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Williamson College of the Trades

Williamson College of the Trades

Media, PA · Suburb · 322 students
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$1,545
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
74%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
38% typical
—
Earnings 10 years on
$40,141 typical
22%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
76% typical · not scored
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
About

Williamson College of the Trades is a unique, all-male vocational institution that provides every admitted student with a full scholarship covering tuition, room, and board. The college offers rigorous three-year associate degree programs in high-demand technical crafts, including power plant technology, carpentry, electrical, masonry, machine tool technology, and horticulture. Campus life is defined by a highly structured, regimented environment that includes a strict professional dress code, daily chapel services, and a core focus on faith, integrity, and diligence. This distinctive combination of character development and intensive trade education results in a tight-knit brotherhood and near-100% job placement rates for graduates.


Wikipedia:Williamson College of the Trades is a private men's junior vocational college in Media, Pennsylvania. The school was founded on December 1, 1888, by Philadelphia merchant and philanthropist Isaiah Vansant Williamson.

Location
Media, PA, 19063-5299 · Suburb campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
PHL · Philadelphia
10 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$31,611
Housing & food (on campus)$5,000
Books & supplies$1,439
Cost of attendance$37,263
Average net price$1,545
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$31,611
Housing & food (on campus)$5,000
Books & supplies$1,439
Cost of attendance$37,263
Average net price$1,545
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$1,545
$30–48k
$1,545
$48–75k
$1,545
$75–110k
$1,545
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
74%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
76% graduated · 7% transferred · 17% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high career & technical: 38% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
22%
Test policy
Not required
Per College Scorecard

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Essay prompts

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Student Body
Gender
Men 100%Women 0%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell grant
66%
Part-time
0%
Race & ethnicity
White
63%
Hispanic
6%
Black
19%
Asian
1%
Two or more
10%
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
Endowment
$161M
Full-time faculty
56%
Faculty salary
$7,892/mo
Teaching spend
$8,107
per student
Federal loans
0%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high career & technical
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly full-time

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