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Welding program at New Castle School of Trades
New Castle, PA · Private for-profit 2-year · (724) 964-8811 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $21,713
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $815
- Listed cost
- $22,528
- LengthIPEDS
- 75 credit hours, 13 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 38
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 65 graduates
- $29,655
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $42,304
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $93 a month over 10 years
- $8,758
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Pittsburgh, PA
- $53,610
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
New Castle School of Trades awarded 38 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 6 we list. Its listed tuition of $21,713 compares with a Pennsylvania median wage of $52,900 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
On Pennsylvania's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination WeldingCombination Welding Diploma · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $21,688+ $840 books | 50 weeks, 24 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | 3 |
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. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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