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Douglas Education Center

Monessen, Pennsylvania Private for-profit 2-year Town

Overview

Located in Monessen, Pennsylvania, Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit two-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 178 students in fall 2024.

Douglas Education Center offers certificates and associate degrees across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Make-Up Artist/Specialist, Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor, and Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist. It awarded 190 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
178
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
190
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
7
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 7

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Health Professions 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
83%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
64
Certificates under 1 year
109
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
17

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
178
Undergraduates, fall 2024
178
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
306
Full-time, 2024-25
99%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
71%
Men
29%
White
83%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
7%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
28%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
CEO/President
Jeffrey D Imbrescia
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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