About Dawn Career Institute LLC
Located in a large suburb, Dawn Career Institute LLC is a private for-profit college in Newark, Delaware, with about 355 undergraduate students, most of them full time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 21 to 1.
Nursing programs at Dawn Career Institute LLC
According to federal completion records, Dawn Career Institute LLC awards nursing credentials at the practical nursing (LPN/LVN) certificate or diploma level. A recent year’s totals include about 62 practical nursing completers. A practical nursing credential is the shortest route to licensed work; our LPN vs. RN guide covers how it differs from the registered nurse path.
Cost and student outcomes
The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $14,200 a year. About 71% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Federal debt and earnings figures for nursing graduates at this school are limited or suppressed for privacy, so ask the nursing department for current outcomes. Schoolwide, about 76% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 91% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, so ask the admissions office how applicants are evaluated. Nursing programs usually add their own steps, such as prerequisite science courses, an entrance exam, a minimum GPA, and a limited number of seats, so contact the nursing department about current requirements. Our guide on how to get into nursing school walks through the typical process. After graduation, the path to a license goes through the state board of nursing in Delaware and the NCLEX exam. Ask the program about its accreditation (ACEN or CCNE) and state approval, and see how it stacks up against other nursing schools in Delaware.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.