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20 Years of The Cosmetology Academy!

[embed]https://youtu.be/ap4kvVsaJ6w[/embed] 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!

[embed]https://youtu.be/_2Ka611WFQk[/embed] 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...

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...

Number Twenty With A Mask

20 Years of Training the Most Incredible Creative People in the Industry!

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guqg-4xLiGM&feature=youtu.be[/embed] When a mutual friend introduced Tom Savini and Douglas Education Center (DEC) President Jeffrey D. Imbrescia over twenty years ago who could have known what was in store? Surely not a program that would acquire local, national and international attention...

COVID-19 Safety

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...

Scholarships Equal Money for School

If you’re looking for ways to help fund your educational dreams your help might be right in front of you the whole time. Did you know that Douglas Education Center offers Institutional Scholarships? DEC gave away over 30 scholarships last year alone totaling around $117,000! For...

DEC Hosts Movie Premier

Douglas Education Center isn’t just where students can learn to make movies, it’s also where they can watch the final production. On June 13th, DEC held a movie premier for Back Fork, a movie produced by the director of DEC’s George A. Romero’s Filmmaking program. Written,...

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