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American Trade School

Saint Ann, Missouri Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

American Trade School is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Saint Ann, Missouri. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 154 students in fall 2024.

American Trade School offers certificates and associate degrees across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician and Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General. It awarded 81 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Mission

The mission of American Trade School is to prepare students with the knowledge and skills required for entry-level employment in their prospective field of training.

Mission statement as reported by American Trade School

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
154
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
81
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 2

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
84%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
81

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
154
Undergraduates, fall 2024
154
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
246
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
11%
Men
89%
White
39%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
53%
Asian
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
President /Financial Aid Director
John C Vatterott Jr
Services and opportunities
Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

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