CNC machinist training in Chicago, Illinois
24 CNC machinist programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
10 schools offer these machinist programs with classes in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, and every one is approved for workforce funding: 19 by Illinois and 5 by Indiana. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Machinists set up and run equipment, including computer-controlled (CNC) machines, to make precision metal parts and tools. Community colleges and technical schools offer certificates and two-year degrees that teach reading engineering drawings and programming CNC machines.1 In Chicago, 3 of the 24 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 24 programsAll 40 CNC machinist programs in Illinois, including online programs
How much does CNC machinist training cost in Chicago?
$2,975 to $9,633
is what the 5 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Length
- 16 to 49 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 Chicago may also offer CNC machinist training. How these figures are made
All 24 CNC machinist programs in Chicago approved for WIOA funding
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24 programs
Machine Tool Technology - Certificate (ct)
Ivy Tech Community College
Valparaiso
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$41,500Price if you pay yourself$4,912Program website, Machine Tool Technology - Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community CollegeMore details about Machine Tool Technology - Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College
- Finished
- 52%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,371
- Length
- 52 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $642
- Students counted
- 41
- a year, estimated
- $41,500
- price
- $4,912
Machine Tool Technology - Associate Of Applied Science(aas)
Ivy Tech Community College
Valparaiso
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$39,400Price if you pay yourself$9,633Program website, Machine Tool Technology - Associate Of Applied Science(aas) at Ivy Tech Community CollegeMore details about Machine Tool Technology - Associate Of Applied Science(aas) at Ivy Tech Community College
- Finished
- 26%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,844
- Length
- 104 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,290
- Students counted
- 26
- a year, estimated
- $39,400
- price
- $9,633
Cnc Operator Program With Nims Certification
Ivy Tech Community College
East Chicago
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,975Program website, Cnc Operator Program With Nims Certification at Ivy Tech Community CollegeMore details about Cnc Operator Program With Nims Certification at Ivy Tech Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 8 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,975
Machine Tool Technology - Certificate (ct)
Ivy Tech Community College
East Chicago
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,912Program website, Machine Tool Technology - Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community CollegeMore details about Machine Tool Technology - Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $642
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,912
Machine Tool Technology - Associate Of Applied Science(aas)
Ivy Tech Community College
East Chicago
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$9,633Program website, Machine Tool Technology - Associate Of Applied Science(aas) at Ivy Tech Community CollegeMore details about Machine Tool Technology - Associate Of Applied Science(aas) at Ivy Tech Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 104 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,290
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $9,633
21st Centrury CNC Level 1
Technology and Manufacturing Association
Schaumburg
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, 21st Centrury CNC Level 1 at Technology and Manufacturing AssociationMore details about 21st Centrury CNC Level 1 at Technology and Manufacturing Association
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
21st Centrury CNC Level 2
Technology and Manufacturing Association
Schaumburg
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, 21st Centrury CNC Level 2 at Technology and Manufacturing AssociationMore details about 21st Centrury CNC Level 2 at Technology and Manufacturing Association
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
CNC Job Readiness Certificate
College Of DuPage
Glen Ellyn
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, CNC Job Readiness Certificate at College Of DuPageMore details about CNC Job Readiness Certificate at College Of DuPage
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
CNC Machining Advanced Certificate
Wright College - North Campus
Chicago
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, CNC Machining Advanced Certificate at Wright College - North CampusMore details about CNC Machining Advanced Certificate at Wright College - North Campus
- 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
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
CNC Machining Basic Certificate
Wright College - North Campus
Chicago
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, CNC Machining Basic Certificate at Wright College - North CampusMore details about CNC Machining Basic Certificate at Wright College - North Campus
- 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
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
CNC Operations Certificate
College Of DuPage
Glen Ellyn
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, CNC Operations Certificate at College Of DuPageMore details about CNC Operations Certificate at College Of DuPage
- 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
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
CNC Operations and Programming Preparation Certificate
Oakton College
Skokie
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, CNC Operations and Programming Preparation Certificate at Oakton CollegeMore details about CNC Operations and Programming Preparation Certificate at Oakton College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
CNC Programmer Certificate
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, CNC Programmer Certificate at Waubonsee Community CollegeMore details about CNC Programmer Certificate at Waubonsee Community College
- 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
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
CNC Setup Technician Cert 24NH
College of Lake County
Grayslake
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, CNC Setup Technician Cert 24NH at College of Lake CountyMore details about CNC Setup Technician Cert 24NH 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
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
CNC-Operator Certificate
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, CNC-Operator Certificate at Waubonsee Community CollegeMore details about CNC-Operator Certificate at Waubonsee Community College
- 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
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Computer Numerical Control (CCO) - TE285
Joliet Junior College
Joliet
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Computer Numerical Control (CCO) - TE285 at Joliet Junior CollegeMore details about Computer Numerical Control (CCO) - TE285 at Joliet Junior College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 26 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Operator I Certificate
Harper College
Palatine
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Operator I Certificate at Harper CollegeMore details about Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Operator I Certificate at Harper College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 40 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Operator II Certificate
Harper College
Palatine
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Operator II Certificate at Harper CollegeMore details about Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Operator II Certificate at Harper College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 40 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Intermediate Swiss CNC
Technology and Manufacturing Association
Schaumburg
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Intermediate Swiss CNC at Technology and Manufacturing AssociationMore details about Intermediate Swiss CNC at Technology and Manufacturing Association
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 8 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Introductory to Swiss CNC
Technology and Manufacturing Association
Schaumburg
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Introductory to Swiss CNC at Technology and Manufacturing AssociationMore details about Introductory to Swiss CNC at Technology and Manufacturing Association
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 6 weeks, 36 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Machine Tool (CNC) APPRENTICESHIP
Elgin Comm. College District #509
Elgin
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedSchool website, Machine Tool (CNC) APPRENTICESHIP at Elgin Comm. College District #509More details about Machine Tool (CNC) APPRENTICESHIP at Elgin Comm. College District #509
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 192 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Machine Tool Operations VS
Elgin Comm. College District #509
Elgin
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Machine Tool Operations VS at Elgin Comm. College District #509More details about Machine Tool Operations 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
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Mechanical Production Tech-Machine Tool Metalworking (CCO)
Joliet Junior College
Joliet
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Mechanical Production Tech-Machine Tool Metalworking (CCO) at Joliet Junior CollegeMore details about Mechanical Production Tech-Machine Tool Metalworking (CCO) at Joliet Junior College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 26 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Swiss Star Screw Multi Axis Lathe Machine
Wright College - North Campus
Chicago
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Swiss Star Screw Multi Axis Lathe Machine at Wright College - North CampusMore details about Swiss Star Screw Multi Axis Lathe Machine at Wright College - North Campus
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for CNC machinist training in Chicago
WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Chicago
Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4
Ask at an American Job Center
Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5
Paid machinist apprenticeships
An apprenticeship is a job: you're paid to learn, with a raise as your skills grow, and most include classroom teaching. You apply to the employer or the program sponsor. Ask what you'll pay for the classroom part and what you'll earn on the job.6
Financial aid and grants for CNC machinist 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.78
GI Bill for CNC machinist training
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply
Machinist apprenticeships in Chicago
A machinist apprenticeship is usually run by an employer. It combines paid training on the job with related classes and lasts several years.1
You apply to the employer or the program sponsor, not through a school.6 The Department of Labor's Apprenticeship Finder lists openings by place and job. This page lists 1 machinist apprenticeship approved for WIOA funding in Chicago, with no price listed. Ask what you'll pay for the classes and what you'll earn on the job.
Where the Chicago machinist program numbers come from
Which Chicago machinist programs are on this list?
These are the machinist programs with classes in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area that are 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).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Illinois page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Chicago machinist program prices are reported
The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.
What the graduate results of these programs measure
The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.
Why do some machinist programs say "Not reported"?
Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.
Why the kind of school is left off each program
The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.
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".11 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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- LPN programs17 programs
- EMT classes30 programs
- Electrician training11 programs
- Dental assistant programs29 programs
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Sources for the facts about CNC machinist training in Chicago
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Machinists and Tool and Die Makers
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns