Williamson College of the Trades is located in Pennsylvania and is a three-year college with a history of more than 130 years. The following is a detailed introduction:

School advantages

Tuition is free: For eligible students, the school provides a preferential policy of free tuition, room and board, which is a very rare opportunity for students whose families are not well-off.

Targeted admission: The school specifically recruits children from blue-collar families, with an admission rate of 1/3.

Good employment prospects: The technical majors taught by the school, such as carpenters, stonemasons, mechanics, painters, power plant technicians, gardening, and landscaping, are in high demand in the job market. Graduates are often able to find jobs quickly after graduation, and the salary is relatively considerable. For example, a trained novice plumber can earn $40,000 to $50,000 a year, and experienced ones can earn more than $70,000.

Professional settings

Focus on professional training in masonry and gardening, and also teach technical majors such as carpenters, stonemasons, mechanics, painters, and power plant technicians.

Teaching philosophy

Value education: Provide academic, trade, technical, moral and religious education, and create a living environment that cultivates core values ​​such as faith, integrity, diligence, excellence and service.

Focus on practice: From the use of tools to the actual project operation, students' hands-on ability is emphasized. For example, in the plumber teaching, there are various tools classified into categories, and there are special magnets for sucking pipe iron filings.

Campus culture

Inheriting tradition: The school is committed to inheriting the ideals of Isaiah V. Williamson when he founded the school, and believes that these concepts are still important today.

Emphasis on morality: Focus on cultivating students with self-discipline, honesty, fairness, self-confidence, thrift and other virtues, and expect students to become useful talents in society with professional skills and noble morals.