Public · Ankeny, Iowa
Des Moines Area Community College: cost, debt and earnings by major
31 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $7,005
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 41%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 10,446
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $11,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 13%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $5,136 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $5,316 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $5,903 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $7,295 |
| $110,000+ | $11,627 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (10)
- Homeland Security$74,269
- Funeral Service and Mortuary Science$67,653
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$65,586
- Precision Metal Working$52,238
- Legal Support Services$52,168 (1 yr)
- Carpenters$50,349
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$48,259
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$43,642
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$41,607
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$40,673
Associate's programs (21)
- Precision Metal Working$75,145
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$68,315
- Computer Programming$67,290 (1 yr)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$64,330
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$63,673
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$62,269
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$62,078 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$62,072
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$60,716
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$59,996
- Legal Support Services$56,924
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$56,204
- Agricultural Business and Management$55,546
- Funeral Service and Mortuary Science$54,692 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$50,877
- Community Organization and Advocacy$49,886
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$45,505
- Culinary Arts and Related Services$40,878
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$37,055
- Design and Applied Arts$36,996
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$35,773