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New Castle School of Trades
4117 Pulaksi Road, New Castle, PA 16101 · Private for-profit 2-year · (724) 964-8811 · School website
Career programs at New Castle School of Trades
New Castle School of Trades reported 317 certificate and associate completions in 6 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in CDL (138). College Scorecard counts 700 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 138 | $41,747 | WIOA list |
| Electrician | Associate | 90 credit hours, 15 months | $23,310 | 66 | $36,826 | WIOA list |
| Welding | Certificate | 75 credit hours, 13 months | $21,713 | 38 | $29,655 | WIOA list |
| HVAC | Certificate, Associate | 90 credit hours, 15 months | $23,272 | 34 | $37,288 | WIOA list |
| Automotive | Associate | 90 credit hours, 15 months | $24,577 | 29 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Diesel | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | Not published | WIOA list |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at New Castle School of Trades
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $8,361
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $9,567
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $44,814
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- New Castle School of Trades net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
More New Castle School of Trades programs on the WIOA list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Listed at | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Truck DrivingOhio list · State/Federal recognized license · In person · CIP 49.0205 | East Liverpool | $6,980 | Competency-based or withheld | 82.4% | 83% | $11,588 | 51 |
| Commercial Truck Driving (CDL-Class B)Pennsylvania list · Postsecondary Diploma in Commercial Truck Driving Class B · Online only · CIP 49.0205 | New Castle | $2,189+ $535 books | 3 weeks, 37 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Commercial Truck Driving Class BOhio list · State/Federal recognized license · In person · CIP 49.0205 | East Liverpool | $2,698 | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Refrigeration and Climate ControlPennsylvania list · Postsecondary Diploma in Refrigeration and Climate Control · Online only · CIP 47.0201 | East Liverpool | $19,373+ $915 books | 50 weeks, 25 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Refrigeration and Climate ControlOhio list · Certificate/Certification · In person · CIP 47.0201 | East Liverpool | $19,473+ $815 books | Competency-based or withheld | 69.2% | 61.5% | $8,604 | 13 |
| Combination WeldingPennsylvania list · Post Secondary Diploma in Combination Welding · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | East Liverpool | $21,688+ $785 books | 50 weeks, 25 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Combination WeldingOhio list · Certificate/Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | East Liverpool | $21,713+ $815 books | Competency-based or withheld | 73.3% | 58% | $12,879 | 191 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. IPEDS does not list these program types at this campus. Matched to New Castle School of Trades by provider name and place, by DOL's provider ID, or as another site of the school (its exact name or website, the only match in the state; "Listed at" names that site's town).
New Castle School of Trades on the FMCSA training registry
- New Castle School of Trades, New Castle, PA (registry record updated 2023-01-04)
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