BERK TRADE AND BUSINESS SCHOOL – BROOKLYN NEW YORK CITY
Berk Trade and Business School
383 Pearl Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 625-6037
Admissions@BerkTadeSchool.com
Website: www.berktradeschool.com
About BTBS:
Berk Trade and Business School, with a facility conveniently accessible to students throughout the greater New York area, was founded in 1940 by its former owner, Irving Berk. Berk Trade and Business School has been a pioneer in supplying students with superior knowledge of the building trades as well as providing the industry with qualified helpers since its founding in 1940. Berk Trade and Business School is a national model for urban building trade education.
Berk Trade and Business School is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. The school is authorized by the State Education Department to confer Diplomas. Its curricula are also registered by the New York State Education Department.
Type: < 2-year, Private for-profit
Awards offered: Less than one year certificate
Current Courses:
600 HOUR ACCREDITED PROGRAMS
Electrical Installation
Comprehensive Plumbing
100 HOUR NON-ACCREDITED PROGRAMS
Electrical Installation
Comprehensive Plumbing
Admissions: www.berktradeschool.com/admissions.html
Eligibility:
1. All candidates must submit a completed Application for Admission.
2. Candidate must possess either a High School Diploma or High School Equivalency Diploma (GED) or pass the entrance exam (Wonderlic Basic Skills Test).
3. Pre-admission interview.
4. Students must be at lease seventeen years of age or older.
5. Students admitted to the ESL course must already possess occupational skills, pass NYS Placement Test, and be non-English speakers, who are seeking intensive instruction in English language skills.
Financial Aid:
Following types of aid are available:
THE FEDERAL DIRECT PARENT LOAN PROGRAM (PLUS)
FEDERAL DIRECT UNSUBSIDIZED STUDENT LOAN (FDUSL)
FEDERAL DIRECT SUBSIDIZED STUDENT LOAN (FDSL)
FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM (FDLP)
FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM
For more details click here: www.berktradeschool.com/financialaid.html
Student population(2007): 109 (all undergraduate)