Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, Pennsylvania · Fringe town

0%
Transfer rate
$8,361
Avg net price
76%
Grad / completion
$44,814
Median earnings

New Castle School of Trades is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in New Castle, Pennsylvania (fringe town setting), enrolling 700 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 700 undergradsFringe townCold winters

About New Castle, Pennsylvania

New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. In 1798, John Carlysle Stewart, a civil engineer, traveled to western Pennsylvania to resurvey the "donation lands", which had been reserved for veterans of the Revolutionary War. The building was nearly condemned in 1996 after a wall fell on the sidewalk. Warner Bros. donated $150,000, which the Pennsylvania government matched, to restore the facade. Municipal officials have planned recent revitalization efforts around the historic site. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
63 miles
Nearest airport
39 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub

How New Castle School of Trades compares

Graduation rate76%

Higher than 71% · #54 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention79%

Higher than 62%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$44,814

Higher than 83% · #49 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$8,361

Cheaper than 77% · #15 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$9,567

Lower than 51%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment700

Larger than 68%

Percentiles compare New Castle School of Trades 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 Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

700undergrads
  • Women416%
  • Men65994%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White74%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic2.4%
  • Other or multiracial6.0%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
700
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
62%
First-generation students
56%
Students over 25
39%
Median family income
$15,842
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$32,490

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
$8,361

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
76%
First-year retention
79%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$41,932
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,814
Median debt at graduation
$9,567
Students with federal loans
52%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
44%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
76%
First-generation
76%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$25

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (700 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

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.

< $30k
$8,038
$30–48k
$9,904
$48–75k
$6,822
$75–110k
$12,817
$110k+
—

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

1%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,561
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 1% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,561. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 349 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$44,814
Typical debt at graduation
$9,567
Debt vs. one year's pay
21%
Out-earn a HS grad
54%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$34,675
Men
$45,469

Men out-earn women by $10,794 (31%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
41.8″
Annual snow
27.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Castle 1 N, PA US station (2.4 mi from campus).

What New Castle School of Trades graduates study — and earn

Ground TransportationCert.
136 grads$42k 1 yr$51k 5 yr$8k debt
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssoc.
60 grads$37k 1 yr$51k 5 yr$12k debt
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.
51 grads$38k 1 yr$40k 5 yr$11k debt
Precision Metal WorkingCert.
48 grads$30k 1 yr$42k 5 yr$9k debt
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Assoc.
36 grads$38k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$9k debt
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssoc.
29 grads$32k 1 yr$40k 5 yr— debt
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCert.
18 grads$38k 1 yr— 5 yr$14k debt
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.
17 grads$37k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssoc.
10 grads$37k 1 yr— 5 yr$12k debt
Precision Metal WorkingAssoc.
5 grads$44k 1 yr$45k 5 yr$10k debt
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCert.
— grads— 1 yr$29k 5 yr— debt

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.