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Chicago Women IN Trades

Verified on the school's own site (2026-11-04): its own website shows this street address; names welding; lists the phone shown.

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

Address: 2444 West 16th Street, Chicago, IL 60608
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Website: cwit.org
Phone: (312) 942-1444
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
Welding	Women in 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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Source: Illinois Board of Higher Education, Private Business and Vocational Schools (PBVS), approved schools, https://www.ibhe.org/pbvsAppProgs.aspx?id=1454, downloaded 2026-11-02. Location: geocoded street address (US Census). Methodology.