Douglas Education Center Overview

Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit institution located in Monessen, Pennsylvania. The suburban atmosphere of Monessen makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Douglas Education Center Known For?

• Students at Douglas Education Center have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Douglas Education Center.
• In <nil>, 32% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Douglas Education Center?

Contact details for Douglas Education Center are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	130 7Th St, Monessen, PA 15062
Phone:	724-684-3684
Website:	www.dec.edu

How Do I Get Into Douglas Education Center?

You can apply to Douglas Education Center online at: www.dec.edu/applicationnotification

Douglas Education Center has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Douglas Education Center?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Douglas Education Center, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $7,943 a year. That adds up to $31,772 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Douglas Education Center is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Douglas Education Center Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 206 undergraduate students at Douglas Education Center, with 204 being full-time and 2 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 204 full-time undergraduates at Douglas Education Center, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Douglas Education Center students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	167
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Over 3 countries are represented at Douglas Education Center. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, Portugal, and Thailand.

Online Learning at Douglas Education Center

In 2020-2021, 120 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Douglas Education Center has changed over the last few years.

This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Douglas Education Center regardless of major.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.