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Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA · Public · 10,446 students · mostly certificate degrees
11th-cheapest of 68 Iowa colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$11,171
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$16,204
Graduation rate
39%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$41,018
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$11,000
Pell grant recipients
16%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
116 programsMachine Tool Technology/Machinist · Associate's Degree20 grads/yr$75,145Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma227 grads/yr$74,269Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree162 grads/yr$68,315Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma43 grads/yr$67,653Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma187 grads/yr$65,586Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other · Associate's Degree$64,895Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree16 grads/yr$64,330Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree78 grads/yr$63,673Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree21 grads/yr$62,269Accounting · Associate's Degree37 grads/yr$62,072Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree94 grads/yr$60,716Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General · Associate's Degree12 grads/yr$59,996Legal Assistant/Paralegal · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$56,924Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Associate's Degree14 grads/yr$56,204Farm/Farm and Ranch Management · Associate's Degree45 grads/yr$55,546Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$53,936Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma321 grads/yr$52,238Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree58 grads/yr$50,877Carpentry/Carpenter · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma12 grads/yr$50,349Community Organization and Advocacy · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$49,886Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma35 grads/yr$48,259General Studies · Associate's Degree934 grads/yr$45,505Dental Assisting/Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma22 grads/yr$43,642Radiologist Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma11 grads/yr$41,607Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General · Associate's Degree32 grads/yr$40,878
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.