Douglas Education Center
Douglas Education Center offers hands-on training in niche programs like Tom Savini's Special Make-Up Effects and George A. Romero's Filmmaking Program, alongside beauty and wellness and skilled trades programs. The school emphasizes real-world training in professional-level facilities, including specialized labs, studios, and a sound stage. Douglas Education Center provides career services such as resume workshops, mock interviews, and job search coaching, with connections to employers in various industries.
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All Programs at Douglas Education Center
1 trade program at Douglas Education Center, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
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Cosmetology
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39 | $20,532/yr | $8,750 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Douglas Education Center using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.