New Castle School of Trades: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Below AverageQuality:Education Quality Rating - BadSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Fair

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New Castle School of Trades is a small two-year, private for-profit school with 630 students enrolled. This school was originated in 1945 and is one of the 3 colleges and schools located in New Castle, Pennsylvania.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate and associate's degree are available at New Castle School of Trades.

Majors
Offered
11
New Castle School of Trades deploys a continuous curriculum calendar system and offers 11 majors. The most popular concentrations are Industrial Technologies, HVAC, Trucking, Electrical and Electronics, and Welding. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. However, if you are planning to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at New Castle School of Trades is high at 82% (above Pennsylvania average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
82%
Good
The graduation rate at New Castle School of Trades is good: 73%.

Student to faculty ratio at New Castle School of Trades is reasonably decent, 20:1. Learn more about instructors at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
100%
As reported in recent data, 293 applications were submitted and 293 were accepted, so it is very easy to be accepted at this school.

The undergraduate application fee at New Castle School of Trades is $25.00.

To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to New Castle School of Trades and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call the school's general information office at (724) 964-8811 or check New Castle School of Trades Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
New Castle School of Trades offers evening/weekend study opportunity, which is an amazing option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at New Castle School of Trades, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
At present there is no on-campus housing at New Castle School of Trades.

Based on the college crime information, New Castle School of Trades seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

New Castle School of Trades Location and Address

Postal Address:
New Castle School of Trades
4117 Pulaksi Road
New Castle, Pennsylvania
16101, USA
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