2022 Best Value Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Petroleum Tech Schools in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Petroleum Technology/Technician is the 726th most popular major in the country with 579 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 29 petroleum technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great petroleum technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the petroleum technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Petroleum Tech Schools in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Petroleum Tech Schools in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Petroleum Tech Schools in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

Lewis and Clark Community College

Godfrey, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$7,048 Average Net Price

$32,738 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Petroleum Tech Schools in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Godfrey, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s petroleum tech degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lewis and Clark Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lewis and Clark Community College is $7,048 for Illinois Petroleum Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Petroleum Technology/Technician at Lewis and Clark Community College

• Best Value Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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