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American Trade School Complete Information Guide

17% Student Loan Default Rate

Find out more about how American Trade School ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.

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How Well Is American Trade School Ranked?

2026 Best Colleges Rankings

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Overall Quality

American Trade School was not ranked in College Factual’s 2026 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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What Are the Admission Requirements for American Trade School?

Admission Selectivity

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Faculty at American Trade School

13 to 1 Student to Faculty

Class Sizes

The student to faculty ratio at American Trade School is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Academic Performance at American Trade School

77% Freshmen Retention
64% On-Time Graduation Rate

First-Year Student Retention

American Trade School has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That’s a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It’s also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  77 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor’s degree is typically four years. This rate at American Trade School for first-time, full-time students is 64%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  64 out of 100
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Student Demographics at American Trade School

140 Undergraduate Students
59.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
4.5% Percent Women

In the current academic year, there are 140 undergraduates at American Trade School.

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Cost of Attending American Trade School

$16,772 Net Price
74% Take Out Loans
$40,352 Total Student Loans

The overall average net price of American Trade School is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of American Trade School, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Borrowing and Loans

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At American Trade School, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $10,088 a year. That adds up to $40,352 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 16.6%. This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out. Get more details about paying for American Trade School.

What Do American Trade School Alumni Earn?

$47,161 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from American Trade School with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $47,161 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

See which majors at American Trade School make the most money.

Location of American Trade School

Missouri State
140 Undergraduate Students
Suburb Campus Setting

American Trade School is an private for-profit institution located in Saint Ann, Missouri. Saint Ann is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs. Get more details about the location of American Trade School.

Location of American Trade School

Get in touch with American Trade School can be found below.

Contact Details
Address: 3925 Industrial Drive, Saint Ann, MO 63074-1807
Phone: 3144231900
Website: www.americantradeschool.edu

American Trade School Areas of Study

2 Majors With Completions
122 Undergraduate Degrees

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 2 majors graduated from American Trade School. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Completions Average Salary of Graduates
Multi-Disciplinary Studies 61 NA
Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling 40 $39,294
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 21 $30,451

Learn more about the majors offered at American Trade School along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

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Data Sources and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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