Hospitality Management at Des Moines Area Community College

What traits are you looking for in a hospitality school? To help you decide if Des Moines Area Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's hospitality program.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and has a total student population of 23,051.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Hospitality Management section at the bottom of this page.

DMACC Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Hospitality

DMACC Hospitality Management Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Hospitality Student Demographics at DMACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hospitality majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

DMACC Hospitality Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of hospitality associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in hospitality only graduates about 30% men each year. The program at DMACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 30% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in hospitality at DMACC are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Des Moines Area Community College with a associate's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Hospitality Management

If you plan to be a hospitality major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Des Moines Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	5

Related Majors

• General Sales & Marketing
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Hospitality Grads May Go Into

A degree in hospitality can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Food Service Managers	2,140	$46,620
Business Professors	1,110	$114,450
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	830	$44,770
Lodging Managers	470	$47,350

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
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.