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Project management certification in Illinois

8 project management programs with results and funding that can make them free

7 schools offer these project management programs, and Illinois has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows how past students did; Illinois files no usable prices.

Project management specialists coordinate a project's budget, schedule and other details. Most have a bachelor's degree, some jobs ask for work experience, and professional certification, though not always required, shows employers what you can do.1 In Illinois, 3 of the 8 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 6 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 8 programs

How much does project management certification cost in Illinois?

Not reported

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

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
5 to 12 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 project management certification. How these figures are made

Is there free project management certification in Illinois?

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

Project management certification in Chicago, Rockford and other Illinois cities

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All 8 project management programs in Illinois approved for WIOA funding

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8 programs

  • Agile and ScrumHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Agile

    Fast Lane - Directions Training

    Chicago

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fast Lane - Directions Training, Chicago · Agile and Scrum · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Agile at Fast Lane - Directions Training
    More details about Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Agile at Fast Lane - Directions Training
    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

  • PMP exam prepHybridEducation and courses

    Mastering Project Management with PMP

    Triton College

    River Grove

    Education and courses

    Triton College, River Grove · PMP exam prep · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Mastering Project Management with PMP at Triton College
    More details about Mastering Project Management with PMP at Triton College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    25 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • PMP exam prepHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Project Management Professional (PMP) Series

    University Center at MCC - Catalyst Campus

    Woodstock

    High school diploma or equivalent

    University Center at MCC - Catalyst Campus, Woodstock · PMP exam prep · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Project Management Professional (PMP) Series at University Center at MCC - Catalyst Campus
    More details about Project Management Professional (PMP) Series at University Center at MCC - Catalyst Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • PMP exam prepHybridNo diploma needed

    Project Management Professional (PMP)' Test Prep 100% Online

    Governors State University

    University Park

    No diploma needed

    Governors State University, University Park · PMP exam prep · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Project Management Professional (PMP)' Test Prep 100% Online at Governors State University
    More details about Project Management Professional (PMP)' Test Prep 100% Online at Governors State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • PMP exam prepIn personNo diploma needed

    Project Management Professional +2

    MicroTrain Technologies

    Oak Brook

    No diploma needed

    MicroTrain Technologies, Oak Brook · PMP exam prep · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Project Management Professional +2 at MicroTrain Technologies
    More details about Project Management Professional +2 at MicroTrain Technologies
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • PMP exam prepIn personNo diploma needed

    Project Management Professional +3

    MicroTrain Technologies

    Oak Brook

    No diploma needed

    MicroTrain Technologies, Oak Brook · PMP exam prep · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Project Management Professional +3 at MicroTrain Technologies
    More details about Project Management Professional +3 at MicroTrain Technologies
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Project management certificate or courseHybridPrerequisite courses

    Project Management Specialist

    Awaken Foundation L3C

    Rockford

    Prerequisite courses

    Awaken Foundation L3C, Rockford · Project management certificate or course · Hybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Project Management Specialist at Awaken Foundation L3C
    More details about Project Management Specialist at Awaken Foundation L3C
    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

  • PMP exam prepHybridPrerequisite courses

    Project Management for PMP' Certification Prep Program

    Northern Illinois University

    Dekalb

    Prerequisite courses

    Northern Illinois University, Dekalb · PMP exam prep · Hybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Project Management for PMP' Certification Prep Program at Northern Illinois University
    More details about Project Management for PMP' Certification Prep Program at Northern Illinois University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

How to pay for project management certification in Illinois

WIOA funding can pay for project management certification in Illinois

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

Financial aid and grants for project management certification

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 project management certification

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.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Where the Illinois project management program numbers come from

Which Illinois project management programs are on this list?

These are the project management 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 Illinois project management 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 project management 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".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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Sources for the facts about project management certification in Illinois

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Project Management Specialists
  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 and 680.310: career services before training, 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