Four steps from here to your license number.
With Continental Testing, $248 paid to the state’s testing company. We help you do it.
In English, or Oct 29 to 31 in Spanish. Rosemont near O’Hare, or live on Zoom.
Results in about three weeks. Miss it, and you are back in the next class free.
Two to six weeks later your license is in hand for spring. We walk you through the paperwork.
Full timeline, results windows and the off-season math: see the licensing timeline.
From 30-Year Veterans to First-Timers.
Everything You Need to Walk In Ready.
Practice at Home, Right Up to Exam Day.
You keep every study guide and practice test, and First Try gives you unlimited practice and a tutor at home — drilling you right up to exam day. No other school gives you this.
That’s how we back it with the Get Licensed Guarantee: do your part, or your money back.
See First Try →Taught by Our Team. In the Room With You.
No pre-recorded modules. Our instructors run the room and walk you through the parts of the exam contractors actually get wrong — each student gets the attention they need before, during, and after.
Hear It From Contractors Who Walked Through Our Doors.
Before You Register.
How do I register for the actual Illinois Roofing exam?
You register directly with Continental Testing Services. The exam fee is $248, paid to Continental Testing. Visit Continental Testing Services here. Give us a call if you have any questions and we’re happy to help get you registered for the exam.
When can I take the exam?
The exam is 1 week after our roofing course, so the information will be fresh in your mind before exam day. Plus you get to keep your class materials and hundreds of practice questions to help you study.
Which license do I apply for? Residential or Unlimited?
You can get your Unlimited license on the first exam you take, and that will allow you to legally work on any roof in the state. The Residential license covers solely home roofing work for buildings with fewer than 8 units.
What’s included in the course?
2.5-day Residential or 3-day Unlimited class, complete study guide, PowerPoint notes and practice exams (yours to keep), plus First Try for unlimited practice at home, live in Rosemont or Zoom, coffee & snacks on us. And you’re covered by our Get Licensed Guarantee: come back free until you pass, and if you do your part and still aren’t licensed, your tuition back.
What happens after I pass?
After you pass, you apply for your Illinois roofing license with IDFPR, get your insurance in place, and take care of a couple of filings (a W-7 for an ITIN, for example). We’re with you end to end and walk you through every step, so nothing slows you down.
Then you’re ready to work — and when you’re ready to grow, we also help you unlock bigger insurance work through our public adjuster and Xactimate programs, plus end-to-end claims support.
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