs 11 fields
Tuition (In-State) $7,860
#18 in IL
#362 nationally
#18
Complete Data Spoon River College
Canton, IL
Public
Overall Score 56.3
56.3 / 100
Completion 68%
43.7% complete programs Retention 46%
64% retained Productivity 78%
607 completions Enrollment 2,294
Programs 11 fields
Tuition (In-State) $10,620
#19 in IL
#378 nationally
#19
Complete Data John Wood Community College
Quincy, IL
Public
Overall Score 55.5
55.5 / 100
Completion 64%
40.9% complete programs Retention 62%
68% retained Productivity 51%
484 completions Enrollment 3,195
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $8,400
#20 in IL
#379 nationally
#20
Complete Data Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL
Public
Overall Score 55.5
55.5 / 100
Completion 46%
33.5% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 34%
2107 completions Enrollment 17,899
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $7,128
#21 in IL
#384 nationally
#21
Complete Data Wabash Valley College
Mount Carmel, IL
Public
Overall Score 54.9
54.9 / 100
Completion 59%
38.1% complete programs Retention 55%
66% retained Productivity 60%
282 completions Enrollment 1,584
Programs 17 fields
Tuition (In-State) $9,180
#22 in IL
#398 nationally
#22
Complete Data Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL
Public
Overall Score 54.4
54.4 / 100
Completion 40%
32.1% complete programs Retention 55%
66% retained Productivity 61%
2663 completions Enrollment 14,759
Programs 21 fields
Tuition (In-State) $6,120
#23 in IL
#418 nationally
#23
Complete Data Illinois Central College
East Peoria, IL
Public
Overall Score 53.8
53.8 / 100
Completion 53%
35.9% complete programs Retention 76%
72% retained Productivity 18%
1265 completions Enrollment 13,799
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $9,348
#24 in IL
#420 nationally
#24
Complete Data Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford, IL
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 53.7
53.7 / 100
Completion 67%
42.9% complete programs Retention 5%
45% retained Productivity 95%
1241 completions Enrollment 2,612
Programs 9 fields
Tuition (In-State) $13,400
#25 in IL
#428 nationally
#25
Complete Data McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL
Public
Overall Score 53.2
53.2 / 100
Completion 65%
41.2% complete programs Retention 66%
69% retained Productivity 25%
1785 completions Enrollment 17,475
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $10,012
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