After quitting my job last September with the goal of focusing on school, I wanted to join a club to fully immerse myself in the college experience. After searching around some, I decided to join the fencing team, the DMACC Blades. Immediately upon joining the club, I noticed that noRead More

DMACC and Intel have a new partnership to create an AI-focused certificate class through its Continuing Education program. DMACC is the first school in the state of Iowa to offer this program.  The 8-week non-credit class started in Fall 2024. The program aims to help students build AI skills toRead More

On Wednesday, April 9, therapy dogs from the Animal Rescue League visited the DMACC Ankeny campus as part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. ARL volunteers Rusty Shore and Cyndy Phelps brought dogs Bennet and Oakley to Building 5 after Criminal Justice major Kierstin Trost reached out to them.  Shore,Read More

DMACC hosted a transfer fair on March 10 in Building 5 and had many colleges across Iowa and even Minnesota, South Dakota, Arizona, and Kansas come to talk to DMACC students. Many schools had pitches and offered information for DMACC students searching for schools to transfer to and undecided onRead More

DMACC’s Theatre program is preparing for their musical, “Ride The Cyclone,” which will be performed April 4-6 and April 10-13, with the Sunday shows at 2 p.m. and all others at 7:30 p.m.. The performances are free and will be in the Black Box Theatre in  Building 5 on theRead More

For many, especially for students in college, career changes are daunting. But for Jeffery Gard, an English instructor in his first year at DMACC, the decision to leave behind the rigid structure of corporate life and pursue the college world was a significant change for the better. With a Ph.D.Read More

There are changes being made to the DMACC Daily, which has been around for close to 30 years, keeping students, faculty, and staff up-to-date about what’s going on at the school.  The DMACC Daily used to be a daily email to staff, faculty, and students to notify them of upcomingRead More

DMACC’s counseling offices offer opportunities for DMACC students to attend workshops that aim to assist college students.  This month, in time for Valentine’s Day, counselors Erin Borchardt and Sunny Duffney held a workshop on Tuesday,  Feb. 11, with the goal of teaching students the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationshipsRead More