Douglas Education Center
Tuition per year
$19,450
$28,570 with room and board
Peer median $19,450
Undergraduates
178
Student-faculty ratio 13:1
Peer median 14 : 1
Graduation rate
81.7%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 81.7%
Peer median 57.4%
“Peers” are all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Monessen, Pennsylvania
- Website
- www.dec.edu
- Undergraduates
- 178
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Town near a city
- Nearest major city
- Pittsburgh, about 20 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), about 30 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Jeffrey D Imbrescia (CEO/President)
- Phone
- 7246843684
- City
- Monessen, Pennsylvania
- Address
- 130 7th St, Monessen, PA 15062
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Make-Up Artist/Specialist. | $20,222-$24,344 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production. | - |
Students
178 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 16:84 · Freshman retention 82.5%
- Continuing undergraduates 67
- First-year undergraduates 89
- Transfers and others 22
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (178)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 1.6% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$28,570
- Undergraduate tuition
- $19,450
- Room and board
- $9,120
Peer median tuition + room and board $29,491 · all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 4% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 37%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$4.8M
Expenses$4.5M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Washington and Jefferson CollegeWashington · 18.6 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh · 19.7 mi
U.S. News #14
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Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh · 19.7 mi
U.S. News #156
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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh · 19.8 mi
U.S. News #59
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Chatham UniversityPittsburgh · 19.9 mi
U.S. News #236
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Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township · 30.0 mi
U.S. News #219
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West Virginia UniversityMorgantown · 36.6 mi
U.S. News #227
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Juniata CollegeHuntingdon · 101.3 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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Kent State University at KentKent · 102.2 mi
U.S. News #236
Peer median 0.0 · all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.