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North American Trade Schools

Baltimore, Maryland · Private for-profit career school

CDL / truck driving schoolsHVAC schoolsDiesel mechanic schoolsWelding schoolsConstruction trades programs
69%completion rate · Maryland avg 47%
$7,338median debt of graduates
$43,206median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$39,756median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$8,597annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (Accredited)
Address: 6901 Security Blvd, Suite 16, Baltimore, MD 21244 · Phone: (410) 298-4844 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
North American Trade … North American Trade …: 69.2% 69.2% Maryland average Maryland average: 46.9% 46.9% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$43,670$59,360$69,270
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$46,180$70,020$95,790
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists$50,010$74,790$84,180
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$40,590$60,310$77,810
Construction laborers$36,430$46,960$55,540

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Maryland (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Ground Transportation Certificate, 300–899 hours 356 $42,058 $41,900 $3,166
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 50 $28,582 $29,995 $10,237
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 46 $35,403 $31,690 $10,491
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 44 $29,414 $28,381 $8,481
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 1–2 years 36 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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