Every welding location in Illinois in VA's data is a school program. VA lists no welding apprenticeships or OJT here right now.
VA's GI Bill® Comparison Tool lists 49 welding training locations in Illinois with 155 approved programs: 49 with school programs and 0 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training. 1 has a VA caution flag.
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GI Bill students (all programs): 638Accredited (regional)Student complaints in VA data: 1
GI Bill students (all programs): 18Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 133Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 87Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 160Accredited (regional)
Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
GI Bill students (all programs): 92Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 90Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 34Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 139Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 47Accredited (regional)
VA caution flag: School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring. The Department of Education has placed this school on Heightened Cash Monitoring because of financial or federal compliance issues. Learn more about Heightened Cash Monitoring
GI Bill students (all programs): 32Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 69Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 43Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 189Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 27Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 166Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 24Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 40Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 432Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 80Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 308Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 30Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 52Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 182Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 44Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 59Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 41Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 88Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 76Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 112Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 22Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 121Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 56Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 20Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 182Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 105Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 54Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 87Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 14Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 148Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 38Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 10Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
GI Bill students (all programs): 47Accredited (regional)Student complaints in VA data: 1
GI Bill students (all programs): 183Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 43Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 150Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 28Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 39Accredited (national)
Source: VA GI Bill Comparison Tool program data, retrieved October 23, 2026. School details come from VA's data file dated October 8, 2026. The list is sorted by city, then name. It isn't a ranking.
VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 155 approved programs at 49 locations in Illinois as of October 23, 2026. That's about 4% of the 1,352 welding locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 40 public colleges and technical schools, 7 for-profit schools, 2 private nonprofit schools.
By number of locations: Chicago (2), East Peoria (2), Moline (2), Rockford (2), Springfield (2), Belleville (1) and 38 more cities.
VA's data lists no welding apprenticeship or OJT programs in Illinois as of October 23, 2026. An employer can apply to its State Approving Agency to get an apprenticeship approved.
[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool] [VA: On-the-job training and apprenticeships]
Yes. 1 location has a VA caution flag. Each flag is shown on its listing in VA's wording. Read it before you enroll.
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