Healthcare & Fitness
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Direct Care Worker - CNA State Testing Upcoming exams:
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Billing & Coding
Courses Available (but not limited to):
- Advanced Hospital Coding and CCS Prep
- Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS)
- Certified Inpatient Coder
- Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
- Certified Outpatient Coder
- Certified Risk Adjustment Coder
- ICD-10 Medical Coding
- Medical Billing and Coding
- Medical Billing Specialist
These online self-paced courses are offered through a partnership with ed2go.
- Available 24/7
- Dedicated ed2go student advisor
- Payment plan option available through ed2go, call 855-520-6806 for details
Courses Available (but not limited to):
- Explore Medical Assistant careers
- Medical Coding
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Transcription
These online courses are offered through a partnership with ed2go.
Two Class Types:
- Instructor-Moderated 6-week courses
- Available 24/7. No set class day or time
- 2 lessons released each week (4 hours per week of work)
- Written online discussion board with instructor and participants
- Self-Guided 3-Month Course
- Available 24/7
- NO discussion with instructor or participants
If final test score on 1st attempt is 70% or better, student prints certificate.
Enroll by clicking the “Browse online courses” link above. Questions: ceonline@dmacc.edu.
CPR
Click here for additional copies or to access a missing eCard(s) after completing this course.
Community Healthcare Worker
AVAILABLE AS: ONLINE HYBRID COURSE OR REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP
This comprehensive course will help you obtain the skills and knowledge needed to serve as a community health worker. Topics include CHW overview introduction, core competencies for providing direct services and enhancing client interactions, how to enhance professional skills, and applying these skills to key health issues.
Special funding is available. See if you qualify.
APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY
The CHW Registered Apprenticeship program is available through the Iowa Chronic Care Consortium and is approved by the US Department of Labor. The CHW Registered Apprenticeship program requires a partnership between the employer and participating apprentice, and includes:
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One year of on-the-job learning
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Completion of the CHW classroom training
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National credential as a Community Health Worker issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.
ONLINE HYBRID COURSE OPPORTUNITY
The CHW Professional Skills Training is delivered as:
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Five asynchronous courses (approximately 30 Hours)
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Online on-demand at the learner’s convenience
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Additional recorded training, quizzes, & assignments
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Participation in four blended learning (live virtual) discussion sessions
ADDITIONAL TRAINING & FUNDING
Free Public Health Training for Community Health Workers - Online training for CHWs or similar roles with certification upon completion. Find out more here. Or you can Register Here.
Dietary Manager
6 Month Certificate Training
- Food Service Operations, Personnel and Communications
- Managing Food Sanitation, Safety and Production
- Nutrition Fundamentals and Medical Nutrition Therapy
The Dietary Manager Certification Program is a 6-month course and is completely online! You can complete the course and the Preceptor Field Experience if needed during that time frame. This certification program will have two course starts per year in January and June for you to choose from.
A DMACC Dietary Manager Specialist Certificate opens new career opportunities in managing foodservice operations. The certification proves your skills in ensuring food quality and safety standards are maintained, hiring and managing staff, and maintaining reports on income and expenditures, food, supplies, inventory levels, and equipment.
Growing Demand for CDMs
Strong growth in all areas of long-term health care have driven demand for Certified
Dietary Managers (CDM). The current trend is toward requiring all long-term care organizations
have a CDM overseeing their foodservice operations.
High Certification Exam Pass Rate
DMACC’s curriculum is designed to prepare students to pass the nationally recognized CDM Credentialing Exam. Our program uses the curriculum developed by ANFP and includes review sessions in preparation for the test.
Take the Next Step in Your Career
The DMACC Dietary Manager Specialist Certificate program is approved by the Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (formerly Dietary Managers Association). Students are eligible for ANFP Pre-Professional membership; graduates are eligible to take the nationally recognized CDM Credentialing Exam (www.cbdmonline.org). To find out more about what the CDM and CNFPP's credentials entail, please watch our instructor video here.
For more information, contact:
Barbara Thomsen,CDM, CFPP, RAC, QCP
Program Coordinator
blthomsen@dmacc.edu
Direct Care Worker Testing - CNA
Beginning February 2, 2026, the Iowa Community Colleges will now be working with D&S Diversified Technologies, also known as Headmaster LLP and TMU, to offer the Iowa Nurse Aide State Knowledge (Comp/Written) exam. All Iowa Community Colleges will only serve in the capacity of a test host site and exam proctor.
The new registration and payment site for all Iowa nurse aide candidates taking the Comp/Written testing is: https://ia.tmutest.com/
Remote Comp/Written testing may be accessed at: https://dial.iowa.gov/how-do-i-cna-training
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
AVAILABLE AS: ONLINE HYBRID COURSE
View upcoming courses
AVAILABLE AS: ONLINE HYBRID COURSE
EMS Education
Fitness
Courses Available (but not limited to):
- ACE Personal Trainer
- ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist
- ACSM Certified Personal Training
- AFAA Group Fitness
- Fitness Business Management
- NASM Certified Nutrition Coach
- NASM Certified Nutrition Coach + Weight Loss Specialist (CNC, WLS)
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer (Spanish)
- NASM Certified Weight Loss Coach (CPT, CNC, WLS)
- NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES)
- NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES)
- NCSF Strength Coach or Sports Nutrition Specialist
- And more…
These online self-paced courses are offered through a partnership with ed2go.
- Available 24/7
- Dedicated ed2go student advisor
- Payment plan option available through ed2go, call 855-520-6806 for details
Courses Available (but not limited to):
- Certificate in Food, Nutrition, and Health
- Healthy Living
- Low-Fat, Quick Meals
- Weight Loss
These online courses are offered through a partnership with ed2go.
Two Class Types:
- Instructor-Moderated 6-week courses
- Available 24/7. No set class day or time
- 2 lessons released each week (4 hours per week of work)
- Written online discussion board with instructor and participants
- Self-Guided 3-Month Course
- Available 24/7
- NO discussion with instructor or participants
If final test score on 1st attempt is 70% or better, student prints certificate.
Enroll by clicking the “Browse online courses” link above. Questions: ceonline@dmacc.edu.
Medication
Medication Aide Required Form
- Be drug-free
- Currently work in an agency/facility licensed by DIA
- If employed in a certified nursing facility, student must be employed for at least
6 months in their current sponsoring facility.
The facility sponsors the student by allowing them to complete the clinical experience and must fill out a facility sponsor form. - If employed in a residential or related type of agency licensed by the DIA, student
must still fill out and complete the Facility sponsorship/recommendation form.
Agencies/facilities licensed by DIA are: Long Term Care (LTC), Assisted Living Programs (ALP), Residential Care Facilities (RCF), Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF), Intermediate Care Facilities for the Intellectually Disabled (ICF-10), Psychiatric Medical Institutions for Children (PMIC), Psychiatric Medical Institutions (PMI).
Please note that 100% attendance is mandatory for this class. If your facility does not have an RN for the Clinical/Lab portion, you may contract with the DMACC RN for an additional fee. Please let us know prior to the class starting so we can make arrangements.
The purpose of this course is to prepare individuals to safely administer or supervise self-administration of non-parental medications in a Residential Care Facility of 15 or fewer beds, an Assisted Living Program, or other community-based settings such as Supervised Apartment Living or Supported Community Living Arrangements.
Emphasis is placed on safely administering medications or supervising the self-administration from a prescription bottle and observing for obvious reactions to medications.
All students must meet the Iowa Community College Core Performance Standards.
Nurse/Nurse Aide
IBON #22 Prepares LPNs/RNs to perform procedures related to the expanded scope of intravenous therapy in a licensed skilled nursing facility, end-stage renal dialysis, or hospital.
This course is designed to prepare the licensed practical nurse to perform procedures related to the expanded scope of intravenous therapy, using a peripheral intravenous catheter, a midline catheter, and a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line), in a licensed hospital, a nursing facility and a certified end-stage renal dialysis unit as identified in 655 IAC Chapter 6. Primary emphasis is placed on the specialized skills needed to provide intravenous therapy related to the expanded scope of the licensed practical nurse for clients aged 12 or older and for clients who weigh 80 pounds or more.
Who Can Take This Course:
Registered nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses meeting the prerequisites listed below PREREQUISITES: To be eligible to enroll in the course: Licensed Practical Nurse:
WHO MAY TAKE THE COURSE: 1. Registered nurses meeting the prerequisites 2. Licensed practical nurses meeting the prerequisites PREREQUISITE(S):
To be eligible to enroll in the course as an LPN:
- The licensed practical nurse shall hold a current unrestricted Iowa license to practice as a licensed practical nurse
- Have documentation of 1040 hours of practice as a licensed practical nurse; be practicing in a licensed hospital, a nursing facility, or a certified end-stage renal dialysis unit whose policies allow the licensed practical nurse to perform procedures related to the expanded scope of intravenous therapy.
To be eligible to enroll in the course as an RN:
- The registered nurse must hold a current unrestricted Iowa license to practice as a registered nurse.
This course will increase your knowledge and competency through training to become a State qualified CNA Instructor. RNs will be trained not only in the principles of adult learning but will be given the opportunity to increase their teaching competency as they lead and teach students through the state-approved nurse aide curriculum.
Pre-Requisites:
- Must be a Registered Nurse (RN), with 2 years of RN experience.
- One year of which has to be Long term Care (LTC)experience, or the one year LTC is waived if teaching in a program where the Program Coordinator meets the One year of LTC State Guideline.
- Need to bring a copy of the curriculum you will be using to teach from. No curriculum copies will be issued.
The purpose of this 8-Hour course is to provide a content and skill review for individuals who have successfully completed a 75 hour nurse aide course in the past or a nursing student who has successfully completed a nursing fundamentals course.
The Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) put new rules into place effective September 1, 2019
for nurses who are reactivating their license after a period of inactivity in any
jurisdiction for five years or more. Please note, there may also be other circumstances
when the IBON requires a nurse refresher course to be taken.
The DMACC 160-Hour Nurse Refresher course is designed for nurses returning to the
healthcare field and will assist in meeting the requirements for RN or LPN License
Reactivation in the State of Iowa. (For other States, please consult with your Board
of Nursing)
One of the primary goals of the refresher course is to assist the inactive nurse to
have the ability to return to nursing practice. Each nurse will have the ability to
review and update foundational nursing knowledge through an online web-based course
that asses their knowledge through learning based modules and assessments and then
complete a guided Clinical Preceptorship demonstrating and putting to practice basic
nursing skills, that help build the confidence and competency to return to practice
safely and perform the nursing skills needed to return to full licensure from the
IBON.
Who is Eligible:
- Any RN or LPN who graduated from an accredited school of nursing, and has previously held an RN or LPN License in the past. This course is NOT an NCLEX review course, nor a substitute for taking the IBON licensing exam. A nurse must have held a nursing license previously in order to take this class.
- A practicing or currently registered nurse who is NOT inactive and desires to update their nursing knowledge and earn Nursing Contact Hours, may also take this course.
Other Steps to Take:
- Please reach out to the IBON to discuss any licensing questions or requirements specific to your situation.
Continuing Education Hours/Nursing Contact Hours:
- The course as required by IBON is set at 160 hours of education.
Class Format:
- The Nurse Refresher is a web-blended course. It consists of online learning through Canvas which is DMACC's learning management system and finishes with a clinical preceptorship.
- An overall grade of 78% is required to pass the course successfully
- You will receive an E-book code as part of your tuition; this will be your textbook.
- We have two class starts every year. The course options are July-December or January-June.
- Current course cost is $2,249 for the year 2026
- Once you have completed the first portion of the class, we will send IBON a letter of notification that you are at the halfway point successfully, and that you are now ready to begin your Clinical Preceptorship. The IBON will issue back a letter in recognition of this success, and will issue a provisional license or a limited authorization to practice, allowing you to complete the Clinical hours (80) you need to successfully finish the requirements of this course. After this is completed, DMACC will once again submit a letter to IBON with your full and successful completion of the course. From this point, it is up to the IBON to then issue or reinstate your Iowa Nursing License.
What Will I Need:
- You will need to have regular and reliable internet
- You will need to have a computer, laptop, Chromebook or other reliable device
- You will need basic computer skills and knowledge, i.e. the ability to upload documents, log into DMACC, ability to navigate or watch tutorials to assist you
- You will need the ability to read and send emails with your DMACC email
- Reliable transportation for your clinical preceptorship after completing the online portion of the course.
Other Health & Fitness
Courses Available (but not limited to):
- Activity Director
- Advanced Hospital Coding and CCS Prep
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant for the Experienced CMAA
- Certified EKG Technician
- Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS)
- Certified Health Unit Coordinator
- Certified Inpatient Coder
- Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)
- Certified Outpatient Coder
- Certified Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
- Certified Professional Medical Auditor
- Certified Risk Adjustment Coder
- Dental Office Manager
- ICD-10 Medical Coding
- Medical Billing and Coding
- Medical Interpreter (Spanish/English)
- Medical Office Manager (CPPM)
- Medical Terminology
- Optical Manager
These online self-paced courses are offered through a partnership with ed2go.
- Available 24/7
- Dedicated ed2go student advisor
- Payment plan option available through ed2go, call 855-520-6806 for details
Courses Available (but not limited to):
- Aging and Health
- Animal Lover
- Brain Health
- End of Life Care
- Energy Medicine
- Genealogy Basics
- Global Health and Healing
- Grammar and Writing for Health Professional
- Handling Medical Emergencies
- Health Care Entrepreneurship
- HIPAA Compliance
- Holistic and Integrative Health
- Infectious Diseases and Infection Control
- Integrative Behavioral Health
- Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare
- Medical Coding
- Medical Math
- Medical Office Basics
- Medical Secretary
- Medical Spanish
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Transcription
- Mind-Body Therapies
- Music Therapy and Sound Healing
- Natural Health and Healing
- Nutrition and Health
- Pain Management
- Stress Management
- Veterinary Assistant
- Veterinary Medical Terminology
- Violence Prevention and Awareness
- Women’s Health
These online courses are offered through a partnership with ed2go.
Two Class Types:
- Instructor-Moderated 6-week courses
- Available 24/7. No set class day or time
- 2 lessons released each week (4 hours per week of work)
- Written online discussion board with instructor and participants
- Self-Guided 3-Month Course
- Available 24/7
- NO discussion with instructor or participants
If final test score on 1st attempt is 70% or better, student prints certificate.
Enroll by clicking the “Browse online courses” link above. Questions: ceonline@dmacc.edu.
PPE Training
View this free training for PPE. No registration required
Paramedic
DMACC is now partnering with Unity Point Health’s LifeFlight Air and MercyOne’s Air Med to offer a new and unique training opportunity for Paramedic Professionals who are looking for that next-step in their career.
The DMACC Critical Care Paramedic Certificate includes:
- 75 hours of hybrid learning (in class and online)
- 8 hours of lab work in a high-fidelity simulation lab
- 52 hours of clinical and field time where you will train in a critical care ambulance and in the air with an adult, pediatric, and neonatal transport team
Pharmacy Tech
Courses Available (but not limited to):
- Certified Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
- Pharmacy Technician
These online self-paced courses are offered through a partnership with ed2go.
- Available 24/7
- Dedicated ed2go student advisor
- Payment plan option available through ed2go, call 855-520-6806 for details
These online courses are offered through a partnership with ed2go.
Two Class Types:
- Instructor-Moderated 6-week courses
- Available 24/7. No set class day or time
- 2 lessons released each week (4 hours per week of work)
- Written online discussion board with instructor and participants
- Self-Guided 3-Month Course
- Available 24/7
- NO discussion with instructor or participants
If final test score on 1st attempt is 70% or better, student prints certificate.
Enroll by clicking the “Browse online courses” link above. Questions: ceonline@dmacc.edu.
Phlebotomy
This noncredit certificate program is a Web-Blended course. This short-term certificate course is approximately 64-74 hours in length and will help give students the skills and knowledge needed to become a Phlebotomy Technician. You will be drawing blood from patients, caring for lab equipment, caring for patients while in your lab or drawing area, shipping samples, etc. This course will provide skill development in the performance of a variety of blood collection methods, teaching you proper techniques, including standard precautions and HIPAA training.
The course breakdown is approximately 34 Hours of combined Online and face to face learning (Please note, there are NO absences for the Face-to-Face class). The remaining 30-40 hours are spent in your clinical rotation until you have successfully completed a minimum of 30 hours and a minimum of 80 successful sticks.
This training will educate students in an entry level position to feel competent and skilled to begin a career in the laboratory.
Since this is a non-credit short-term certificate, you do not need to apply to the college for acceptance, you will just register and pay through DMACC Continuing Education. Contact ce@dmacc.edu or Tammy Steinwandt at tjsteinwandt@dmacc.edu for more information or additional assistance.
Special funding is available. See if you qualify.
A Phlebotomist is a healthcare professional who draws blood from patients for diagnostic
medical laboratory tests. Most Phlebotomists are employed in hospitals and blood collection
facilities. You will also find them in the lab processing specimens and working with
the lab equipment. This is a great career choice for someone who really enjoys to
work with people. You can earn your certificate in about 4-5 weeks, then you can jump
into the workforce and start your career!
Sports & Recreation
When registering, please note: course must be taken in its entirety and cannot be split into multiple sections.
Courses include (but not limited to):
- Athletic Development & Human Growth
- Coaching Authorization Class
- Coaching Ethics, Techniques and Theory
- Intro to Anatomy & Physiology for Coaching
- Intro to Athletic Training
For more information about Coaching Authorization options at DMACC, please visit our website.
Sterile Processing Supply Tech
Special funding is available. See if you qualify.
This course will give an introduction to the field of the central service/sterile processing department within the healthcare system. Instruction will include communication skills between hospital departments, ethical and moral issues, and safety rules and regulations. The course will review a base knowledge of basic microbiology, disease transmission, asepsis, decontamination, instrumentation, preparation, and packaging for sterilization in the central services/sterile processing department. View all course details.
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Contact Information
515-964-6800 or Email
DMACC Continuing Education
1111 East Army Post Road
Des Moines, Iowa 50315
Office Hours
Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
