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North American Trade Schools

⌖ Baltimore, MD · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$206,888 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

285.9 yrsModeled economic break-even

−97%Modeled 10-year ROI

$45,750Observed earnings · year 5

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation

−$206,888at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$214,3880

−$206,88810

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuitionNot available

Sticker price

Average net price$8,597

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$8,597

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$8,597Average net price / year

$8,597Cost of attendance

$45,750Median earnings · year 5 after completion

69.2%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

534Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

50thEarnings percentile

66thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,830Year 1

$47,948Year 4

$45,750Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,395 2Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,893 3Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,984 4Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,883 5Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,231 6Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,907 7Construction Trades, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,146

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MD

Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Baltimore, MD

All-State Career-Baltimore

Annual net price: $18,233
Observed earnings · year 5: $36,707
Modeled 10-year ROI: -133%

Open college profile →Bel Air, MD

Aveda Institute-Maryland

Annual net price: $13,705
Observed earnings · year 5: $29,559
Modeled 10-year ROI: -166%

Open college profile →Jessup, MD

Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup

Annual net price: $19,011
Observed earnings · year 5: $28,460
Modeled 10-year ROI: -165%

Open college profile →Landover, MD

Fortis College-Landover

Annual net price: $26,578
Observed earnings · year 5: $34,915
Modeled 10-year ROI: -135%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Ground Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,395	$3,403
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,893	$10,547
Precision Metal Working	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,984	$8,549
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,883	$10,329
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,231	$10,561
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,907	$10,374
Construction Trades, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,146	$10,392

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.