Phi Theta Kappa, known as PTK, is an international honors society for all the community colleges in the country. The head advisor of the DMACC Ankeny chapter is Ronn Newby. To join PTK at DMACC, one must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and have 12 college credits.Read More

Chances are, each and every one of us knows of somebody who smokes cigarettes. They are the friend with the terrible cough or the aunt that always dismisses herself during a family dinner then returns smelling like a honky-tonk tavern and ruins everyone’s appetite. We know all too well theRead More

Every semester as I roam through the halls carrying my guitar case I hear students say, “ I didn’t know DMACC offered music lessons.” Well, DMACC does offer several music lessons for all types of instruments. Students range from beginners to highly advanced, with each program designed for that individualRead More

Should attendance be a large portion of a class’s grade? Classes are starting to tie a student’s grade in with their attendance. But what effect does this have on the students? Did forcing children to go to class in high school make them learn the class? Of course not. InRead More

Café Diem has continued to fulfill its goal of being a more community-based business by moving its offspring business into the middle of campus. Campus Grounds has moved from Building 3W to a more centralized, permanent location in Building 6. Campus Grounds provides a lot of drinks for the studentsRead More

In 2001, Chris Peterson was attending DMACC as a student in the robotics program. He was struggling to find a way to pay for DMACC. He was eating ramen noodles and hot dogs every day. “Getting to eat Mickey D’s was a treasure,” he said. He looked to the militaryRead More