Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 10,175
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Highest degree awarded:
Associate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Two-year, very large
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higher-part-time
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 0%
Male/Female: 45% / 55% (2017)
First generation college students: 36.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 10.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.7% (2017)
Test scores for admission:
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 35.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 14.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 7.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 4.4% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 67.3%
Black: 6.5%
Hispanic: 8.4%
Asian: 3.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.9%
Non-resident alien: 0.6%
Unknown race: 9.2%
Black: 6.5%
Hispanic: 8.4%
Asian: 3.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.9%
Non-resident alien: 0.6%
Unknown race: 9.2%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $14,535
In-State tuition: $5,220Out-of-State tuition: $10,440
Estimated books and supplies: $810 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $7,502 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,116 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $7,812 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,116 (2022)
Average Family Income: $61,428 (2017)
Median Family Income: $34,507 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 19.8%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 17.4%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $11,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $117 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $8,582 |
| $30k-48k | $8,682 |
| $48k-75k | $10,962 |
| $75k-110k | $13,017 |
| $110k+ | $13,714 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 0%6-year graduation rate: 0%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.4% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $11,000 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $5,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $6,441 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $7,250 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 52.7% (2015) |
| @3 year | 57.8% (2017) |
| @5 year | 63.5% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 25.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 31.4% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $38,704 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $42,717 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Agricultural Business and Management. | 159 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Biotechnology. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 16 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 19 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 9 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Engineering-Related Technologies. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Engineering-Related Technologies. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 12 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 17 | $12,984 | $41,344 ($3,445) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 43 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 24 | $11,500 | $24,640 ($2,053) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Legal Support Services. | 10 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Legal Support Services. | 17 | $12,250 | $87 | $48,703 ($4,059) | |
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1384 | $11,000 | $101 | $29,826 ($2,486) | $39,693 ($3,308) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Biotechnology. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 9 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 30 | $12,000 | $103 | $33,849 ($2,821) | $38,691 ($3,224) |
| Associate's Degree | Fire Protection. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Homeland Security. | 200 | $22,869 | $50,316 ($4,193) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Community Organization and Advocacy. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Community Organization and Advocacy. | 35 | $23,320 | $217 | $34,782 ($2,899) | $30,658 ($2,555) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Carpenters. | 17 | $33,685 ($2,807) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. | 9 | $66,710 ($5,559) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 10 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 9 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 63 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 56 | $9,624 | $93 | $45,292 ($3,774) | $56,356 ($4,696) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Precision Metal Working. | 364 | $5,500 | $58 | $36,597 ($3,050) | $43,506 ($3,626) |
| Associate's Degree | Precision Metal Working. | 9 | $53,705 ($4,475) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Design and Applied Arts. | 71 | $32,005 ($2,667) | |||
| Associate's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 45 | $13,625 | $138 | $24,621 ($2,052) | $38,334 ($3,195) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 26 | $9,500 | $58 | $34,075 ($2,840) | $30,409 ($2,534) |
| Associate's Degree | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 20 | $53,445 ($4,454) | $58,697 ($4,891) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 22 | $17,000 | $36,766 ($3,064) | $33,282 ($2,774) | |
| Associate's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 17 | $30,450 ($2,538) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 22 | $12,834 | $109 | $34,764 ($2,897) | $31,130 ($2,594) |
| Associate's Degree | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 22 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 116 | $20,600 | $80 | $48,923 ($4,077) | |
| Associate's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 18 | $51,827 ($4,319) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 25 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 16 | $24,250 | $154 | $44,297 ($3,691) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 9 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 162 | $19,496 | $160 | $53,199 ($4,433) | $58,997 ($4,916) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 93 | $11,625 | $29,747 ($2,479) | $54,641 ($4,553) | |
| Associate's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 26 | $10,811 | $111 | $41,667 ($3,472) | $36,723 ($3,060) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Accounting and Related Services. | 72 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 20 | $22,250 | $176 | $45,021 ($3,752) | $46,268 ($3,856) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 10 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 11 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Management Information Systems and Services. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Marketing. | 17 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Marketing. | 4 | $47,375 ($3,948) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 10 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. | 12 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 61 | $9,000 | $92 | $37,816 ($3,151) | $49,112 ($4,093) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Graphic Communications. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 71 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Programming. | 25 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 10 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 11 | $45,447 ($3,787) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 36 | $17,694 | $108 | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Funeral Service and Mortuary Science. | 31 | $25,000 | $101 | $47,019 ($3,918) | $49,183 ($4,099) |
| Associate's Degree | Funeral Service and Mortuary Science. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 15 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 32 | $11,167 | $88 | $30,852 ($2,571) | $30,175 ($2,515) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Homeland Security. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 6 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $70,884Full time faculty: 100%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 19.0
School's endowment start of year: $6,337,151 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $6,540,413 (2022)