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...
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...
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. ...
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...
"I had to learn on the job," says Jeff Imbrescia, CEO and President of Douglas Education Center (DEC), talking about his beginnings as the owner what was then called Douglas School of Business. Mr. Imbrescia’s leadership has proven to be the foundation that Douglas Education...
[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...
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...
Today DEC staff is celebrating Mr. Imbrescia’s 31 years at the helm. His vision and persistence has transformed an old secretarial school into a premiere career school. We can all agree that without Jeff’s plan, the then “Douglas School of Business” would most certainly not...
Douglas Education Center’s CDL program has expanded to Fayette County. Thanks to DEC’s partnership with the Private Industry Council (PIC) of Westmoreland County and their Dads Matter Program a new Commercial Drivers’ License (CDL) training site was opened just last week at the Joseph A....
Douglas Education Center is partnering with the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland County and the Dads Matter Program to provide fathers from three nearby counties the opportunity to train for their commercial driver’s license (CDL) for free. Yes, you read that right, they can train for free. The funding...
