Academic Life at Des Moines Area Community College

Academics at a Glance

Heres a high-level look at academic life at Des Moines Area Community College, covering the student-to-faculty ratio, the majors and degrees offered, and what online and distance learning is available.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Des Moines Area Community College:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

At 21 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at Des Moines Area Community College is above the national average of 15 to 1. Des Moines Area Community College employs 100% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Most Popular Majors

Students at Des Moines Area Community College can choose from 63 majors with reported graduates spanning 28 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Des Moines Area Community College are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Des Moines Area Community College, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Des Moines Area Community College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 10,414 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (63% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further at Des Moines Area Community College

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Des Moines Area Community College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Des Moines Area Community College — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation & Retention at Des Moines Area Community College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Des Moines Area Community College — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation Detail at Des Moines Area Community College — accreditation status and accrediting bodies