Sheet metal training in Illinois

1 sheet metal program with results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this sheet metal program, and Illinois has approved it for workforce funding. It shows how past students did; Illinois files no usable prices.

Sheet metal workers make or install products from thin metal sheets. In construction most learn the trade through a 4- or 5-year apprenticeship; in manufacturing they usually learn on the job or at a technical school. Certifications for specific tasks are available but not required.¹

In Illinois, the one program takes students without a high school diploma.

See the program

How much does sheet metal training cost in Illinois?

Not reported

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

This program

Finished the program: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Working 6 months later: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Length: 32 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 sheet metal training. How these figures are made

Is there free sheet metal training in Illinois?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Usable prices are not reported for these programs.

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

The one sheet metal program in Illinois approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Sheet metal certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Sheet Metal Mechanics VS
Elgin Comm. College District #509
Elgin
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Elgin Comm. College District #509, ElginSheet metal certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
Program website, Sheet Metal Mechanics VS at Elgin Comm. College District #509
More details about Sheet Metal Mechanics 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, Sheet Metal Mechanics VS at Elgin Comm. College District #509

How to pay for sheet metal training in Illinois

WIOA funding can pay for sheet metal training 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 sheet metal training

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 sheet metal training

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.

Other training in Illinois

How sheet metal training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Illinois

Where the Illinois sheet metal program numbers come from

Which Illinois sheet metal programs are on this list?

These are the sheet metal 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 sheet metal 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.

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