Private for-profit · Community college
American Trade School
Saint Ann, Missouri · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $17,618
- Avg net price
- 72%
- Grad / completion
- $47,161
- Median earnings
American Trade School is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Saint Ann, Missouri (large suburb setting), enrolling 154 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Saint Ann, Missouri
American Trade School is located in Saint Ann, Missouri, a large suburb setting.
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 12 miles to St. Louis, MO
- To Great Lakes shore
- 255 miles
- Nearest airport
- 1 mile to St. Louis Lambert (STL) · major hub
How American Trade School compares
Higher than 65% · #35 of 70 in Missouri
Higher than 71%
Higher than 87% · #10 of 62 in Missouri
Cheaper than 41% · #42 cheapest of 68 in Missouri
Lower than 67%
Larger than 38%
Percentiles compare American Trade School with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Missouri.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White41%
- Black49%
- Hispanic6.5%
- Asian1.9%
- Other or multiracial1.3%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 154
- Student–faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 68%
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Students over 25
- 61%
- Median family income
- $18,799
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $70,866
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $17,618
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 72%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,492
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,161
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 74%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 33%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
American Trade School funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 24°F
- Annual rain
- 41.7″
- Annual snow
- 16.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, ST Louis Lambert Intl AP, MO US station (1.7 mi from campus).
What American Trade School graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.