IPEDS ID 130873

Dawn Career Institute LLC

Newark, Delaware. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 107 awards in the trades we track: CDL, HVAC.

Address: 252 Chapman Road, Suite 100, Newark, DE 19702
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Website: www.dawncareerinstitute.edu
Phone: (302) 273-3560
Type: Private for-profit, under 2-year
Accreditor: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Federal student aid: Eligible (Title IV)
Undergrads (all programs): 355
Also known as: Dawn Career Institute

Trade programs and graduates

Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.

Trade	Program (CIP)	Award levels	Awards
CDL	Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor (49.0205)	Certificate, under 12 weeks (41); Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (46)	87
HVAC	Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (47.0201)	Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (20)	20

What it costs

Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.

Tuition and fees, largest program (whole program)	$15,795
Cost of attendance, per program year (incl. living costs)	$19,112
Average net price after grants (aided students)	$14,183

Trade programs this school listed among its largest, with whole-program charges for 2023-24 (IPEDS program-year charges):

Program	Tuition + fees	Books + supplies	Length	Months
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	$9,810	$79	30 credit hours	4
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	$16,301	$114	43 credit hours	9
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	$5,238	$16	160 clock hours

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Outcomes

College Scorecard field-of-study results for graduates who received federal aid. Fields are the broader 4-digit program family, so welding and machining share "Precision Metal Working". Earnings are medians for graduates working and not enrolled; cohorts lag several years. Scorecard reports outcomes under the school's federal aid ID, which can combine several branch campuses, so counts can exceed this campus's own graduates.

Field	Credential	Median pay, 1 yr	Median pay, 5 yrs	Median federal debt
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (47.02)	Undergraduate certificate	$42,951 n=35	n/a	$8,859
Ground Transportation (49.02)	Undergraduate certificate	$50,967 n=35	n/a	$5,510

School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):

Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 76%
Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $36,806
Median federal debt of completers, all programs: $8,913

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CDL 350
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Delaware County Community College

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WELD 5
PLMB 4

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Delaware Technical Community College-Terry

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AUTO 20
A&P 18
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DSL 7

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Pennco Tech-Blackwood

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ELEC 232
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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

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CARP 38
HVAC 36
ELEC 35
AUTO 30
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WELD 27
PLMB 17
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BODY 9
DSL 9

Trade grads 2023-24: 240
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $9,050
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Polytech Adult Education

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ELEC 156
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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 130873. How we build this list.