New Castle School of Trades (NCST) is a private for-profit

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New Castle, Pennsylvania New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lawrence County. It is northwest of Pittsburgh, and near the Pennsylvania–Ohio border, just southeast of Youngstown, Ohio. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, ...

and

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. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.

History

The New Castle School of Trades was founded in 1945 to train its students in skilled trades. In 1973, NCST earned accreditation from the Accrediting Commission of the National Association of Trade and Technical Schools. Nine years later, in 1982, NCST was approved to award the associate degrees in Specialized Technology by the

Pennsylvania Department of Education The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with publicly funded preschool, K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by ...

. In 2011, NCST acquired a second location in

. The previous location is still in use.

External links

Official website
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