Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA · Private for-profit · www.dec.edu/ ↗

Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit college in Monessen, Pennsylvania, located in a town on the fringe of an urban area. It enrolls 178 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services, Ground Transportation, and Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Douglas Education Center at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
178
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$29,855
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$35,273
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$12,000
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Douglas Education Center

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $29,855 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $35,273, higher than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $12,000 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).