DMACC SETS ENROLLMENT RECORDS
Posted 09/17/07

Fall semester credit enrollment is up 8.7 percent and credit hour enrollment is up 7.5 percent on the six Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) campuses. Both are new DMACC records. DMACC has 18,320 students enrolled in credit courses at the six DMACC campuses this semester, compared to 16,854 students in the fall of 2006, an increase of 1,466 students.

Students are enrolled in a record 154,822 credit hours of classes this fall compared to 143,974 credit hours in the fall of 2006.

“We have great faculty and staff and more people are realizing that we provide an excellent education at an affordable price,“ said DMACC President Rob Denson. “DMACC classes are also readily transferable to other institutions.”

Each campus is contributing to the record enrollment with double digit increases recorded at the Boone, West and Ankeny Campuses.

DMACC's enrollment figures are the official figures reported to the Iowa Department of Education on the14th day after classes begin to reflect accurate year-to-year comparisons.

DMACC offers credit classes in career education and collegiate arts and science programs at full-service campuses in Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban Des Moines and at West Des Moines.

DMACC is committed to educating, training and encouraging success for students of all ages. DMACC is Iowa’s largest community college, annually serving more than 28,000 students enrolled in credit classes and more than 32,000 students in non-credit programs on six campuses and many other locations across Central Iowa. Des Moines and at West Des Moines.

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