DMACC is about to transform into a destination community college campus. At least, that is the plan after the construction of a new state-of-the-art YMCA facility right here on the DMACC Ankeny campus. Construction of the new $15 million YMCA building is set to begin right after the end ofRead More

Can you imagine going to DMACC for free? Well dream on, because it’s probably not going to happen before you graduate. As for future generations, it could be a possibility. College for free? President Obama’s proposal of free community college is a game changing idea. With free community college, everyoneRead More

In recent times, the name Islam is synonymous to violence and terrorism in many parts of the world most especially the U.S. With Al Qaeda, ISIS, Al Shabaab, Hezbollah, Hamas, Boko haram, and a lot more of Islamic terrorist groups causing pain, disruption and havoc in many parts of theRead More

With the end of the semester looming, most students have the stress and horrors of finals on their minds. I wish I could say the same. Thankfully, I am doing well in my classes, so I do not have much to worry about in that aspect. But now that DecemberRead More

Two weeks left in the semester my fellow DMACC students! Do you know what that means? That’s right, finals are coming up. No worries though, we have this entire week to study, right? Well, that isn’t exactly the case. Believe it or not, many students are under pressure with numerousRead More

DMACC has a new courting reporting program that was launched in August, 2014 on the Newton campus. Dr. Patricia Ziegler is the program’s professor and chair. She was program coordinator at St. Louis Community College before coming to DMACC. According to Ziegler, students develop to write 225 wpm with 95Read More

For years there has been a battle raging behind the scenes of the death penalty.  Both sides of the argument are passionate about their beliefs, but which side is standing on the right side of the fence? Sister Helen Prejean, author of the award winning novel and movie, “Dead ManRead More

If you randomly ask anyone if they believe in second chances, the answer would most likely be “yes.” Our society believes in a new day and a fresh start. This ties in nicely with the popular saying that “everybody deserves a second chance.” Yet, the National Sex Offender Public RegistryRead More