PBVS

RR Trade Schools Inc

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 Melrose Park, Illinois, listed by Illinois Board of Higher Education, Private Business and Vocational Schools (PBVS), approved schools (checked 2026-11-02). Programs it names: construction trades, electrician, HVAC, solar and wind.

Address: 815 N 16th Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160
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Website: rrtradeschool.com
Phone: (331) 269-6866
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
Electrician	Electrical Trade Course	not published	not published	not published
HVAC	HVAC Trade Course	not published	not published	not published
Construction Trades	Roofing Trade Course	not published	not published	not published
Solar and Wind	Solar Trade Course	not published	not published	not published
Construction Trades	PRE APPRENTICESHIP CORE CONSTRUCTION	not published	not published	not published

Also listed by Google Maps business listings, program confirmed by name or the school's own website (Open on Google Maps, category Trade school; website 200). Source.

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=1324, downloaded 2026-11-02. Location: geocoded street address (US Census). Methodology.