Admissions Requirements
- A prospective student seeking admission to Douglas Education Center must be a high school graduate or hold a General Education Development (GED) Diploma.
- High school seniors who have not yet graduated should submit a partial transcript, which indicates their expected graduation date. Upon graduation an official transcript is required.
Douglas Education Center admits, trains and refers students without regard to race, religion, age, national origin, sex or handicap. Douglas Education Center does not discriminate against the "legally protected individual."
Enrollment Procedures
1. Request an application form for enrollment from the Admissions Department at Douglas or DOWNLOAD IT HERE.
- Complete and sign the application form and mail it to the school. An application fee of fifty dollars ($50) must accompany the application. Students receiving TAA funding are not required to make payment. The TAA Agency will pay the application fee directly to Douglas Education Center after the student completes their first semester. The fee can be paid in any of the following manners:
- Personal or Certified Check
- Money order
- Cash
- MasterCard, Visa, Discover or American Express
- Agency Funding Resources
- Request that an official high school transcript be sent directly to the Admissions Department. Applicants who have taken the GED Exam must submit official evidence of satisfactory performance.
- Furnish the Admissions Department with post secondary official transcripts and course descriptions.
Transfer of credit MUST be applied for and approved in advance of the first semester of study.
- Schedule an interview with the Admissions Department. Interviews may be conducted in person, via telephone, postal mail or e-mail. Prospective students are encouraged to visit Douglas Education Center. School tours may be arranged by contacting the Admissions Department.
Address:
Douglas Education Center
Admissions Department
130 Seventh Street
Monessen, PA 15062
Telephone:
(724) 684-3684
1-800-413-6013
E-mail Address: dec@dec.edu
Web Address: www.dec.edu
- Successful completion of the Wonderlic Scholastic Level Examination.
- Medical Assistant students enrolling at Douglas Education Center must have a completed health clearance from a licensed physician before beginning school. CONTACT ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENT FOR DETAILS.
- Data obtained is evaluated by the Admissions Department and determination is made if the applicant will benefit from our training. If it is determined that the applicant could benefit, then he/she is accepted; otherwise, he/she is not accepted. The application fee is fully refundable if the applicant is denied acceptance.
- Sign an Enrollment Agreement. This represents a contractual agreement between the student and the school.
- Those accepted will receive a formal letter of acceptance.
Time of Entrance
In order to allow enough time for receiving transcripts, interviewing, testing, and financial aid processing, the prospective student should apply as early as possible. By applying well in advance of the starting semester, the prospective student has a greater chance of securing enrollment.
Transfer of Credit
The applicant must provide a transcript from the institution and a course description for each course for which transfer of credit is requested. The Director of Education will review the transcript and course description(s) to determine whether transfer of credit will be approved or denied. The prior course(s) must have been successfully completed with a C grade or higher.
All transfer of credit requests must be submitted to the Director of Education no later than two weeks after the semester start date of the student’s first semester attending Douglas Education Center. No transfer of credit requests will be accepted after this date. No Exceptions.
Transfer credits are recorded in the school’s educational management software as hours earned toward program completion. Grades earned at a previous institution are not included in the calculation of the Grade Point Average (GPA) at Douglas Education Center. Transfer credits do not affect the Course Completion Rate calculation. Transfer credits are used in determining the Maximum Time Frame.
All educational institutions reserve the right to determine which credits, if any, they will accept from another institution. Douglas Education Center makes no guarantee of promise that it will accept credits earned at another institution or that Douglas Education Center credits will transfer into another postsecondary institution. Nothing in this catalog or any other publication or document published and distributed by Douglas Education Center implies transferability of credits into another college or career school.
Transcript Request
A request for official transcript must be made to Douglas Education Center. A $5.00 fee applies.
CLICK HERE to get official Transcript Request Form.
Re-Entry
When a student who previously withdrew from Douglas Education Center wishes to re-enter, their re-entry will be evaluated on an individual basis by a committee of DEC faculty and administration. A recommendation will be made to the Predident. The President will make the final decision on re-entry.
Advanced Standing
Provisions are made in the curriculum so that students with prior training in a subject may enter classes in that subject at a higher level of instruction. Advanced Standing will be considered for students who have had special high school or college preparation, or have advanced proficiency in a specific skill area. Advanced placement tests must be taken and the student is responsible for all fees. Students who receive Advanced Standing must still fulfill the maximum program credit requirement.
Advanced standing credits are recorded as hours earned toward a program, but the grade points are not averaged into the student's Q.P.A. Also, advanced standing credits are not factored into the calculation for determination of the minimum requirements for Satisfactory Academic Progress.
All requests for advanced standing must be made to the Director of Enrollment Services no later than thirty (30) days prior to the date the student begins classes.
No requests will be accepted after that date.
Advanced Standing Test
If a student has significant work experience in a certain subject, he or she may choose to test out of a course by taking a version of the final exam for that particular course. The cost of each exam is $75. A student may take only one exam for a particular course. He or she must score an 80% or higher on the exam in order to receive Advanced Standing for that course. These tests are arranged by the Director of Education, and must be completed by the end of the second week of the semester (the drop/add period).
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
Pursuant to this Act of 1974, a student has the right to inspect his/her educational records, maintained by the school. A student who desires to review his/her student file must make a written request to the President of Douglas Education Center.
- International students click here.
