Des Moines Area Community College Computer Science 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

We have ranked DMACC as #58 out of 408 colleges and universities in the country in our 2021 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. DMACC also holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in Iowa ranking.

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.

DMACC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#16	Best Computer Science Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#101	Most Popular Computer Science Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Computer Software & Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Computer Programming Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Information Technology Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Information Technology Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Most Popular Computer Programming Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Most Popular Information Technology Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

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 44% of students took out student loans averaging $4,301 a year. That adds up to $17,204 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DMACC is 17.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Des Moines Area Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 23,258 undergraduate students at DMACC, with 6,146 being full-time and 17,112 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,146 full-time undergraduates at DMACC, 48% are male and 52% 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	202
Black or African American	340
Hispanic or Latino	446
White	4,280
International Students	87
Other Races/Ethnicities	791

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 2017-2018, 7,141 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 8.8%. This is the #1,011 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at DMACC regardless of major.

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 Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Information Technology	67	0	4	71
Network & System Administration/Administrator	0	36	0	36
App Specific Computer Programming	0	25	0	25
Web & Multimedia Design	4	11	6	21
Computer & IS Security	0	0	1	1
Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	71	72	11	154

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.