The community college that has anchored Ankeny since 1966 — now the largest in Iowa.
Des Moines Area Community College was established in 1966 as one of Iowa's new public two-year colleges, with its main campus built on the north edge of Ankeny.
As Ankeny and the metro grew, so did DMACC — adding campuses across central Iowa and becoming the largest community college in the state, and one of Ankeny's signature institutions and employers.
DMACC's Ankeny campus has educated hundreds of thousands of Iowans in career, transfer, and workforce programs, and its growth has paralleled Ankeny's own rise. The college is woven into the city's identity, from its trails to its economy.
Its presence helped make Ankeny a college town as well as a manufacturing and commuter city.
DMACC is based in Ankeny, Iowa. Iowa's largest community college, headquartered on its Ankeny campus
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