Student Population at Des Moines Area Community College

Des Moines Area Community College has a total of 21,637 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 21,637 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By race/ethnicity, 13,907 White, 1,284 Black, and 897 Asian students out of a total of 21,637 are attending at Des Moines Area Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

By age, DMACC has 9,328 students under 18 years old and 30 students over 65 years old. There are 17,972 students under 25 years old, and 3,665 students over 25 years old out of 21,637 total students.

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Des Moines Area Community College, 5,265 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,425 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,638 students lived in Iowa or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 627 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Among 21,637 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,200 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.55%.716 students have transferred in as full-time status and 484 students transferred in as part-time status.