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Des Moines Area Community College

Des Moines Area Community College
2006 Ankeny Blvd
Ankeny, Iowa 50023

Website: Des Moines Area Community College

Type of college:2-year public

Degree types offered: Associate's, Less than one year, One but less than two years

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Accounting Technician
  • Agricultural Supplies Retailing and Wholesale
  • Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
  • Architectural Drafting
  • Auto / Automotive Body Repairer
  • Auto / Automotive Mechanic / Technician
  • Biomedical Engineering-Related Technology
  • Blood Bank Technology / Technician
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Computer Programming / Programm
  • Business Information and Data Processing
  • Business Systems Analysis and Design
  • Carpenters
  • Child Care Provider / Assistant
  • Communication Systems Installer and Repair
  • Community Organization Resources and Services
  • Corrections / Correctional Administration
  • Culinary
  • Dental Assistant
  • Dental Hygienist
  • Design and Applied Arts Other
  • Diesel Engine Mechanic and Repairer
  • Drafting General
  • Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineer
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Fire Protection and Safety Technology / Technician
  • General Marketing Operations
  • General Office / Clerical and Typing Services
  • General Retailing Operations
  • Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator
  • Graphic Design Commercial Art and Illustration
  • Health System / Health Services Administration
  • Heating & Refrigeration
  • Information Processing / Data Entry Technician
  • Institutional Food Workers and Administration
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences / Liberal Studies
  • Machine Shop Assistant
  • Medical Administrative Assistant / Secretary
  • Medical Assistant
  • Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Nursery Operations and Management
  • Nursing (RN Training)
  • Office Supervision and Management
  • Optometric / Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician
  • Paralegal / Legal Assistant
  • Practical Nurse (L P N Training)
  • Quality Control Technology / Technician
  • Respiratory Therapy Technician
  • Tool and Die Maker / Technologist
  • Upholsterer
  • Welder / Welding Technologist

Classification: Associate’s Colleges: These institutions offer associate’s degree and certificate programs but, with few exceptions, award no baccalaureate degrees.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 10,998
Undergraduate enrollment 10,998
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 43%
Women 57%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3%
Hispanic 2%
White non-Hispanic 85%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

Des Moines Area Community College Information

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