About Us

Owners Cheryl Zapata and Hollis and Fran Anglin receiving the 2007 Delaware Small Business Person(s) of the Year Award with Jimmy Jarrell of Citizen’s Bank.

Dawn Career Institute, located in Wilmington, Delaware, is an allied health, wellness and business institution that offers career-specific education courses. The school specializes in healthcare, wellness and business programs that are designed to help you become more successful in your desired career field and increase your marketability in today’s workforce.

Mission Statement/Philosophy

The mission of Dawn Career Institute is to cultivate an environment that enables individuals to thrive in the pursuit of fulfilling personal, professional, and academic goals. This is achieved by delivering innovative programs within the allied health, wellness, and business fields that integrate curriculum and technology to position graduates for success in their chosen career fields.

History

Dawn Career Institute was founded in 1976 as Dawn Aeronautics Flight School. From 1976 to 1996, the school was approved and certified by the Federal Aviation Administration. In 1992, the school’s curriculum was expanded to include its first non-aviation program: Health Insurance Claims Examiner. Due to this addition, the institution’s name was changed to Dawn Training Centre to better reflect its expanding curricula.

In October of 2009, the School changed its name again to Dawn Career Institute, a name that even better embraces the variety of curricula available and presents a clearer vision of the School's future direction.

Facilities

Dawn Career Institute’s main campus is located at 3700 Lancaster Pike, Suite 105 in Wilmington, Delaware. The School is conveniently located near several metropolitan areas including:

• Atlantic City, New Jersey
• Baltimore, Maryland
• Dover Air Force Base, Delaware
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, D.C.
• New York City, New York
  
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Dawn Career Institute does not provide on-campus residential facilities. However, they will assist students in finding housing if they wish to relocate to the area.

Small Business Administration 2007 Award Winner

Dawn Career Institute’s commitment to career development excellence has been recognized by the Small Business Administration, who awarded founders Fran and Hollis Anglin the 2007 Small Business Persons of the Year Award for Delaware.

Instructors

Dawn Career Institute’s professional educators are committed to your needs. Student-to-teacher ratios are as follows:

• Classroom/laboratory – 15:1
• Clinical – 8:1
   

The maximum number of students in any typical classroom is 15.

Programs Advisory Committee

For quality assurance, Dawn Career Institute maintains a Program Advisory Committee for each program or group of related programs. More than 50% of the committee members are employers who represent the occupation for which training is provided. The committee meets at least twice per year to discuss curriculum, facilities, equipment, faculty and placement assistance. This ensures that programs and course content are kept up-to-date.

Placement Assistance/Student Services

Dawn Career Institute provides students with the opportunity to work one-on-one with a representative of the placement assistance department, as well as take part in classroom discussions in order to learn the latest interviewing techniques. The department advises students on resume writing, introductory letters and personal development before graduation. Dawn makes a conscious effort to match each student’s capabilities and strengths to the most appropriate available positions.