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Human services programs in Illinois

10 human services programs with results and funding that can make them free

5 schools offer these human services programs, and Illinois has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows how past students did; Illinois files no usable prices. One school runs 5 of these 10 programs, so the typical figures lean heavily on its prices and results.

Social and human service assistants help clients in fields such as psychology, rehabilitation and social work. Most need at least a high school diploma and learn on the job, though some employers prefer an associate's or bachelor's degree in human services or a related field.1

In Illinois, 3 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma and 7 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 10 programs here are human services or social work (associate degree, 6 programs), human services certificate (3 programs) and human services apprenticeship (1 program).

See the 10 programs

How much do human services programs cost in Illinois?

Not reported

Illinois files no usable prices, so none can be shown.

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
None of the 10 programs report it
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
52 to 80 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Illinois may also offer human services programs. How these figures are made

Are there free human services programs in Illinois?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 10 human services programs in Illinois approved for WIOA funding

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10 programs

  • Human services or social work (associate degree)HybridEducation and courses

    Human Services (AAS)

    Waubonsee Community College

    Sugar Grove

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Waubonsee Community College, Sugar GroveHuman services or social work (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$28,000
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Human Services (AAS) at Waubonsee Community College
    More details about Human Services (AAS) at Waubonsee Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,997
    Length
    80 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    24
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, Human Services (AAS) at Waubonsee Community College

  • Human services certificateIn personEducation and courses

    General Human Services Cert 25HF

    College of Lake County

    Grayslake

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    College of Lake County, GrayslakeHuman services certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$7,500
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, General Human Services Cert 25HF at College of Lake County
    More details about General Human Services Cert 25HF at College of Lake County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $1,871
    Length
    48 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    12
    Earned a year, estimated
    $7,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, General Human Services Cert 25HF at College of Lake County

  • Human services certificateHybridEducation and courses

    Hum Serv. Trauma Interventions and Prevention Cert. 25HM

    College of Lake County

    Grayslake

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    College of Lake County, GrayslakeHuman services certificate · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Hum Serv. Trauma Interventions and Prevention Cert. 25HM at College of Lake County
    More details about Hum Serv. Trauma Interventions and Prevention Cert. 25HM at College of Lake County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Hum Serv. Trauma Interventions and Prevention Cert. 25HM at College of Lake County

  • Human services or social work (associate degree)HybridEducation and courses

    Hum. Services Trauma Interventions and Prevention AAS 25HL

    College of Lake County

    Grayslake

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    College of Lake County, GrayslakeHuman services or social work (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Hum. Services Trauma Interventions and Prevention AAS 25HL at College of Lake County
    More details about Hum. Services Trauma Interventions and Prevention AAS 25HL at College of Lake County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    80 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Hum. Services Trauma Interventions and Prevention AAS 25HL at College of Lake County

  • Human services or social work (associate degree)HybridEducation and courses

    Human Services - Adult Service AAS 25HC

    College of Lake County

    Grayslake

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    College of Lake County, GrayslakeHuman services or social work (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Human Services - Adult Service AAS 25HC at College of Lake County
    More details about Human Services - Adult Service AAS 25HC at College of Lake County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    80 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Human Services - Adult Service AAS 25HC at College of Lake County

  • Human services or social work (associate degree)HybridEducation and courses

    Human Services Children and Adolescents AAS (25HB)

    College of Lake County

    Grayslake

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    College of Lake County, GrayslakeHuman services or social work (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Human Services Children and Adolescents AAS (25HB) at College of Lake County
    More details about Human Services Children and Adolescents AAS (25HB) at College of Lake County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Human Services Children and Adolescents AAS (25HB) at College of Lake County

  • Human services or social work (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Human Services Generalist AAS

    Elgin Comm. College District #509

    Elgin

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Elgin Comm. College District #509, ElginHuman services or social work (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Human Services Generalist AAS at Elgin Comm. College District #509
    More details about Human Services Generalist AAS at Elgin Comm. College District #509
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Human Services Generalist AAS at Elgin Comm. College District #509

  • Human services certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    Human Services Generalist VS

    Elgin Comm. College District #509

    Elgin

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Elgin Comm. College District #509, ElginHuman services certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Human Services Generalist VS at Elgin Comm. College District #509
    More details about Human Services Generalist VS at Elgin Comm. College District #509
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Human Services Generalist VS at Elgin Comm. College District #509

  • Human services or social work (associate degree)HybridEducation and courses

    Human Services Technology AAS

    Southwestern Illinois College

    Belleville

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Southwestern Illinois College, BellevilleHuman services or social work (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Human Services Technology AAS at Southwestern Illinois College
    More details about Human Services Technology AAS at Southwestern Illinois College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    104 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Human Services Technology AAS at Southwestern Illinois College

  • Human services apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Youth Development Practitioner

    FHI 360 National Institute for Work and Learning

    Washington, DC

    No diploma needed

    FHI 360 National Institute for Work and Learning, Washington, DCHuman services apprenticeshipHybrid · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Illinois; Illinois approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    More details about Youth Development Practitioner at FHI 360 National Institute for Work and Learning
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    72 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out

How to pay for human services programs in Illinois

WIOA funding can pay for human services programs in Illinois

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for human services programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for human services programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Human services programs in Chicago, St. Louis, Washington and other Illinois cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Illinois

How human services programs compare with the rest of education and social services: Child care and social services training in Illinois

Where the Illinois human services program numbers come from

Which Illinois human services programs are on this list?

These are the human services programs Illinois approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Illinois offers.

How the prices and results of Illinois human services programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Illinois figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Illinois among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share who finished for Illinois: only a few programs report it, and those at a typical 11%. We leave out prices for Illinois: the state files a code in place of each price, so no price can be shown.

Sources for the facts about human services programs in Illinois

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Social and Human Service Assistants
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns