New Castle, Pennsylvania · Private For-Profit
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians at New Castle School of Trades
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 3.3% reported program-share signal, $8,361 school-wide net price, and $44,814 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 23 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~23
- Schools with reported signal
- 98
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 75.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $8,361/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $33,444
- Median debt
- $9,567
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $44,814/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (3.3%), school-wide average net price ($8,361), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($44,814), and peer averages from 98 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 98 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 2.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($389 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($4,064 above). Together, those evidence points place New Castle School of Trades in the top 43% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · 1.6% reported share · $1,527 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.8% reported share · $2,407 net A+ 
Rockingham Community College Wentworth, NC · 0.3% reported share · $2,060 net A+ 
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,818 net A+ San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA · 0.7% reported share · $3,337 net A+ 
Shasta College Redding, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,878 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians accounts for 3.3% of reported programs at New Castle School of Trades, which is bigger than 92% of schools in this field set and 2.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 23 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
New Castle School of Trades's average net price is $8,361 per year, about $33,444 over four years. That is $389 below the $8,750 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $44,814 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,064 above the $40,750 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks New Castle School of Trades #42 of 98 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.