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Des Moines Area Community College

Ankeny, Iowa·Public, 2-year·Plains·dmacc.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
—
Total enrollment
23,697
peer median 6,483
Avg net price
$11,050
+$2.6k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
39%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
34%
Non-Pell
35%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 115 Title IV programs, 19 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 95 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
115
Passing
19
16.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.9%
+0.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

115programs
  • Passing19 · 16.5%
  • No Data95 · 82.6%
  • Failing1 · 0.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
1
Safe
16
No data
95

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

20
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-0.9%
$35,773 vs $36,082
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+2.5%
$36,996 vs $36,082
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+2.7%
$37,055 vs $36,082
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+13.3%
$40,878 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+26.1%
$45,505 vs $36,082
Community Organization and Advocacy
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+38.3%
$49,886 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+41.0%
$50,877 vs $36,082
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+49.5%
$53,936 vs $36,082

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

3
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-0.9%
−$309
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+2.5%
+$914
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+2.7%
+$973

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

22
Community Organization and Advocacy
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
42%
$20,817 debt · $49,886 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
37%
$13,583 debt · $36,996 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
34%
$21,000 debt · $62,072 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$18,000 debt · $68,315 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
23%
$8,210 debt · $35,773 earn
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
22%
$9,168 debt · $40,878 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$9,327 debt · $41,607 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
22%
$9,793 debt · $45,505 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1974Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 17

  1. Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Feb 2024Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Feb 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  4. Feb 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Aug 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,302
$30–48k$9,309
$48–75k$10,794
$75–110k$13,631
$110k+$14,269

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$11,050
+$2,617vs Community College median $8,433
Federal loans
13.1%
In-state tuition
$5,550
Out-of-state
$11,100

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 5,612 students received $23.9M in Pell grants, alongside $17.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
5,612
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$23.9M
$23,872,991 total
Direct Loans
$17.3M
5,102 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
’20
4k
’21
4k
’22
5k
’23
6k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.7M
2,400 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$10.2M
2,655 loan awards
Parent PLUS$330K
47 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 3,464 borrowers who entered repayment, 92 (2.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,464
Defaulted
92
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.2%
2017
14.5%
2018
11.8%
2019
2.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at DMACC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs93
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,721 total completions
01Liberal Arts
77044.7%
02Health Professions
24314.1%
03Business
21212.3%
04Mechanic
1025.9%
05Computer Sciences
945.5%
06Security/Protective
704.1%
07Agriculture
653.8%
08Visual/Performing Arts
583.4%
09Engineering Tech
543.1%
10Psychology
533.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
23,697
12-mo unduplicated
35,463
Undergraduate
35,463
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
46%16,165
Women
54%19,298

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.5%
Hispanic
10.7%
Black
9.7%
Asian
4.2%
Two or more
3.6%
Unknown
3.1%
Non-resident
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
151
84 M · 67 W
Women athletes
44.4%
Athletic aid
$404K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$179K
$226K
Recruiting expense
$4K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$6K
$6K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Baseball
43 M · —
$307K
Basketball
18 M · 14 W
$354K
Softball
— · 24 W
$266K
Golf
11 M · 9 W
$160K
Cross Country
12 M · 7 W
$101K
Volleyball
— · 13 W
$145K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 21,637 students

3-year trend

0.132 yrs ago0.051 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs02
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    21.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    362

    DMACC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions DMACC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectDes Moines Area Community College
    		39%—23,697$11,050Community College
    Eastern Iowa Community College District
    		——7,426$9,722Community College
    Iowa Western Community College
    		——5,540$11,574Community College
    Marshalltown Community College
    		——1,857$7,144Community College
    Metropolitan Community College Area
    		——16,642$4,005Community College
    Hutchinson Community College
    		——5,119$5,300Community College
    Peer group median39%—6,483$8,433

    Frequently asked questions about Des Moines Area Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about DMACC.

    What is the graduation rate at Des Moines Area Community College?

    Des Moines Area Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Des Moines Area Community College?

    Des Moines Area Community College reports a total enrollment of 23,697 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Des Moines Area Community College?

    The average net price at Des Moines Area Community College is $11,050 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Des Moines Area Community College located?

    Des Moines Area Community College is located in Ankeny, Iowa 50023-3993.

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