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.

Students learn a variety of trades at Harmel Academy of the Trades in Michigan.
Students learn a variety of trades at Harmel Academy of the Trades in Michigan. (photo: Courtesy of Harmel Academy of the Trades)

📍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.

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