10-yr median earnings
$30,429
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Newark, Delaware
Dawn Career Institute LLC
Dawn Career Institute LLC is a private for-profit institution in Newark, Delaware. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 74.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $14,839
- Avg net price / yr
- $30,429
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Dawn Career Institute LLC posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 21st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 74.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +10%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Dawn Career Institute LLC profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
50/100
Dawn Career Institute LLC
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$30,429
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C
$14,839
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
74.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
25.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$14,839
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
74.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 74.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Dawn Career Institute LLC vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Dawn Career Institute LLC ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Dawn Career Institute LLC: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$30,429 21st percentile higher than 21% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Dawn Career Institute LLC | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $30,429 | #4046 of 5103 | 21st |
| Average net price | $14,839 | #2067 of 5020 | 59th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 74.7% | #1054 of 4858 | 78th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 355 | #3146 of 5462 | 42nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
355
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
74.7%
150%-time completion
$30,429
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Dawn Career Institute LLC ranks in Delaware
State rank among 14 reporting Delaware colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Dawn Career Institute LLC | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $30,429 | #12 of 14 | 14th |
| Average net price | $14,839 | #5 of 12 | 58th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 74.7% | #3 of 11 | 73rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 355 | #7 of 15 | 53rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Delaware
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Delaware | $72,950 | $17,799 |
| 2 | Margaret H Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Medical Center | $72,380 | - |
| 3 | Goldey-Beacom College | $59,892 | $15,554 |
| 4 | Wilmington University | $53,844 | $15,644 |
| 5 | Delaware State University | $49,307 | $13,910 |
| 6 | Delaware Technical Community College-Terry | $41,448 | $11,578 |
| 7 | Delaware Technical Community College-Owens | $41,448 | - |
| 8 | Delaware Technical Community College-Stanton/Wilmington | $41,448 | - |
| 9 | Strayer University-Delaware | $40,092 | $22,593 |
| 10 | Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware | $32,242 | $16,753 |
| 11 | Academy of Massage and Bodywork | $31,204 | - |
| 12 | Dawn Career Institute LLCThis school | $30,429 | $14,839 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Dawn Career Institute LLC
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$14,814 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$14,717 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$15,186 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Dawn Career Institute LLC - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $14,839 |
66.3%
Pell Grant Rate
54.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
Dawn Career Institute LLC costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $20,918 to $15,731 (-24.8%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $20,9182023 · $15,731
Over the same years, enrollment went -39.7% (638 → 385 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
95.0%
Female
64.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$27,702
Median Earnings (6yr)
37.3%
Earning Over $25K
25.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 74.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $27,702 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $30,429 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 37.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 25.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Dawn Career Institute LLC by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$35,182 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$34,675 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$30,438 median earnings
- Cosmetology and Related Pe…
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
$29,790 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 116 | $35,182 | $9,500 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 17 | $34,675 | $9,496 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 13 | $30,438 | $9,500 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 48 | $29,790 | $7,781 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Dawn Career Institute LLC? ▼
Dawn Career Institute LLC is a private for-profit institution in Newark, Delaware. Undergraduate enrollment is 355 students.
How much do Dawn Career Institute LLC former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Dawn Career Institute LLC who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $30,429 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $27,702.
How much does Dawn Career Institute LLC cost? ▼
The average net price at Dawn Career Institute LLC is $14,839.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at Dawn Career Institute LLC? ▼
Dawn Career Institute LLC has a 74.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Dawn Career Institute LLC worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Dawn Career Institute LLC is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $30,429 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 31% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 25.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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