Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, Pennsylvania·Private for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·dec.edu
6-yr Graduation
88%
—
Total enrollment
178
peer median 181
Avg net price
$26,922
+$2.9k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
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About

Douglas Education Center is a for-profit vocational school located in Monessen, Pennsylvania, specializing in programs for cosmetic arts, creative industries, and skilled trades. It offers programs such as Cosmetology, Special Effects Makeup, Filmmaking, and Commercial Driver's License preparation.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
88%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

29.0pp gap
Pell recipients
71%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 29.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 6 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
6
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
16.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
16.7%
+16.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

6programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data5 · 83.3%
  • Failing1 · 16.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
5

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
-8.6%
$32,245 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
37%
$12,000 debt · $32,245 earn
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
27%
$8,500 debt · $31,412 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2017Next review Nov 2029
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 1977

Action history · 3

  1. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  3. Nov 2017Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$23,175
$30–48k$25,790
$48–75k$29,405
$75–110k$30,435
$110k+$30,867

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$26,922
+$2,886vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design median $24,037
Federal loans
72.2%
In-state tuition
$18,950
Out-of-state
$18,950

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 118 students received $746K in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
118
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$746K
$745,977 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
247 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’21
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’22
0k
’23
0k
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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$422K
107 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$457K
112 loan awards
Parent PLUS$669K
28 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 131 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (3.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
131
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.6%
2017
23.5%
2018
9.7%
2019
3.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Douglas Education Center

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

59 total completions
01Personal/Culinary
5084.7%
02Visual/Performing Arts
915.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
178
12-mo unduplicated
340
Undergraduate
340
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
32%110
Women
68%230

Race / ethnicity composition

White
80.0%
Hispanic
8.0%
Black
5.5%
Two or more
5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.0%
Non-resident
0.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 198 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs20
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    13.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    8

    Douglas Education Center vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Douglas Education Center selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectDouglas Education Center
    		88%—178$26,922Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
    		——305$20,738Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
    		——8,504$12,193Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Culinary Institute Inc
    		——316$26,470Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Delta College of Arts & Technology
    		——326$19,590Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    FINE Mortuary College
    		—76.5%185—Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
    		——15$16,679Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts
    		—68.2%70$24,148Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Louisiana Culinary Institute
    		—37.5%77$29,765Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    MediaTech Institute-Dallas
    		——217$18,860Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    MediaTech Institute-Houston
    		——62$16,906Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Miami Media School
    		—100.0%28$30,528Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
    		—42.8%251$39,413Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    San Francisco Film School
    		——127$31,029Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Theatre of Arts
    		—100.0%10—Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Worsham College of Mortuary Science
    		—92.0%183$23,925Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Peer group median88%76.5%181$24,037

    Reports & documents (2)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Douglas Education Center

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Douglas Education Center.

    What is the graduation rate at Douglas Education Center?

    Douglas Education Center reports a 6-year graduation rate of 88% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Douglas Education Center?

    Douglas Education Center reports a total enrollment of 178 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Douglas Education Center?

    The average net price at Douglas Education Center is $26,922 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Douglas Education Center located?

    Douglas Education Center is located in Monessen, Pennsylvania 15062.

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