The photography program is a certificate and 43-credit diploma now, but starting fall 2016 DMACC plans to offer an AAS degree in photography.    They have added 4 new classes this year, which would bring the total credits to 55 if a student does all the photography classes. The requirementsRead More

Defrauding schools of financial aid is a major crime, but according to financial aid director Ean Freels, it is not a serious problem at DMACC. “I wouldn’t consider it a large problem because an overwhelming majority of students are accessing it for the right purposes. When you talk about percentages,Read More

Phi Theta Kappa, known as PTK, is an international honors society for all the community colleges in the country. The head advisor of the DMACC Ankeny chapter is Ronn Newby. To join PTK at DMACC, one must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and have 12 college credits.Read More

Café Diem has continued to fulfill its goal of being a more community-based business by moving its offspring business into the middle of campus. Campus Grounds has moved from Building 3W to a more centralized, permanent location in Building 6. Campus Grounds provides a lot of drinks for the studentsRead More

In 2001, Chris Peterson was attending DMACC as a student in the robotics program. He was struggling to find a way to pay for DMACC. He was eating ramen noodles and hot dogs every day. “Getting to eat Mickey D’s was a treasure,” he said. He looked to the militaryRead More

The shooting at Umpqua Community College raises concerns about how prepared DMACC students, faculty, and staff would be in case of a similar situation. Ned Miller, the executive director of the physical plant, has said that one of the best things students can do during a hostile situation is knowRead More

Republican presidential candidate, world-renowned neurosurgeon, and best-selling author Ben Carson spoke to a crowd of more than 300 people on Friday, October 2, in Albaugh Plaza, just outside of Building 24 on the DMACC campus. At the event, billed as a healthcare town hall, Carson discussed his plans to replaceRead More

We call DMACC staff and faculty by many names, however student is not normally one of them, in actuality, there are currently 24 faculty and staff taking classes this semester. DMACC gives staff and faculty the opportunity to participate in classes, where seats are still available; at just the priceRead More