The supportive community of New Castle School of Trades makes it easier for its students to succeed in their career because the faculty and staff of the school understand students’ needs and career goals. Experienced lecturers challenge their students to develop practical work skills and personal responsibility.
Career ServicesNew Castle School of Trades is ready to provide its students with not only the necessary training to begin their new job, but also with the job placement assistance that helps to find a new job. Taking into account all these, New Castle School of Trades offers its students and graduates a all-round and effective job placement assistance programs including:
- Professional Development Advising (helps students to set their career goals, develop their job interview skills, prepare resume, etc.)
- Invitations to Prospective Employers (career service staff invite employers to visit campuses, interview students, present tests, etc.)
- Contacting Potential Employers (career service staff tries to find about new hiring opportunities, identifying and developing current employment needs)
Financial AidFor people, who want to elevate themselves to a better life, education is very important. New Castle School of Trades considers that lack of financial resources should not be the determinant factor in whether a person should receive education or not. New Castle School of Trades is sure to help those students who would be unable to attend the School without financial aid. As a result, many different options are offered to help students to get desirable education:
1) Grants:
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
- Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Grant (PHEAA)
2) Loan Programs:
- Federal PLUS Loan (PLUS)
- Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan (FSL)
- Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan (UFSL)
- Alternative Loan Program (Tuition Financing)
AdmissionAdmissions representatives at New Castle School of Trades consider it to be obligatory to meet future students face-to-face. Admissions representatives make the decisive decision on student’s application grounded on the information a student submit on his/her qualification form, test results and recommendation of the representative of the school. Applicants who have a high school diploma or General Equivalence Diploma have to pass an entrance examination. Through a personal interview applicants have also to demonstrate the readiness and wish to finish the course and gain from the job.