Private for-profit · Community college

Dawn Career Institute LLC

Newark, Delaware · Large suburb

#2 graduation rate in Delaware

0%
Transfer rate: $14,839
Avg net price: 82%
Grad / completion: $30,429
Median earnings

Dawn Career Institute LLC is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Newark, Delaware (large suburb setting), enrolling 355 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 355 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Newark, Delaware

Newark is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Newark was founded in 1694 by Scots-Irish and Welsh settlers. Newark has over 700 acres (2.8 km2) of parkland and open space, with 36 parks and 21 miles (34 km) of trails. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 34 miles to Philadelphia, PA
To the ocean: 5 miles
Nearest airport: 4 miles to Wilmington (ILG)

How Dawn Career Institute LLC compares

Graduation rate82%

Higher than 80% · #2 of 8 in Delaware

First-year retention91%

Higher than 83%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$30,429

Higher than 33% · #5 of 7 in Delaware

Average net price$14,839

Cheaper than 51% · #4 cheapest of 7 in Delaware

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment355

Larger than 56%

Percentiles compare Dawn Career Institute LLC with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Delaware.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women33795%
Men185%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White18%
Black60%
Hispanic13%
Asian2.0%
Other or multiracial7.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 355
Student–faculty ratio: 21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 66%
First-generation students: 64%
Students over 25: 55%
Median family income: $13,254

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $14,839

Outcomes

Graduated: 82%
First-year retention: 91%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $27,702
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $30,429
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 55%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 18%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$14,814

$30–48k

$14,717

$48–75k

$15,186

$75–110k

$16,694

$110k+

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College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Dawn Career Institute LLC funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $30,429
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 31%
Out-earn a HS grad: 31%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$29,951

Men

$33,468

Men out-earn women by $3,517 (12%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 89°F
Winter low: 25°F
Annual rain: 47″
Annual snow: 20.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newark AG Farm, DE US station (3.6 mi from campus).

What Dawn Career Institute LLC graduates study — and earn

Ground Transportation

94 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

94———Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

86 grads$29k 1 yr$29k 5 yr$10k debt

86$28,708$28,788$9,500 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

65 grads$13k 1 yr$16k 5 yr$9k debt

65$13,271$16,302$9,312 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

62 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

62———Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

30 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

30———Health and Medical Administrative Services

12 grads$32k 1 yr$32k 5 yr$10k debt

12$31,676$31,678$9,500 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

10 grads$22k 1 yr$27k 5 yr$10k debt

10$21,633$27,089$9,500

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.