The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is a community college in Iowa that offers classes in Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Des Moines (the Urban Campus), Newton, and West Des Moines (the West Campus.[1] DMACC also offers a wide variety of on-line classes. DMACC has additional learning centers, Hunziker Center located in Ames, Success Center located at 800 Porter St. on the south side of Des Moines, and the Transportation Institute at 2081 NE 54th Avenue. They are also sponsors of the DMHEC or John & Mary Pappajohn Center located in downtown Des Moines.
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DMACC provides quality, affordable, student-centered education and training to empower Iowans of all ages and backgrounds to pursue life’s opportunities and achieve their career dreams.[2]
DMACC has major areas of focus in the fields of computing, nursing, and vocational training, with over 75 career programs. DMACC also enjoys close ties with the three major regent universities in Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Iowa, and University of Northern Iowa. Many students who transfer their general education courses from DMACC to a four-year college benefit from the savings in tuition costs. A normal credit hour at DMACC for a resident student will cost $125 per hour for Iowa residents and $250 for non-Iowa residents(Summer 2011 rates), compared to resident tuition rates at Iowa State University, which can range from $286.75 to $232.50 per credit hour, depending on how many credits are taken at a given semester.
In 2005, over 22,000 individuals took at least one college-credit course at DMACC, and nearly 50,000 enrolled in DMACC's continuing education programs.
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