Des Moines Area Community College.

Career Advantage

Career Advantage Onsite DMACC Academies

All DMACC Career Academy consortium programs are one year long (two semesters).  Several academies offer a second year of programming.  Students must complete Year 1 before enrolling in Year 2.  Contact your high school guidance counselor to register.

Registration Forms: (Click a link below to download) 

Programs Available: (Click a program name below for more information)

Name of Program Location(s) Offered
» Agriculture Ankeny
» Automotive Collision Technology Ankeny, Ames, Jasper County
» Automotive Mechanics Technology Ankeny, Carroll, Perry, Jasper County
» Building Trades/Finish Carpentry Ames, Carroll, Perry, Jasper County
» Business Administration Ankeny
» Criminal Forensics Ankeny, Ames, Perry, Jasper County
» Culinary Arts Ankeny, Ames, Jasper County
» Diesel Technology Ankeny
» Electro-Industrial Maintenance Carroll
» Health Occupations Ankeny, Ames, Perry, Winterset, Indianola, Knoxville, Jasper County
» Information Tech/Network Admin Ankeny, Ames, Jasper County
» Career Work Experience Ames, Jasper County
» Machine Operations/Tool & Die Ankeny, Ames, Jasper County
» Web Page Design Ankeny, Ames
» Teacher Academy Ames

Career Advantage – Career Academy Contacts:

DMACC Ankeny Campus
Zoë Thornton, Academic Advisor
Email: zmthornton@dmacc.edu
515-964-6898 or 1-800-362-2127, ext. 6898

Ames DMACC Career Academy Hunziker Center
Alicia Harper, Academic Advisor
Email: ahharper@dmacc.edu
515-663-6707 or 1-800-362-2127, ext. 6707

Richard Hogan, Counselor
Email: rehogan@dmacc.edu
712-792-4350

DMACC Carroll Campus
712-792-1755 or 1-800-362-2127, ext. 1755

Jasper County Career Academy
Mary Entz, Provost, Newton
641-791-1721
Email: mjentz@dmacc.edu

Director, Career and Technical Programs
Randy Gabriel
Email: rgabriel1@dmacc.edu
515-964-6011 or 1-800-362-2127, ext. 6011

Executive Dean
Randy Mead
Email: ramead@dmacc.edu
515-964-6392 or 1-800-362-2127, ext. 6392

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