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Is Douglas Education Center worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Douglas Education Center, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Workable
Douglas Education Center lands in the workable band for a typical family. Median debt of $12,000 can be carried by median long-run earnings of $30,814, but the margin is not huge. For context, Douglas Education Center's net price is about 9% above the typical 2-year, private for-profit school. This is the kind of school where your actual aid offer can move the answer meaningfully.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 145 similar 2-year, private for-profit schools
This school
$24,274
/yrAverage school like this
$22,311
/yrNet price is slightly above average
You'd pay about $1,963 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $8,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data is workable, but not so strong that it erases financing risk.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$27,348
Median earnings 10 years out
$30,814
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
Graduation rate
85%
At Douglas Education Center, a typical graduate carries about $12,000 in student debt and earns roughly $30,814 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $136 per month, or 5% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Douglas Education Center is a two year school in Monessen, PA. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Douglas Education Center
The median net price at Douglas Education Center is $27,348 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →