Des Moines Area Community College

www.dmacc.edu/

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$5,220

2.35% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$9,667

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

2.66%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

20,536

26.4% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

31.7%

568 Graduates

About

Des Moines Area Community College is a higher education institution located in Polk County, IA. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Des Moines Area Community College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,045 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (166 degrees), and General Studies (125 degrees).

In 2021, 3,727 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Des Moines Area Community College. 59.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 40.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (2,616 degrees), 10.1 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (258 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Des Moines Area Community College is $5,220, which is $−2,748 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Des Moines Area Community College is $5,220, which is $−2,748 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $9,667.

In 2021, 28% of undergraduate students attending Des Moines Area Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 17% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$5,220

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Des Moines Area Community College was $5,220. The cost of tuition at Des Moines Area Community College is $−2,748 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Des Moines Area Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$9,667

2021 Value

3.99%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Des Moines Area Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $9,667. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Des Moines Area Community College grew by 3.99%.

This chart compares the average net price of Des Moines Area Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$7,511

Room and Board

$870

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Des Moines Area Community College was of $7,511 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 2.74% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $870. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 3.76% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Des Moines Area Community College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

28%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

17%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

28% of undergraduate students at Des Moines Area Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 16.7% with respect to 2020, when 24% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Des Moines Area Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2.66%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Des Moines Area Community College was 2.66%, which represents 92 out of the 3464 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Des Moines Area Community College had a total enrollment of 20,536 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Des Moines Area Community College is 5,414 students and the part-time enrollment is 15,122. This means that 26.4% of students enrolled at Des Moines Area Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Des Moines Area Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 64.4% White, 7.62% Hispanic or Latino, 5.22% Black or African American, 3.87% Asian, 2.27% Two or More Races, 0.214% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.039% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Des Moines Area Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (37.8%), followed by White Male (33%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (3.75%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

26.4%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Des Moines Area Community College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 20,536 students. The full-time enrollment at Des Moines Area Community College is 5,414 and the part-time enrollment is 15,122. This means that 26.4% of students enrolled at Des Moines Area Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Des Moines Area Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

58%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Des Moines Area Community College was 58%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Des Moines Area Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Des Moines Area Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
13,234 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
1,565 enrolled students
Black or African American
1,072 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Des Moines Area Community College is 64.4% White, 7.62% Hispanic or Latino, 5.22% Black or African American, 3.87% Asian, 2.27% Two or More Races, 0.214% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.039% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 44.1% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 3,287 students (16%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 705 more women than men received degrees from Des Moines Area Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College is white (2,616 degrees awarded). There were 10.1 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (258 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Des Moines Area Community College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,045 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (166 degrees) and General Studies (125 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Des Moines Area Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Precision Production (189 degrees awarded), Protective Services (439 degrees), and Agriculture (96 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Police officers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Des Moines Area Community College are Police officers (130,959 people), Other managers (114,721 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (92,148 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (42,671 people), and Software developers (41,311 people).

The most specialized majors at Des Moines Area Community College in 2021 are Precision Production (189 degrees awarded), Protective Services (439 degrees), Agriculture (96 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,170 degrees), and Science Technologies (11 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Des Moines Area Community College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Physicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, and Nurse anesthetists

The most specialized majors at Des Moines Area Community College are Precision Production (189 degrees awarded), Protective Services (439 degrees), Agriculture (96 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,170 degrees), and Science Technologies (11 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Justice, public order, & safety activities

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Des Moines Area Community College are Justice, public order, & safety activities (320,176 people), Elementary & secondary schools (191,272 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (93,645 people), Construction (78,982 people), and Computer Systems Design (78,812 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Des Moines Area Community College.

Most Common (2021)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
1,045 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
166 degrees awarded
General Studies
125 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Des Moines Area Community College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 1,045 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Des Moines Area Community College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

1,511

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

2,216

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 1,511 degrees were awarded to men at Des Moines Area Community College, which is 0.682 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (2,216).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Des Moines Area Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 409 degrees were awarded to men at Des Moines Area Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.643 times less than the 636 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 636 degrees were awarded to men at Des Moines Area Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.56 times more than the 409 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

21%

100% Completion Time

31%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 21% of students graduating from Des Moines Area Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 31% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 36% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Male

Highest Graduation Rate (50%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Des Moines Area Community College is Male and American Indian or Alaska Native (50% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 4.93% of graduates (28 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
2,616 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
258 degrees awarded
Black or African American
196 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Des Moines Area Community College is white (2,616 degrees awarded). There were 10.1 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (258 degrees).

10.2% of degree recipients (380 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
1,567 degrees awarded
White Male
1,049 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
152 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Des Moines Area Community College is white female (1,567 degrees awarded). There were 1.49 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (1049 degrees).

Operations

Des Moines Area Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $6.54M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 317k (4.85%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Des Moines Area Community College had a total salary expenditure of 167M. Des Moines Area Community College employs 229 Professors, 65 Instructors and 56 Associate professors. Most academics at Des Moines Area Community College are Male Professor (118), Female Professor (111), and Female Instructor (37).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Des Moines Area Community College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 120 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 84 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 77 employees.

Endowment

$6.54M

2021 Endowment

3.21%

growth from 2020

Des Moines Area Community College has an endowment valued at about $6.54M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Des Moines Area Community College grew 3.21% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.25M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Des Moines Area Community College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$74.2M

2021 Salaries

4.72%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Des Moines Area Community College paid a median of $74.2M in salaries, which represents 44.5% of their overall expenditure ($167M) and a 4.72% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.4M (41.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$26.3M

Instructional Salaries

350

Number of Employees

In 2021, Des Moines Area Community College paid a total of $26.3M to 350 employees working as instructors, which represents 35.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (31.2%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

229 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

120 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Des Moines Area Community College were Professor with 229 employees, Instructor with 65 employees, and Associate professor with 56 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Des Moines Area Community College were Office and Administrative Support with 120 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 84 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 77 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Professor
Female Professor
Female Instructor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Des Moines Area Community College was Male Professor with 118 employees, Female Professor with 111 employees, and Female Instructor with 37 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Des Moines Area Community College.