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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 Technology
- Wind Turbine Technology
- Computer Aided Design Technology
- Robotics & Control Systems Engineering Technology & Electronics Engineering Technology
- Tool & Die/Advanced Manufacturing
- Welding
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
| 8:30 am | Check in |
| 8:45 am | Industry Tours |
| 11 am | Lunch |
| 11:40 am | Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC Instructors
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| 2:15 pm | Dismissal |
**Participants will need to bring a photo ID and 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
| 8:45 am | Check-in |
| 9:15 am | Business Tour |
| 10:45 am | Business Tour and Lunch |
| 1 pm | Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC Instructors |
| 2:15 pm | Dismissal
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**Participants who register for the Advanced Manufacturing pathway are REQUIRED to wear closed-toed shoes and pants
BE THE POWER IN YOUR SUCCESS
Join the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Greater Des Moines Chapter for a day exploring career opportunities for girls in construction. Women construction professionals will discuss their professions and career paths that lead them to the positions they hold today. You will be able to explore the Building Trades, Electrical Construction Trades, Pre-Engineering, Architectural Technologies, Civil Engineering Technologies, and HVAC programs. You will also have the opportunity to go on site and get an up-close view of a local construction site at a data facility just to the east of the DMACC Campus. The day will wrap up with a tour of the DMACC labs and program spaces. Closed-toe shoes with hard soles and long pants are required. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be provided for all participants, including: hard hats, safety vests, safety glasses, and ear protection. Lunch will also be provided.
Check-In Location:
DMACC Ankeny Campus
Building 5, Student Center
Conference Room 1240
2006 S. Ankeny Blvd.
Ankeny, Iowa 50023
Tentative Agenda:
| 8:30 am | Check-in |
| 8:45 am | Panel Discussion |
| 9:30 am | Jobsite Tour |
| 12 pm | Lunch |
| 1 pm | DMACC Program Activities |
| 2:30 pm | Dismissal
|
*registration limited to girls only
Registration capacity = 30 girls
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
| 9:15 am | Check-in |
| 9:30 am | Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC Instructors |
| 11:20 am | Lunch
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| 12 pm | Business Tours
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| 2 pm | Dismissal |
**Participants are REQUIRED to wear closed-toed shoes and pants
This event is designed for students interested in learning more about health careers, specifically the Health Occupations and EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) High School Academy programs offered at the Perry VanKirk Center. Students will have the opportunity to attend hands-on activity sessions led by DMACC instructors, as well as tour the Dallas County Hospital and Perry Ambulance Service. Lunch is included. Recommended for Dallas County area students, grades 9-11th.
Check-In Location:
DMACC Perry VanKirk Center
1011 2nd Street
Perry, IA
Tentative Agenda
| 9:30 am | Check in |
| 9:45 am | Welcome & Overview of the day |
| 10 am | Hands-on activity sessions |
| 11:35 am | Lunch
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| 12:15 pm | Hospital & Ambulance Service Tours |
| 2:15 pm | Dismissal |
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
| 9:00 am | Check-in |
| 9:15 am | Business Tour |
| 11:20 am | Lunch at DMACC |
| 12 pm | Hands on activity sessions with DMACC Instructors |
| 2 pm | Dismissal
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**Participants are REQUIRED to wear closed-toed shoes and pants
Ankeny Campus
- Enhance your knowledge about the various careers available in education.
- Discover the benefits of DMACC’s Pre-Education Program.
- Visit with former DMACC education majors currently teaching in Iowa.
- Receive information regarding STEM as it relates to teaching in the classroom.
Check-In Location:
DMACC Ankeny Campus
Building 5, Student Center
Conference Room 1240
2006 S Ankeny Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50023
Tentative Agenda
| 8:30 am | Check-in |
| 9 am | Breakout Sessions |
| 11:15 am | DMACC Program Overview |
| 11:30 am | Lunch |
| 12 pm | STEM Presentation |
| 1 pm | Dismissal (optional campus tour)
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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 am | Check-in |
| 9:15 am | Business Tour |
| 11:20 am | Lunch at DMACC |
| 12 pm | Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC Instructors |
| 2:15 pm | Dismissal
|
**Participants are REQUIRED to wear closed-toed shoes and pants
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
| 9 am | Check in |
| 9:15 am | Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC instructors |
| 12 pm | Lunch |
| 12:30 pm | A Day in the Life of a Healthcare Professional |
| 1:45 pm | 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
| 8:45 am | Check-in |
| 9 am | Hands-on activity sessions with DMACC Instructors |
| 12 pm | Lunch
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12:30 pm
| Business Tour |
| 2:15 pm | Dismissal |
