North American Trade Schools
Baltimore, Maryland · Website
$39,756
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,756
median earnings, 10 years after starting
North American Trade Schools is a for-profit under 2-year college in Baltimore, Maryland with 534 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,597 a year. 69% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $39,756 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $7,338 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,597
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
69%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$7,338
About $78 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,756
Rank 2,716 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $8,597
- Cost of attendance
- $8,597
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 49%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,597
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,597
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,597
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,597
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 534
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 5.2%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 9
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,716 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 66 in Maryland (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,597 | $17,413 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $10,410 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 47% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 69% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $7,338 | $13,000 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,206 | $36,662 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,756 | $44,910 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 27% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
9 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 356 | $3,166 | $43,827 | $53,395 | $52,118 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 50 | $10,237 | $36,464 | $47,883 | $48,148 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 46 | $10,491 | $31,003 | $51,893 | $51,586 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 44 | $8,481 | $35,239 | $48,984 | $48,702 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate | Certificate | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 36 | $10,254 | $34,487 | $40,907 | $43,027 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 20 | $10,482 | $34,004 | $44,231 | $62,199 |
| Transportation and Materials Moving, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 16 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | - | $10,391 | Withheld | $36,146 | $41,529 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does North American Trade Schools cost?
$8,597 a year is the average net price at North American Trade Schools after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $8,597. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,597 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at North American Trade Schools?
North American Trade Schools has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do North American Trade Schools graduates earn?
$39,756 a year is the median pay of former North American Trade Schools students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,206 after 6 years). That ranks 2,716 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 66 in Maryland. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Ground Transportation (Certificate) at $43,827.
How much student debt do North American Trade Schools graduates have?
$7,338 is the median federal student loan debt of North American Trade Schools graduates, about $78 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 49% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at North American Trade Schools?
69% of first-time, full-time students at North American Trade Schools finish within 150% of the normal time. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at North American Trade Schools?
Ground Transportation (356 certificate graduates), Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (50 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (46 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 9 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.