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...
View ArticleDouglas Education Center Covid-19 Campus Safety
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...
View Article20 Years of Training the Most Incredible Creative People in the Industry!
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...
View ArticleJeff Imbrescia, CEO/President of Douglas Education Center – 32 Years of...
“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....
View ArticleDads 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...
View ArticlePost 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...
View ArticleCollege 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...
View ArticleThe DEC Story
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....
View Article23 Years of Training the Most Incredible Creative People in the Industry!
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...
View Article20 Years of The Cosmetology Academy!
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...
View ArticleGeorge A. Romero’s Filmmaking Program – 15 Years of Film
This past year has been a year of landmark anniversaries for Douglas Education Center. Last November we held an event celebrating 23 Years of Tom Savini’s Special Make-up Effects Program and then in...
View ArticleDOUGLAS EDUCATION CENTER RECOGNIZED BY ACCREDITING COMMISSION AS A SCHOOL OF...
ACCSC (Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges) has recognized Douglas Education Center (DEC) as a School of Excellence for the second consecutive time. This award recognizes...
View ArticleDOUGLAS EDUCATION CENTER CEO/PRESIDENT JEFF IMBRESCIA INDUCTED INTO MONESSEN...
Douglas Education Center CEO/President Jeff Imbrescia was inducted into the Wall of Fame at Monessen High School. The dedication event was held on October 12th, 2024. Jeff along with 5 others were...
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