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New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA · Town · 700 students
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$8,361
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
75%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
38% typical
$44,814
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,141 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
76% typical · not scored
Accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
About

Founded in 1945, the New Castle School of Trades (NCST) is a leading vocational institution in Western Pennsylvania renowned for delivering rigorous, hands-on training in high-demand industrial sectors. The school’s strongest and most popular programs include welding technology, commercial truck driving (CDL), electrical technology, and HVAC refrigeration. Campus life is practical and career-driven, immersing students in modern workshop facilities and simulated job sites rather than traditional lecture halls. Distinctively tailored for rapid workforce entry, NCST stands out for its strong regional employer partnerships and dedicated job placement assistance, enabling students to earn career-ready diplomas and specialized associate degrees in two years or less.


Wikipedia:New Castle School of Trades (NCST) is a private for-profit technical school in New Castle, Pennsylvania and East Liverpool, Ohio. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.

Location
New Castle, PA, 16101 · Town campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
PIT · Pittsburgh
39 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Average net price$8,361
Same price for all students
Average net price$8,361
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$8,038
$30–48k
$9,904
$48–75k
$6,822
$75–110k
$12,817
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
75%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
78% graduated · 19% transferred · 3% still enrolled · none left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$41,932
10 yrs after entry$44,814
Debt
Median at graduation$9,567
Monthly payment$101
Middle 50% owe$5.5k–$12k
90th percentile$15,058
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high career & technical: 38% graduate within 6 yrs, $40,141 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 88%Women 12%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell grant
62%
First-gen
56%
Family income
$15,842
Independent
68%
Veterans
3%
Age at entry
31.0
Part-time
0%
Race & ethnicity
White
74%
Hispanic
2%
Black
17%
Two or more
5%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
47%
Faculty salary
$3,610/mo
Teaching spend
$4,732
per student
Federal loans
52%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high career & technical
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly full-time

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