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Elementary Education at Des Moines Area Community College

Elementary Education at Des Moines Area Community College

If you are interested in studying elementary education, you may want to check out the program at Des Moines Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and approximately 23,051 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Elementary Education section at the bottom of this page.

DMACC Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

DMACC Elementary Education Rankings

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at DMACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

DMACC Elementary Education Associate’s Program

93% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of elementary teaching associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in elementary teaching at DMACC are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Des Moines Area Community College with a associate's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Elementary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary teaching can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Elementary School Teachers 19,040 $54,500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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