CHOOSE YOUR PATH
Like to make movies? Want to create monsters? The Creative Programs at Douglas Education Center tap into your talents and teach you the necessary skills to turn your passion into a career.  Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program and George A. Romero’s Filmmaking Program instructors are industry professionals who bring their experience to the classroom, providing each student with the tools they need to achieve their goals. 
Beauty is more than a characteristic, it’s a multi-billion dollar industry. From hair styling and coloring, to nails and esthetics, massage therapy, and permanent make-up, DEC will prepare you with the skills you need to make your mark in the Beauty and Wellness Industries. Our instructors are industry professionals who bring a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to each curriculum in the Beauty and Wellness Programs.
Are you currently searching for a Commercial Driver’s License Program (CDL) in Pennsylvania to begin a career that will allow you to embrace the open road? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an 11 percent growth for heavy and tractor-trailer drivers is expected through the year 2022. DEC can prepare you for a career as a professional truck driver in as few as seven weeks!  Heavy Equipment and CDL with Safety Program trains students to operate various types of heavy equipment.
Exciting career opportunities that await you.

 

  • 20 Years of The Cosmetology Academy!

    This year, we’re lighting 20 candles on the cake for The Cosmetology Academy, marking two decades since we first opened our doors back in Fall 2003. Our journey in the Mid-Mon Valley has seen our students flourish, transforming into licensed cosmetologists who now make a......

  • 23 Years of Training the Most Incredible Creative People in the Industry!

    A few years back DEC was planning a 20 Year Celebration of Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program. That event was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. On November 10, 2022, Tom Savini, DEC President Jeff Imbrescia, DEC Staff, guests, and friends would finally celebrate......

  • The DEC Story

    Douglas Business College was established in 1904 by Warren Douglas as a business and secretarial school. It later became Douglas School of Business Inc. and was incorporated on January 31, 1977. Current owner Jeffrey D. Imbrescia, has been CEO/President since 1989. Douglas School of Business,......

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Douglas Education Center does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to Douglas Education Center’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. Douglas Education Center’s Title IX Coordinator is:

 

Michael Crosby
Administration Building, Room 203
724-653-2196
mcrosby@dec.edu
https://dec.edu/title9

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