Douglas Education Center Data & Information Overview

If you want to know more about Douglas Education Center, such as what majors does it offer, how diverse it is, how well it ranks, and more, this is your one-stop resource. Want to know more about a specific stat? Just click on its tile, and you'll go to a page that goes more in-depth on that subject. You can also use the links below to go directly to any section on this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Douglas Education Center Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Douglas Education Center was awarded 6 badges in the 2021 rankings.

Overall Quality

Douglas Education Center was not ranked in College Factual's 2021 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Douglas Education Center?

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Douglas Education Center since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.

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Douglas Education Center Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Douglas Education Center is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Douglas Education Center is 35%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Douglas Education Center

Freshmen Retention Rate

Douglas Education Center has a freshmen retention rate of 84%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

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Douglas Education Center Is Not Very Diverse

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 229 undergraduates at Douglas Education Center with 214 being full-time and 15 being part-time.

Douglas Education Center Diversity Score

College Factual computes an overall diversity score for each college and university that takes gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and age into account. Schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest, and those that cater to just one or two student groups are ranked the lowest.

With an overall score of 17.85 out of 100, Douglas Education Center is one of the least diverse schools in the nation.

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How Much Does Douglas Education Center Cost?

The overall average net price of Douglas Education Center is $24,516. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Douglas Education Center

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$22,014	$22,972	$26,094	$28,571	$28,729

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Douglas Education Center, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Douglas Education Center, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $5,844 a year. That adds up to $23,376 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Douglas Education Center is 16.6%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do Douglas Education Center Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Douglas Education Center with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $23,400 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 41% less that the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

See which majors at Douglas Education Center make the most money.

Location of Douglas Education Center

Located in Monessen, Pennsylvania, Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit institution. Monessen is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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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

Douglas Education Center Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at Douglas Education Center along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Douglas Education Center

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2017-2018, 159 students took at least one online class at Douglas Education Center. This is a decrease from the 184 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	159	0
2016-2017	184	0
2015-2016	186	0
2014-2015	189	0
2013-2014	3	0

Learn more about online learning at Douglas Education Center.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.