DMACC announced a formation of an IT industry partnership to better address the growing demand for IT jobs. According to the Iowa Workforce Development, projections show an estimated 4,000 IT jobs by 2022, one of the reasons DMACC plans to reorganize its IT programs. DMACC president Rob Denson announced theRead More

There was a noticeable buzz on Forest Avenue Friday afternoon, Oct 10, for the Bruce Braley Iowa Votes Rally. More excitement than the typical midterm election campaign rally might produce. The reason the line was around the block an hour before the doors opened was simple: the first lady ofRead More

The third annual World Food Prize winner for field research, Dr. Bram Govaerts, spoke at DMACC on October 15 to a captivated crowd. Dr. Govaerts was selected on September 18 as this year’s recipient of the “Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application.” The award honors agricultural leaders underRead More

Most students may not know this, but DMACC has a Study Abroad Program. Students have the opportunity to spend a whole semester taking classes in London for 10 weeks. It costs about $12-13,000. This is including the standard fees, travel expenses, food, and a little spending money. This may seemRead More

DMACC has recently launched a new mobile app for smart phones. Information Solutions Executive Director Mark Clark was quoted on the school’s website saying: “The DMACC mobile app is designed to help students, perspective students, faculty, staff and others to stay connected with DMACC wherever they are.” According to LindaRead More

The DMACC loop road is projected to be ready this fall after it was originally planned to be done in July. “It’s delayed because of the rain. So, if it quits raining, when it quits raining, there is probably a couple of weeks worth of work left,” said Ned Miller,Read More

Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society for two-year colleges that is available on all DMACC campuses. The Ankeny chapter is organized by Ronn Newby. They aim to service the community by hosting various fundraisers. One of their current fundraisers, with funds going toward PTK itself, is the saleRead More

Construction on a 75,000 square foot YMCA building on the Ankeny DMACC Campus is set to begin as early as this fall. On Monday, May 12, 2014 DMACC board members approved a lease with the YMCA of Greater Des Moines at the monthly college board meeting. The Y will investRead More