Baltimore, Maryland Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb
North American Trade Schools is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Baltimore, Maryland. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 534 students in fall 2024. It is part of EFC Trade.
North American Trade Schools offers certificates across 8 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Welding Technology. It awarded 377 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 12 to 1.
THE PURPOSE OF NORTH AMERICAN TRADE SCHOOLS (NATS) IS TO PROVIDE, IN A PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOL SETTING, POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION THAT COMBINES COMPREHENSIVE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WITH PRACTICAL CAREER-ORIENTED SUCCESS SKILLS TO THOROUGHLY PREPARE EACH STUDENT FOR AN ENTRY LEVEL POSITION IN HIS OR HER CHOSEN FIELD. NATS DOES THIS BY KEEPING CURRENT WITH ADVANCES IN THE INDUSTRY.
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Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
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Distance education in 2024-25.
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