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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...

College Recruiting Coming Back

As things open back up in this world, DEC is happy to once again be able to meet potential students and their families to help provide information and options as part of their school decision making process.   Most industries were stalled as a result of the...

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Post Secondary Schools Creating Safe Environments

Thank you Mon Valley Independent for featuring DEC in their article for Post Secondary Schools Creating Safe Environments. We pride ourselves in creating and maintaining a safe environment for students and staff during the pandemic.      ...

Dads Matter to DEC

Fathers from three counties in southwestern Pennsylvania will have an opportunity to train for their commercial driver’s license (CDL) for free thanks to funding provided by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Federal Fatherhood Program.  Douglas Education Center (DEC) in Monessen is partnering with...

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Douglas Education Center Covid-19 Campus Safety

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGdy8DCQo3k&feature=youtu.be[/embed] Douglas Education Center is committed to providing safe and healthy facilities for our students, employees, and visitors to ensure the lowest likelihood of COVID-19 exposure while maintaining the highest level of educational capability. Upon entering a DEC facility everyone is required to wear a mask, have...

Increased Demand Post-COVID-19 Threatens Trucker Shortage

According to the American Trucking Associations, the labor shortage in the U.S. trucking industry (in terms of unfilled positions) is roughly 60,000 drivers. As recently as late April, 27 states had closed their departments of motor vehicles (DMVs) due to COVID-19 concerns. While most states have...

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