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50 Years of Connecting Iowans with the Power of Education
Along the way, DMACC educated
thousands of students for employers
and invested millions of dollars in
construction and renovation investments
at all campuses and built a growing
catalog of courses, each driven by a
recognized need in the community.
DMACC’s Iowa Culinary Institute™ is being remodeled thanks to a $1 million gift from
Dennis and Susan Albaugh
Fifty years since its founding, Des Moines
Area Community College, DMACC has
built a legacy of dramatically expanding
access to education for Central Iowans.
That legacy started almost immediately
after the College was established on
March 8, 1966, as a vocational and
technical learning center in metro
Des Moines. Today, DMACC is Iowa’s
largest and most diverse community
college, serving 12 counties and 70,000
credit and noncredit students annually.
DMACC has campuses at Ankeny,
Boone, Carroll, Des Moines Urban,
Newton and West Des Moines, plus five
learning centers and a growing catalog of
more than 1,200 online classes. Today,
DMACC is focusing on providing a better
student experience.
“Going to DMACC is like having
the entire city of Des Moines as
your backyard playground.”
- Madeline, Ankeny Campus
Humble Beginnings
A few months after the College was
founded, the Board of Directors
named Paul Lowery as DMACC’s first
superintendent. The early years were full
of shoestring budgets, 16-hour workdays
and temporary quarters as Lowery and a
small staff focused on launching vocational
training programs that benefited both
students and area businesses.
Lowery and his staff also invested
in establishing critical relationships
that remain important today.
These relationships with various
constituencies—community
organizations, businesses, high schools
and student populations, to name just
a few—continue to prove critical in
helping DMACC keep pace with evolving
educational needs.
Rapid Expansion and New Campuses
In the 1960s and 1970s, DMACC
established and grew its main campus in
Ankeny (1968). Its second campus was
founded in Boone in 1969 when DMACC
purchased the former Boone Junior
College. Urban Campus was founded
in 1973, followed by Carroll in 1979,
Newton in 1993 and West in 2001.
To better support students who plan
to transfer to a four-year college
or university, DMACC created the
University-College Transfer (UCT)
program. Some of the benefits include:
• Personal career assessments
• Honors program
• Free tutoring
• Study abroad opportunities
• Many other services and resources
Affordability — The average graduate
from a four-year college in Iowa today
enters the working world with nearly
$30,000* in student debt. The cost of
college has always been a barrier for
many. Thanks to the Iowa Legislature,
overwhelming district-wide support
from taxpayers, and generosity of our
Foundation donors, DMACC offers the
most affordable education in Iowa.
Access — I’m most proud that DMACC
has made college education accessible
to dramatically more people. We’ve
removed many barriers, including
financial, that 50 years ago prevented
many Iowans from tapping into the lifeimproving power of education.
Community Connections — Building
partnerships with businesses, institutions
and student groups in every community
started virtually on the first day of
DMACC’s existence. These partnerships
have allowed DMACC to understand and
meet the evolving needs of Central Iowa.
Diversity — DMACC serves Iowa’s
most diverse student body. With 222
certificate, diploma and degree offerings,
we also offer the most diverse array of
courses in the state. As Iowa’s largest
college with campuses in three Iowa area
codes, DMACC serves communities with
varying needs. From our western-most
campus in Carroll to our eastern-most
campus in Newton, DMACC empowers
each campus to respond to the unique
needs of the community it serves.
What do the next 50 years look like?
The types and content of courses at
DMACC will undoubtedly change many
times, and technology will continue to
impact where, when and how we learn.
But I believe the guiding pillars of access,
diversity, affordability and community
connection will be as strong at DMACC
in 2066 as they are today.
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Today DMACC offers both the latest
in career and technical courses and
an affordable way to start a four-year
degree. During the last 50 years, courses,
locations, technologies and facilities
have all changed, yet DMACC has
remained true to its founding purpose:
maintaining relationships that continue
to help connect students of all ages,
backgrounds, interests and abilities–with
the life-improving power of education.
“I was homeschooled, so applying
to colleges was tricky. DMACC
was really helpful and willing to
work with me. My advisor even
helped me apply to other four-year
schools. DMACC helped me in the
long run.”
- Lauren, Newton Campus
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“DMACC has been the greatest
beginning to a bright future.
Through DMACC, I learned hard
work equals great achievements.
All of my [professors] went above
and beyond to help me become
successful.”
- Amanda, West Campus
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As America started to reappreciate
the value of careers that required two
years of college or less, DMACC kept
its career and technical offerings strong,
The College was well positioned to serve
the increased interest of students who
sought to enter the workforce and earn
good salaries in two years or less.
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needs of liberal arts transfer students
through increased on-campus amenities
such as housing, recreation centers,
student clubs and the like, the College
was also responding to 21st century
demand for business-ready, mid-skill
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“Choosing to come to DMACC
was beneficial to my family and
me because it was affordable
and offered everything that I
was looking to take. DMACC
is the perfect school with its
transferable credits.”
- Kevin, Urban Campus
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Legacy of Access – A Message
from President Rob Denson
Looking back over our
history as we prepare to
celebrate DMACC’s 50th
anniversary in March–
has only reinforced my
belief that DMACC’s
legacy includes access,
diversity, affordability
and community
connections.
In the 1980s, DMACC began offering
liberal arts courses, a set of core classes
in the arts and sciences—English,
math, natural and social sciences—that
virtually every four-year college degree
requires. Students found they could save
thousands of dollars in tuition by taking
those core courses at DMACC during
their freshman and sophomore years and
then transferring the credits to virtually
any four-year college, where they would
take advanced, major-specific courses
during their junior and senior years.
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DMACC Foundation–
Giving the Gift of Education
Giving High School Students
a Head Start
Since 1975, the DMACC Foundation
has delivered the life-improving gift of
education in the form of scholarship
grants to thousands of students.
Thanks to the DMACC Career Advantage
program, DMACC helps thousands of
high school students a head start on their
college educations. In 2014, 13,930 high
school students in 54 school districts
earned college credits while exploring
post-high school careers, at no cost to
the students.
“Receiving the scholarship really
has allowed me to focus on my
academics rather than having
to work all the time. I am from
a low-income family so I have
to pay for all of my schooling by
myself,” said Josiah Gates from
Altoona, who studied Criminal
Justice at DMACC. “So the
financial burden for college has
been a pretty big factor, causing
me to work a lot of hours on top
of my school work. Without the
scholarship, I’d have to work
another nine hours a week. That’s
nine hours a week I wouldn’t
be able to study as much and
wouldn’t get as good grades.”
The DMACC Foundation started when
leaders recognized the need for a
“private, nonprofit board incorporated
for educational purposes,” governed
by an independent board of directors.
In the first year, the Foundation raised
$43,000, primarily for student loans.
The organization has grown steadily
since 1975. Between 1995 and 2014,
the Foundation distributed more than
$6.1 million in scholarships to more
than 14,000 students. Between 2004 and
2014, the annual fund drive total has
increased by more than 200%, netting a
record $716,000 in 2014.
The Career Advantage program works
with Central Iowa high schools to offer
DMACC courses to students primarily in
their junior and senior years. Students get
dual credit both toward a college degree
and their high school diploma. It’s an
opportunity to explore career fields or get
a head start on an eventual college degree.
The program was started in 1999. Between
that first year and now, the number of
students served has grown 2,600%.
Educating People of All Ages
While DMACC offers college credit in
Central Iowa high schools, the College is
home to thousands of adult learners, too.
Whether they are pursuing a new career,
improving their current education or
skills or just enrolled in a class they
enjoy, adult learners are an important
part of DMACC. Younger students say
they enjoy taking classes with an older
generation because they offer different
perspectives and workplace stories that
enrich the classroom experience. The
average age of DMACC students is 26,
with some campuses having an older or
younger complexion.
Graduate Impact
DMACC recently surveyed graduates who received a certificate,
diploma or degree from the College last year. Based on students who
responded to the survey:
• 96% are employed or continuing their education
• 91% of those looking for work found employment
• 95% of employed graduates remained in Iowa
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The Ames Chamber of Commerce and
Economic Development Commission
thank you for your support
of our community and all you do to help make Ames the
Smart Choice
Ames Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting
celebrating the Ames DMACC campus expansion
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DMACC Graduates Fuel the
Central Iowa Economy
Since its founding in 1966, DMACC
has been a key engine in the Central
Iowa economy. For individuals, DMACC
builds in-demand skills that provide both
personal satisfaction and salaries that
provide self-sufficiency to families.
A study by the Iowa Department of
Education found that of the 3,314 people
who graduated from Iowa community
colleges with a two-year Associate of
Applied Sciences degree in 2012, 93.6
percent were employed within the year
following receipt of their degree and
earned a median entry-level wage of
$30,379. Students who graduate from
DMACC and enter the workforce after
just two years have far less student
debt and the benefit of two years of
additional income and experience on the
job, compared to those who enter the
workforce with four-year degrees.
Besides creating a skilled workforce,
since 1984 DMACC has assisted
businesses in training their existing
employees through DMACC Business
Resources, or DBR.
“We have been able to partner
with DMACC Business Resources
in developing very innovative and
successful models for recruiting,
assessing and training Vermeer
employees. Models that are
addressing our demand for
highly skilled employees,
especially welders.”
- Mary Vermeer Andringa,
President and CEO
Vermeer Corporation; Pella, Iowa
From fiscal year 2004 to 2015, DMACC
Business Resources conducted 313 such
training projects that helped businesses
in its 12-county district access nearly
$150 million in state job training funds
and created 18,604 jobs.
“DMACC has been a key to Accumold’s
recent growth, as well as a key to our
future success. Accumold needs many
high-caliber employees with technical
and mechanical skills,” said Steve Boal,
CFO, Accumold, Ankeny. “DMACC has
assisted us, not only with training needs
for our current employees through the
Iowa Jobs Training programs, but also
by partnering with us to create the
Accumold Scholars program, which will
provide us with quality employees well
into the future.”
DMACC Athletics: Coaching,
Counseling and Placement
Like all college coaches, those at DMACC
focus on helping student athletes build
skills in their sport with the goal of
winning intercollegiate contests.
By all measures, DMACC athletics based
on the Boone Campus has succeeded
in turning out scores of award-winning
athletes and registered championshipwinning seasons.
But for DMACC coaches, there’s much
more to the job than just getting the
“win.” DMACC coaches also help
athletes wanting to transfer to a four-year
school find the right fit.
Women’s Basketball Head Coach Steve
Krafcisin said all DMACC coaches enjoy
using contacts built throughout their
career in collegiate athletics to help
DMACC students find a four-year school
that fits their academic interests and
athletic abilities.
“We want players to go where they will
have success, where they will enjoy their
experience–whether that’s NAIA level or
NCAA Division II or Division I. We want
to make sure it’s the right fit for them,”
Krafcisin continues.
“I get mass emails out. I get individual
emails out. We send out video. I make
phone calls every day to other coaches
saying ‘What are you looking for? Here’s
what we have. You should come see this
player or come see our team,’ ” said
Krafcisin. “It’s really important to get the
right school for each individual player.
Boone Campus Provost Tom Lee credits
athletic director and former coach Orv
Salmon with doing “a great job of getting
the right people as head coaches for our
athletic teams. Those coaches are here
for the right reasons. They are here not
only to win games but to make sure they
are doing what’s right for our students.”
Sports Teams:
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
Baseball
Softball
Basketball (men’s and women’s)
Cross Country (women’s)
Golf (men’s and women’s)
Volleyball
For more information,
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Ankeny
2006 S. Ankeny Blvd. | Ankeny, IA 50023
Established:
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Dr. Kim Linduska
Virtually every course DMACC offers.
At 320 acres, Ankeny is DMACC’s largest campus and home to the
office of President Rob Denson and the College administration.
Milestones:
1968
2007
First classes held in Ankeny.
Groundbreaking for the
$14 million Health Sciences
Center in collaboration with
Unity Point Health.
First two permanent buildings
erected. The number of
structures would grow steadily
to a total of 25 in 2015.
2011
11-story wind
turbine erected.
Doors open to the
newest building on
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Enrichment Center.
1970
2010
Groundbreaking
for a recreation
and student center
that features a
new structure
connecting two
existing buildings.
2015
Boone
1125 Hancock Drive | Boone, IA 50036
Established:
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Tom Lee
Accounting, Administrative Assistant, Civil Engineering Technology,
Entrepreneurial Certificate, Fitness and Sports Management, Business
Administration, Nursing, Liberal Arts/Transfer, Preprofessional
programs (Business, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine),
DMACC/UNI 2+2 Elementary Education program
The former Boone Junior College is the home of the DMACC Bears
Milestones:
1969
1995
DMACC acquires
Boone Junior College.
2009
$2 million renovation
launched.
Remodeling starts
(completed 1988).
1987
New baseball
field constructed.
Groundbreaking
for the first of
several student
housing units.
2001
New softball field
constructed.
2014
Urban Campus, Des Moines
1100 7th Street | Des Moines, IA 50314
Established:
Provost:
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1972
Dr. Laura Douglas
Accounting, Administrative Assistant, Business Administration,
Management, Liberal Arts/Transfer, Management Information
Systems, Informatics, Network Security, Criminal Justice, Early
Childhood Education, Interpretation/Translation, Paralegal, Human
Services, Environmental Science, Nursing, Surgical Technology,
English as a Second Language, High School Equivalency, Heritage
Spanish
DMACC’s most diverse campus with students from more than 75
countries. Urban is the home campus for DMACC’s Paralegal, Surgical
Tech and Interpretation/Translation programs.
Milestones:
1970
Established at 8th and
Washington Streets.
DMACC acquires
current Urban
site, construction
complete in 1979.
1978
1987
Construction begins
on a 30,126-sq.-ft.
addition to the
Urban Campus.
2004
The Charles H. Betts, Jr.,
building is constructed to
house automotive program
and general classes.
The Zach Hamlett Children’s
Center is built and the former
Blood Center of Central Iowa
is purchased and turned into
Building 2, offering more
classroom and lab space.
2003
2010
To make room for more students,
Urban’s Health Science students
move to the newly remodeled
DMACC Capitol Center.
Surgical Technology
and Interpretation
& Translation
programs
are added.
The Evelyn K. Davis
Center opens on
University Avenue.
The DMACC Capitol
Complex moves to
DMACC Capitol Center
on Des Moines Street.
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Carroll
906 North Grant Rd. | Carroll, IA 51401
Established:
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1979
Dr. Joel Lundstrom
Business Administration, Advanced Manufacturing, Nursing, Human
Services, Wind Turbine Technology, DMACC/UNI 2+2 Education
Bachelor’s Degree.
DMACC’s western-most campus, Carroll pioneered the “2+2”
agreements that allow DMACC students to get Bachelor’s degrees at
partner colleges without ever leaving their DMACC campus.
Milestones:
1970
Carroll and Audubon Counties
join DMACC area.
1986
Carroll current
building dedicated.
Carroll Campus
adds Human
Services and
new, nearby
student housing.
Carroll campus established.
1979
2015
Newton
600 N. 2nd Ave. West | Newton, IA 50208
Established:
Provost:
Program Areas:
Unique:
1993
Dr. Mary Entz
Welding, Culinary Arts, Electrical Construction Trades, Liberal Arts/
Transfer, Court Reporting, Human Services, Nursing, Business
Administration.
Originally called “DMACC Newton Polytechnic Institute,” the campus
and conference center was once part of the Maytag property. Newton
is the home to the state’s only two-year court reporting degree.
Milestones:
1998
Maytag donates 40,300
square feet, 3.2 acres of
land and $500,000 to start
integrated manufacturing
training center.
2005
New Electrical
Construction Trade
program developed and
offered in Newton.
2006
Practical Nursing
program opens
in Newton.
2011
Associate Degree in Nursing
program expands to Newton.
Jasper County Career Academy is built
and opens its doors to area high school
students pursuing a career and technical
education. Whirlpool Corporation donates
40,000 square feet (two buildings) and
$600,000 toward the Career Academy.
Campus founded in partnership
with Maytag, Iowa State
University, Newton Community
Schools and the City of Newton.
1993
2009
Two-year Court Reporting
degree started, the only
one of its kind in Iowa, and
the Culinary Arts Program
expands to Newton.
2014
West
5959 Grand Avenue | West Des Moines, IA 50266
Established:
Provost:
Program Areas:
Unique:
2001
Dr. Anthony Paustian
Business Administration, Business Information Systems, Liberal Arts/
Transfer, Network Technology - Telecom/Data Communications
DMACC’s newest campus and most architecturally unique
building, home campus for the Network Technology-Telecom/
Data Communications program and host of the annual Celebrate
Innovation Week™.
Milestones:
1999
Property purchased
for campus.
2001
Campus established.
Campus building
design unveiled.
2000
2010
First annual
Celebrate Innovation Week
(ciWeek).
Celebrate! Innovation
Exhibition built.
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Evelyn K. Davis Center–Collaborating to Empower Iowans
From its founding, DMACC has existed
to help Iowans build skills that lead to
family-sustaining careers. Beginning in
2012, DMACC has used that spirit to
help unemployed or underemployed
Iowans find self-sufficiency through
employment, via the Evelyn K. Davis
Center for Working Families.
The first-of-its-kind center, located at
801 University Avenue in Des Moines,
is a collaboration between DMACC and
other partners including the Community
Foundation of Greater Des Moines and
United Way of Central Iowa. The concept
is to create a one-stop center that helps
Iowans break down barriers—from
financial to personal—that prevent
them from gainful employment. DMACC
provides access to courses that deliver
training.
DMACC also works closely with other
social services agencies at the center that
help people overcome barriers like the
need for daycare services, transportation
needs and other personal issues that
stand in the way of success.
Coordinated services at the center
include:
• Career and educational
readiness assessment
• Job search training, coaching
and placement
• Referrals to applicable public
benefits
• Financial literacy education
Some of last year’s results:
FOR WORKING FAMILIES
• 376 Placed in Job Training Programs
• 285 Placed in Jobs
• 685 Earned a Workforce Credential
“It’s real-world experience! We’re
building houses with Habitat for
Humanity. We earn certifications
that will help me land a
construction job.”
- Rod, Evelyn K. Davis Center client
and YouthBuild Participant
Workforce Training Academy
One of DMACC’s principal efforts at the Evelyn K. Davis Center is the
Workforce Training Academy (WTA). The concept of the academy: give
unemployed or underemployed Iowans who want to work skills that are in
high demand in the area job market.
Thanks to state funding, the training for low-income students is free. Beyond
DMACC educational offerings, the WTA seeks to address many of the
barriers that stand between people and jobs, including building confidence,
instilling the discipline needed to complete courses, helping with resume
preparation, conducting mock interviews, even help obtaining appropriate
clothing for job interviews.
What Students Say about the Workforce Training Academy:
“(The Workforce Training Academy program) really gave me my confidence
back. It made me feel like a person again. It felt horrible to get laid off
because I had been (with the employer) for 10 years. If I can do (the WTA
training), believe me, anybody can.” Lisa — Medical Billing
“This program has really elevated my skills. I have confidence in my skill level
now. It has opened doors of opportunity. If anyone is looking for a job that
they’ll enjoy doing long-term, this is going to set you up for the future.”
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Back when DMACC was founded in
1966, “Internet” and “cellphone”
weren’t even words, all telephones had
cords and “audio/visual” meant slide and
movie projectors. Today, Americans live
in a technology-saturated world where
the Internet is taken for granted and
virtually everyone carries a telephone.
DMACC has kept up with the pace
of that change in part by offering a
growing catalog of online credit courses.
DMACC’s first-ever online class was a
sociology course offered in 1999. Online
courses at the College have grown
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students consistently over a
period of two or three years, then
400, then 500, and now we’re up
to more than 600 students.”
Building Boom–
Growing to Meet the Needs of
Communities and Businesses
Des Moines Area Community College is
headed for an era of groundbreakings,
expansions and remodeling as it strives to
keep its 58 buildings district-wide serving
the needs of 21st century students.
The buildings on six campuses and at six
other learning centers contain a total of
about 1.5 million square feet of floor space,
with miles of roads and acres of parking lots
on top of that.
One of the primary funders of the building
boom are DMACC’s two equipment and
facilities levies totaling 26.25 cents per
$1,000 of assessed valuation. In 2013,
75 percent of voters in 22 Central Iowa
counties approved of keeping the levies in
place through at least 2025.
Congratulations Des Moines
Area Community College!
DMACC will invest that levy money along
with other sources of capital in projects
to better serve students. Construction
has already begun on the Ankeny Campus
with a 160,000-square-foot student and
recreation center that will house a veteran’s
center, food court, book store, theater,
study areas and new classroom space as
well as a new, full-service recreation center.
As you celebrate this important milestone, Bankers Trust
applauds you for your reputation as one of the finest and
fastest growing educational institutions in America under
the leadership of President Rob Denson.
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DMACC also plans to expand the Civil
Engineering Technology Center in Boone to
accommodate program growth.
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On the other side of Ankeny Campus,
Building 7, which contains the Iowa
Culinary Institute™, is also getting a
makeover. DMACC alumnus Dennis
Albaugh of Ankeny contributed $1 million
to that project earlier this year. DMACC
also recently gutted, remodeled and
expanded Building 1 on Ankeny Campus,
which contains the student services center.
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We appreciate your commitment to student engagement,
STEM education, and preparing Iowans to enter the job market
– all while making sure these opportunities are affordable.
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“This will be a great addition to
DMACC, a showcase facility for
our students,” said DMACC Board
Chair Joe Pugel of the student center.
“It’s a big step forward in our
efforts across the college to improve
student amenities and engagement.”
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DMACC Centers
DMACC Transportation Institute
Hunziker Center
Perry VanKirk Career Academy
Evelyn K. Davis Center for
Working Families Des Moines (2012)
Center for Career & Professional
Development at Southridge Des Moines (2013)
DMACC Capitol Center Des Moines (2013)
Des Moines (1988)
Perry (2010)
Ames (2006)
CONGRATULATIONS
ON 50 YEARS OF GREAT WORK.
Everyone at Des Moines Area Community College deserves a pat on the back for this amazing milestone!
It’s been a pleasure working with you, helping thousands of students seamlessly transition from DMACC into
their adventure at Iowa State University. And we look forward to working with you for the next 50 years.
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DMACC Facts:
DMACC’s District:
Covers 6,560 square miles
or 12 percent of Iowa. Some
20% of Iowa’s population lives
within DMACC’s district.
DMACC is the largest of Iowa’s
15 community colleges in
terms of:
• Geographic area
• Number of courses offered
• Number of students
• Number of building/facilities
DMACC has campuses in three
Iowa area codes:
712 (Carroll),
641 (Newton) and
515 (Ankeny, Urban,
West, Boone)
STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO:
16:1
DMACC FOOTPRINT:
1.5 million square feet among
58 buildings
GRADUATES STAYING
IN IOWA:
93 percent
TOP 5 MAJORS:
Business
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Health Sciences
Advanced Manufacturing/
Welding
Criminal Justice
DMACC BOARD OF
TRUSTEES:
Joe Pugel, chair
Kevin Halterman, vice chair
Fred Buie
Felix Gallagher
Jim Knott
Cheryl Langston
Dennis Presnall
Dr. Wayne Rouse
Madelyn Tursi
Congratulations
DMACC on 50 Years
of Transforming Lives!
UnityPoint Health – Des Moines is proud
to partner with you to improve the health
of our community.
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C O N G R AT U L AT E S
on 50 years of educating students in Iowa.
Simpson College is proud to partner with DMACC,
providing continuing education options for both
traditional and post-traditional students.
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PARTNERS
ON YOUR WAY TO
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Simpson’s main campus in Indianola provides a traditional, residential
educational experience with over 80 majors and minors from which
to choose.
Simpson also offers campuses in West Des Moines and Ankeny. The
Ankeny location in the Prairie Trail District is just steps away from
DMACC. These campuses provide a convenient and flexible way
for post-traditional students to complete a variety of undergraduate
degrees, post baccalaureate certificates, and master’s degree programs.
For information about the partnership between DMACC and
Simpson please visit www.simpson.edu/dmacc.
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