+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Des Moines Area Community College rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($5.2k → $5.8k).
Iowa · Public · Predominantly certificates
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, Iowa. 10,406 undergraduate students. 103 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Des Moines Area Community College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Des Moines Area Community College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.6% → 0.0%).
-36%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Des Moines Area Community College fell 36% between 2021 and 2024 ($10.4k → $6.7k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Iowa
Each tile compares this institution to the Iowa median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$41,018+4% · 6→10y
Iowa median $42,849$39,349
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry34.1%+30% · '99→'09
Iowa median 58.4%$6,500+319% · '97→'20
At program completion10,406-3% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS62.5%+17% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$5,550+186% · '00→'24
out-of-state $11,100SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.1%Median federal debt $6,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $41,018 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+30%
Des Moines Area Community College · completion · 150% rose
23.3% → 30.2%
+17%
Des Moines Area Community College · retention rose
54.0% → 63.4%
+186%
Des Moines Area Community College · in-state tuition rose
$2,022 → $5,790
+74%
Des Moines Area Community College · out-of-state tuition rose
$3,852 → $6,690
+319%
Des Moines Area Community College · median debt rose
$2,625 → $11,000
-100%
Des Moines Area Community College · cohort default rate fell
15.4% → 0.0%
-41%
Des Moines Area Community College · pell share fell
26.6% → 15.7%
+22%
Des Moines Area Community College · earnings_median_8yr rose
$32,800 → $40,035
+23%
Des Moines Area Community College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$31,900 → $39,349
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other.$70,359Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies.$69,533Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology.$69,193Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$64,288Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$61,327Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$60,470Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$57,900Funeral Service and Mortuary Science.$56,635Agricultural Business and Management.$55,664Accounting and Related Services.$54,763Precision Metal Working.$52,978Marketing.$52,544Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$46,441Design and Applied Arts.$44,720Criminal Justice and Corrections.$44,408Culinary Arts and Related Services.$41,811Graphic Communications.$41,575Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$40,484Community Organization and Advocacy.$36,993Health and Medical Administrative Services.$36,476Business Administration, Management and Operations.$36,421Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.$36,359Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$34,377Design and Applied Arts.$31,656
Showing top 24 of 26 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
26 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$60,470Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$64,288Health and Medical Administrative Services.$36,476Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$40,484Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$34,377Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$57,900Health and Medical Administrative Services.$27,706
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Des Moines Area Community College
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$221,200
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $10,794
- HS-only baseline · IA
- $36,800
- Years to complete
- 2
- CIP family
- 24
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Iowa
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Des Moines Area Community College graduates earn $X” — not “Des Moines Area Community College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Des Moines Area Community College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.