Des Moines Area Community College Business Programs

Located in Ankeny, Iowa, Des Moines Area Community College is a public institution. Ankeny is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Des Moines Area Community College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at DMACC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Agricultural Economics Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Most Popular Agricultural Economics Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#95	Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards DMACC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Value Colleges for Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling	College Factual
#1	Best Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#8	Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business	College Factual
#10	Best Value Colleges for Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	College Factual
#72	Best Value Colleges for Accounting	College Factual

Where Is Des Moines Area Community College?

Contact details for DMACC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2006 Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, IA 50023-3993
Phone:	515-964-6200
Website:	www.dmacc.edu

How Do I Get Into DMACC?

You can apply to DMACC online at: www.dmacc.edu/admissions/Pages/applyonlinefull.aspx

Since Des Moines Area Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Des Moines Area Community College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At DMACC, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $4,627 a year. That adds up to $18,508 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DMACC is 11.8%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Des Moines Area Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 23,051 undergraduate students at DMACC, with 5,703 being full-time and 17,348 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,703 full-time undergraduates at DMACC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Des Moines Area Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	186
Black or African American	272
Hispanic or Latino	410
White	4,049
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	724

Over 53 countries are represented at DMACC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Des Moines Area Community College

In 2019-2020, 14,612 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at DMACC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of DMACC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Des Moines Area Community College was 55.1%. This is the #529 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at DMACC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at DMACC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at DMACC.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Sales & Marketing	#4
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	#4
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#50
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	#50
Marketing	#61
Accounting	#79
Accounting	#122
General Business Administration and Management	#291
Business Administration & Management	#390

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Des Moines Area Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling	40	44	0	84
Accounting	20	27	0	47
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	34	0	12	46
General Business Administration and Management	0	30	0	30
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	11	10	0	21
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	10	8	1	19
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	7	5	1	13
Small Business Administration/Management	6	0	1	7
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	2	0	4	6
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	5	0	5
Professional Sales	1	0	0	1
Information Resources Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	131	129	19	279

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.