Des Moines Area Community College

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is a public community college in central Iowa. The college served 35,488 credit students and 29,021 noncredit students in 200 programs in 2019.^[2]

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC)

Current DMACC Logo
Motto	Life's Calling
Type	Public community college
Established	March 18, 1968
Academic affiliation	Space-grant
President	Rob Denson J.D.
Academic staff	2,000
Students	20,431[1]
Location	Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Des Moines and West Des Moines , Iowa , United States
Campus	Six campuses
Colors	Blue/White
Mascot	Bear
Website	www.dmacc.edu

History

Des Moines Area Community College was created on March 18, 1966.^[3] The first classes were held on the Ankeny^[4] Campus in 1968. DMACC has experienced tremendous growth in the last two decades. In the fall of 2000, 10,803 students were enrolled at DMACC. By the fall of 2011, that number grew to 25,425.

Academics

DMACC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and approved by the Iowa State Department of Education.^[5] The college is governed by a nine-member board of directors, each representing one of the nine districts the college serves.

Campuses

DMACC's primary campus is in Ankeny, a northern suburb of Des Moines. The college operates six academic campuses in total:

• Ankeny (Ankeny Campus)
• Boone (Boone Campus)
• Carroll (Carroll Campus)
• Newton (Newton Campus)
• Urban/Des Moines (Urban Campus)
• West Des Moines (West Campus)

DMACC also operates a variety of career academy and transportation programs in additional locations in Des Moines, Knoxville, Perry, and Ames.^[6]

Athletics

DMACC's athletic programs^[7] are located on the Boone Campus. The DMACC Bears compete in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference and the National Junior College Athletic Association. The Bears participate in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, women's softball, and women's volleyball. Men's basketball won the national championship in 2021.^[8]

Notable alumni

• Bonnie Campbell, Iowa's first female Attorney General, former Iowa gubernatorial candidate, former official in the U.S. Department of Justice
• Lolo Jones, Olympian and Celebrity Big Brother contestant
• Jason Momoa, actor
• Bucky O'Connor, University of Iowa men's basketball coach 1949 to 1958
• Scott Schebler, professional baseball player

References

1. https://www.dmacc.edu/news/september2023/20230914-1.html Archived 2023-11-01 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL]}
2. "DMACC Profile 2017 : As a Matter of Fact..." (PDF). dmacc.edu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
3. "DMACC History". dmacc.edu. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
4. "Google Maps". maps.google.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
5. "Iowa community colleges earn accreditation for concurrent enrollment programs - Iowa Department of Education". educateiowa.gov. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
6. "DMACC Campuses". dmacc.edu. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
7. "Welcome to the DMACC Bears Athletics Site". dmacc.edu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
8. Ivis, Dan (29 April 2021). DMACC celebrates basketball national championship Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. The Perry News (Perry, Iowa). Retrieved 16 June 2021.

External links

• Official website