Which Lincoln Land Community College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Truck Driving and Equipment Operation graduates leave with a median of $5,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Lincoln Land Community College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Lincoln Land Community College cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $3,744 a year, and $10,464 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $4,299 a year.

How many Lincoln Land Community College programs report graduate pay?

4 associate's programs and 7 certificate programs at Lincoln Land Community College report first-year pay, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

Lincoln Land Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Springfield, IL
3,976 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

7 Lincoln Land Community College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Electronics Repair pays the most in the first year ($55,807), and HVAC the least ($28,504). The median program pays $48,308. Lincoln Land Community College also has 4 associate's programs that report pay.

In-district tuition and fees$3,744Per year. Out-of-state $10,464

Average net price after aid$4,299Per year

Graduation rate48%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 4 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Illinois" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Illinois. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Illinois
1	NursingAbout 110 graduates a year	$66,279	$72,380	$20,416	18th of 34
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 28 graduates a year	$53,897	$50,073	$18,645	11th of 19
3	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 427 graduates a year	$34,164	$50,528	$11,022	2nd of 41
4	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 11 graduates a year	$31,324	Not reported	$16,681	14th of 14

Program names link to the program's own page, and Illinois ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

All 7 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Illinois" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Illinois. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Illinois
1	Electronics RepairAbout 48 graduates a year	$55,807	$53,417	$6,363	1st of 1
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 47 graduates a year	$51,602	$49,931	$11,149	3rd of 6
3	Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 141 graduates a year	$49,142	$52,215	$5,500	2nd of 5
4	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 189 graduates a year	$48,308	$39,639	$9,500	1st of 2
5	Welding and MachiningAbout 136 graduates a year	$33,298	$21,895	Not reported	2nd of 7
6	Practical NursingAbout 272 graduates a year	$29,851	$32,119	$8,422	21st of 26
7	HVACAbout 39 graduates a year	$28,504	$32,199	$6,292	3rd of 4

Program names link to the program's own page, and Illinois ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Illinois programs in the field do too.

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Electronics Repair$55,807
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$51,602
Truck Driving and Equipment Operation$49,142
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$48,308
Welding and Machining$33,298

Lowest median debt

Truck Driving and Equipment Operation$5,500
HVAC$6,292
Electronics Repair$6,363
Practical Nursing$8,422
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$9,500

Largest programs

Practical NursingAbout 272 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 189 graduates a year
Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 141 graduates a year
Welding and MachiningAbout 136 graduates a year
Electronics RepairAbout 48 graduates a year

Common questions

Electronics Repair graduates earn a median of $55,807 in their first year, the most of 7 Lincoln Land Community College certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Illinois rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels