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

Most people complain about when they have to get up at 6 a.m. Try 1:30 a.m. As one of Iowa’s youngest meteorologists, Frank Scaglione has to get up that early to go to work, but that does not mean that he is wanting to. “Obviously that’s a lot hard forRead More

A pest has found its way into Iowa through the Ash trees. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an insect that is thought to be infecting trees throughout the state of Iowa through firewood. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Emerald Ash Borer is a small greenRead More

An Ankeny DMACC student is preparing to publish his first book this May. The book will be focused on the history of Altoona, which was founded in 1868. It was first surveyed in 1847, put it up for sale by the US government in 1848, and was not sold untilRead More