Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, Iowa
PublicTwo-year collegeFounded 1966Large suburbSEVP certified
About
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is a public community college in central Iowa. The college served 34,206 credit students and 21,164 noncredit students in 2024.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$6,930
- Estimated total for international students
- US$13,509
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$6,030
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$12,609
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 10,446
- International undergraduates
- 1%
- Students per teacher
- 21 to 1
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 41%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$46,331
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (105)
Associate's degrees58 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAgricultural Business and ManagementAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesBiology, GeneralBiology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCarpentersChemistryCivil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCommunication and Media StudiesCommunity Organization and AdvocacyComputer ProgrammingComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftElectrical and Power Transmission InstallersElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansEnergy Systems Technologies/TechniciansEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEnvironmental Control Technologies/TechniciansFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFire ProtectionFuneral Service and Mortuary ScienceGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsGraphic CommunicationsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)HistoryHospitality Administration/ManagementHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Services, GeneralJournalismLegal Support ServicesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMarketingMathematicsMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPrecision Metal WorkingPsychology, GeneralRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSociologySpecialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVeterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate certificates47 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAgricultural Business and ManagementAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesBiology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansBiotechnologyBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCarpentersCivil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCommunity Organization and AdvocacyComputer ProgrammingComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftElectrical and Power Transmission InstallersElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEnvironmental Control Technologies/TechniciansFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFire ProtectionFuneral Service and Mortuary ScienceGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsGraphic CommunicationsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Homeland SecurityHospitality Administration/ManagementHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesLegal Support ServicesMarketingPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsPrecision Metal WorkingSecurity Science and TechnologySpecialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTeaching Assistants/AidesVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.