Harmel Academy of the Trades
Harmel Academy of the Trades is a post-secondary institution where men learn how to become technical experts in a skilled trade, while also being personally developed in their Catholic faith.

📍3333 East Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
📞(616) 485-2345
🌐 Harmel Academy of the Trades Website
No. of Students: 24
No. of Majors/Areas of Study: 8-10 modules
Mandatum: Yes
Daily or Weekly Eucharistic Adoration: Yes
Places Where Students Can Study Abroad: N/A
Annual Cost of Tuition: $23,780 per year, which covers tuition, fees, room and board
Typical % of students who receive scholarships and/or typical amount of financial aid: 82% receive some form of financial aid.
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 12:1
Athletics Division: N/A
Acceptance Rate: 94%
On-campus-living requirement: Yes
% of students who live on campus: 100%
Why Harmel
The first Catholic trade school in the country, Harmel is a joyful fraternity of men called to the adventure of a life with Christ, equipped with the formation to be men and the skills to be tradesmen, and activated to take charge of whatever is next in the journey.
The Institution:
- President’s Oath
- Catholic Board
- Catholic Faculty
- Mandatum Required
- Theologians' Oath
Campus Culture:
- Mass and Confession*
- Speakers Vetted
- Unobjectionable Clubs
- No Coed Dorms*
- Health Services Okay
School’s Comments:
Institution: We are a two-year Catholic men’s trade college with a strong humanities program and Catholic culture. We have been interviewed and featured in both the Register and EWTN.
Mass and Confession: Yes, including an adoration chapel
Dorms: Our host provides us with our own dorm building. Other dorms used by our host are single-sex by floor. Our host has a fairly robust and enforced visitation policy, while ours is more strict.