Des Moines Area Community College

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Associate's — Public Rural-serving Large

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Associate's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Des Moines Area Community College Academics

Des Moines Area Community College is unique in its study options. For instance, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Study Abroad and Weekend College. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Des Moines Area Community College.

Popular majors:

forty-five percent liberal arts, fourteen percent health professions, thirteen percent business per marketing, eight percent mechanic and repair technologies

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technology, Dental Assistance, Dental Hygiene, Dietician Assistant, Emergency Medical Technology, Health System Administration, Medical Administrative Assistance, Medical Assistance, Nursing (RN), Nursing – Practical, Nursing Assistance, Phlebotomy, Respiratory Therapy, Veterinarian Assistance

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biotechnology

Computer Science:

Computer Programming – Specific Applications, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Technology

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Accounting Technology, Apparel/Accessories Marketing, Business Administration/Management, Hospitality Administration/Management, Information Processing/Data Entry, Marketing Management, Office Clerical Services, Office Management, Retailing, Sales and Distribution, Sales/Selling Skills, Small Business Administration

Personal and Culinary Services:

Culinary Arts/Chef Training, Funeral Services/Mortuary Science

Security and Protective Services:

Fire Protection/Safety Technology, Police Science

Public Administration and Service:

Community Organization/Advocacy

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Commercial/Advertising Art

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Sport/Fitness Administration

Moreover, for international students, the application fee is 100. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 7th of June.

Des Moines Area Community College Admissions

This school did not report their application fee. Transfer students are not ignored, on the other hand did not report the exact number of transfer students.

It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of April. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 7th of June. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of August and The regular application due date was not reported.

Des Moines Area Community College Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Job Skills, Leadership, Minority Status and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics and State/District Residency.

Des Moines Area Community College Students

Des Moines Area Community College offers Associate degrees. Besides, the student body consists of seventy-four percent part-time students, fifty-two percent women, forty-eight percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent asian per pacific islander, four percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, seventy-four percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien and sixteen percent race per ethnicity unreported. The school’s size is approximately sixteen thousand and forty-six degree-seeking undergrads and four thousand, nine hundred and one first-time degree-seeking freshmen. Furthermore, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus.

At least, the school is located 15 miles from downtown Des Moines, 25 miles from Ames.This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as wireless computer technology campus.

Des Moines Area Community College Athletics

The Bears (Boone campus only) are a member of NJCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball