How much do Carpentry schools cost in Illinois?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 7 carpentry schools in Illinois is $8,048. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.

Can you get paid to train as a carpentry in Illinois?

Yes — Illinois has 32 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the carpentry apprenticeships page for the current list.

What does a carpentry earn in Illinois?

Working carpentry professionals in Illinois earn a median of $79,000 per year, ranging from about $39,890 to $117,660 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Carpentry Schools in Illinois

7 schools in Illinois offer carpentry-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 32 registered apprenticeship programs in Illinois train carpentry apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in Illinois

Median net price / yr (Illinois)

$8,048

national: $8,400

Median earnings (Illinois)

$38,320

national: $38,513

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Carpentry pay in Illinois (all workers)

$79,000

range $39,890–$117,660 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working carpentry professionals in Illinois earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.

Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar

School	City	Type	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Triton College	River Grove	public	$4,138	18.5%	$41,728
Kaskaskia College	Centralia	public	$6,477	39.1%	$38,801
Black Hawk College	Moline	public	$6,944	31.7%	$37,253
Parkland College	Champaign	public	$8,048	29.5%	$38,320
Waubonsee Community College	Sugar Grove	public	$11,442	32.2%	$44,788
Southwestern Illinois College	Belleville	public	$10,427	33.1%	$36,884
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College	Chicago	public	$9,494	27.4%	$28,467

Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not carpentry graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.

Common questions: Carpentry school in Illinois

How much do Carpentry schools cost in Illinois?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 7 carpentry schools in Illinois is $8,048. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
Can you get paid to train as a carpentry in Illinois?: Yes — Illinois has 32 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the carpentry apprenticeships page for the current list.
What does a carpentry earn in Illinois?: Working carpentry professionals in Illinois earn a median of $79,000 per year, ranging from about $39,890 to $117,660 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Data: U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026) + U.S. Dept of Labor apprenticeship.gov. Methodology & provenance. Independent site — not affiliated with any government agency.