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Career Discovery Network
Career Discovery Days
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Each event may include:
- Career Exploration Activities
- Overview of DMACC and High-School Career Academy Programming
- Hands-on Activity Sessions
- Business and Industry Tours
- Lunch
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What will you discover?
Discover your future at one of our Career Discovery Day Events. Explore career pathways through hands-on activity sessions. Learn about educational opportunities by hearing from DMACC instructors. Connect to future careers and professionals by touring related businesses.
Career Discovery Days are geared toward 9th & 10th graders, however juniors and seniors are also welcome to attend. Parents can accompany their students.
Educators: please contact Amy Steenhoek by phone 515-965-7117 or email
absteenhoek@dmacc.edu prior to registering an entire class.
Each individual in the class will need to fill out the registration form as well as the educator.
Spring 2019
Click on the event title below to register.
Ankeny Campus
This event is for students interested in exploring future educational and career options in the following areas: Applied Engineering, Electronics, Robotics, Civil Engineering, Tool & Die, Advanced Manufacturing, Water Environmental Technology and CAD Technology. Students will have the opportunity to attend activity sessions related to each program and get a first-hand look at careers in these areas by touring a local business.
Check-In Location:
DMACC Ankeny Campus
Building 5, Student Center
Conference Room 1240
2006 S Ankeny Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50023
Tentative Agenda
8:30am Check-in
8:45am – 11am Industry Tours
11:00am Lunch
12:30pm – 2:30pm Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC Instructors
**Participants are REQUIRED to wear closed-toed shoes and pants
Carroll, IA
This event will help students think about future educational and career options and expose them to careers that match their skills and interests. Students will have the opportunity to choose one career pathway to explore for the day. Each option will include tours to local businesses and organizations and hands-on sessions with DMACC instructors.
Check-In Location:
Carroll Recreation Center
716 N. Grant Road
Carroll, IA
Tentative Agenda
9:00am Check-in
9:15am – 10:45am Business Tour
10:45am – 12:45pm Business Tour and Lunch
1:00pm – 2:15pm Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC Instructors
**Participants who register for the Advanced Manufacturing pathway are REQUIRED to wear closed-toed shoes and pants
Southridge Center
This event is for students interested in exploring future educational and career options in the following areas: Auto Technology, Auto Collision, Business & Marketing, Computer Programming, Criminal Justice, Education, Health Occupations, Nursing, and Welding. Students will have the opportunity to learn about programs through hands-on activity sessions as well as hear from current instructors about educational and career opportunities in these pathways. Students will also have the opportunity to tour an area business.
Check-In Location:
DMACC Southridge Center
1111 E. Army Post Road
Des Moines, IA
Tentative Agenda
9:30am Check-in
9:45am Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC Instructors
11:45am Lunch
12:25pm – 2:15pm Business Tour
**Participants are REQUIRED to wear closed-toed shoes and pants
Ankeny Campus
This event is designed for students interested in learning about the Pre-Engineering and Engineering Programs at DMACC, Iowa State University, Iowa and UNI. Students will have the opportunity to attend hands-on activity sessions and tour a local engineering related business to get a first-hand look at careers in these areas.
Check-In Location:
DMACC Ankeny Campus
Building 5, Student Center
Conference Room 1240
2006 S Ankeny Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50023
Tentative Agenda
9:00am Check-in
9:15am – 11:00am Business Tour
11:20am Lunch at DMACC
12:00pm to 2:15pm Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC instructors
**Participants are REQUIRED to wear closed-toed shoes and pants
Ankeny Campus
Check-In Location:
DMACC Ankeny Campus
Building 5, Student Center
Conference Room 1240
2006 S Ankeny Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50023
Tentative Agenda
8:30am Check-in
9:00am – 11:10am Breakout Sessions
11:15am DMACC Program Overview
11:30am Lunch
12:00pm STEM Presentation
1:00pm Dismissal (optional campus tour)
Ankeny Campus
This event is for students interested in exploring future educational and career options in the following areas: Auto Collision Technology, Auto Mechanics Technology, and Diesel Technology. In addition, students will learn about four Manufacturing Based Programs that allow students to have paid work experience while earning their 2-year associates degree. These programs include ASEP, ASST MOPAR CAP and CAT.
Students will have the opportunity to attend activity sessions related to each program and get a first-hand look at careers in these areas by touring a local business.
Check-In Location:
DMACC Ankeny Campus
Building 5, Student Center
Conference Room 1240
2006 S Ankeny Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50023
Tentative Agenda
9:00am Check-in
9:15am – 11:00am Business Tour
11:20am Lunch at DMACC
12:00pm to 2:15pm Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC instructors
**Participants are REQUIRED to wear closed-toed shoes and pants
Ankeny Campus
This event is for students interested in exploring future educational and career options in the following healthcare areas: Health Information Technology, Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technician, Nursing, Paramedic/EMT, Respiratory Therapy, and Surgical Technology. Students will have the opportunity to network with many healthcare professionals during the “Day in the Life of a Healthcare Professional Session,” and attend activity sessions related to each program led by our DMACC instructors.
Check-In Location:
DMACC Ankeny Campus
Building 5, Student Center
Conference Room 1240
2006 S Ankeny Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50023
Tentative Agenda
9:00am Check-in
9:15am-12:00pm Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC instructors
12:00pm Lunch
12:30-1:45pm A Day in the Life of a Healthcare Professional
1:45pm Dismissal
West Des Moines Campus
This event is for students interested in exploring future educational and career options in the following Information Technology areas: Computer Information Systems, Network Technology, Network Administration, and Cyber Security. Students will have the opportunity to attend activity sessions related to each program and get a first-hand look at careers in these areas by touring a local business.
Check-In Location:
DMACC West Des Moines Campus
5959 Grand Avenue
West Des Moines, IA
Tentative Agenda
8:45am Check-in
9:00-12:00pm Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC instructors
12:00pm Lunch
12:30-2:00pm Business Tour
2:15pm Dismissal
Note: Spring 2019 Career Discovery Dates registration will open in December.
