New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, Pennsylvania

  • Two-year college
  • Private for-profit
  • Town
  • 700 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 52 finishedGraduates here earned $38,811 a year after finishingNationally: $48,683

Carpentry and construction

  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 35 finishedGraduates here earned $27,343 a year after finishingNationally: $52,746

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 66 finishedGraduates here earned $46,855 a year after finishingNationally: $55,611

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 7 finishedGraduates here earned $38,516 a year after finishingNationally: $42,278
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $42,021 a year after finishingNationally: $48,589

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $41,129 a year after finishingNationally: $56,388
  • Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 5 finishedGraduates here earned $46,153 a year after finishingNationally: $54,405

Truck and bus driving

  • Ground TransportationCertificate · 138 finishedGraduates here earned $53,061 a year after finishingNationally: $49,738

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 38 finishedGraduates here earned $39,489 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 4 finishedGraduates here earned $46,605 a year after finishingNationally: $48,947
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships. This school prices by program rather than by school year, so costs are for a full program year.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$9,406$30–48k$9,968$48–75k$11,259$75–110k$13,678Over $110kNot reportedSource: College Scorecard
Average net price
$10,355per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$16,619sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
60%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
78%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$50,5976 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$48,76510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$9,397federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
78%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
0%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for New Castle School of Trades, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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