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America Business College Inc. - Extension Campus

Not yet verified. Call to confirm. This listing comes from Illinois Board of Higher Education, Private Business and Vocational Schools (PBVS), approved schools, but when we checked its own website on 2026-11-04 we could not confirm it (no listed trade on a program page of its own site). It is not counted in our totals or listed under any trade.

State-licensed career school in Aurora, Illinois, listed by Illinois Board of Higher Education, Private Business and Vocational Schools (PBVS), approved schools (checked 2026-11-02). Programs it names: HVAC, welding.

Address: 1731 N. Farnsworth, Aurora, IL 60505
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Website: americacollege.org
Phone: (773) 650-1010
Type: State-licensed career school
Listed by: Illinois Board of Higher Education, Private Business and Vocational Schools (PBVS), approved schools (status: Approved)
Federal student aid: Not in federal (IPEDS) data

Programs

Program names exactly as the source publishes them. Length and cost appear only where the source states them.

Trade	Program as published	Credential	Length	Cost
HVAC	HVAC Maintenance and Electrician Certificate	not published	not published	not published
Welding	Structural Welding	not published	not published	not published

What we could not confirm

Tuition and program length, unless shown above.
Start dates, completion and job placement.
Federal aid: this school is not in IPEDS, so Pell Grants and federal loans are usually not available there.

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Waubonsee Community College

9.2 mi

Rte 47 at Waubonsee Drive, Sugar Grove, IL · Public, 2-year

AUTO 169
WELD 40
BODY 28
HVAC 23

Trade grads 2023-24: 260 all campuses on its federal ID
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $3,576
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $48,582

Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc

9.2 mi

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AUTO 391
DSL 133
WELD 117
IMT 8
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Trade grads 2023-24: 649
Largest program 2025-26: $44,200
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $62,466

College of DuPage

11.4 mi

425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL · Public, 2-year

HVAC 66
AUTO 53
WELD 25

Trade grads 2023-24: 152
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $4,680
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $51,188

Chicagoland Laborers District Council Training and Apprentice FUND

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Elgin Community College

15.8 mi

1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL · Public, 2-year

AUTO 160
HVAC 107
CDL 95
WELD 52
IMT 33
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Trade grads 2023-24: 467 all campuses on its federal ID
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $3,324
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $51,097

ETI School of Skilled Trades

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500 Joliet Road, Suite#100, Willowbrook, IL · Private for-profit, under 2-year

HVAC 182
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Trade grads 2023-24: 275
Largest program 2025-26: $14,980
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $56,505

Source: Illinois Board of Higher Education, Private Business and Vocational Schools (PBVS), approved schools, https://www.ibhe.org/pbvsAppProgs.aspx?id=253, downloaded 2026-11-02. Location: geocoded street address (US Census). Methodology.