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Child Care Provider at Des Moines Area Community College

If you are interested in studying Child Care Provider, take a look at what Des Moines Area Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Des Moines Area Community College is in Ankeny, IA.

During the most recent reporting year, 66 child care provider degrees were awarded at Des Moines Area Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Des Moines Area Community College

Online coursework is an option at Des Moines Area Community College. Of 23,697 students, 5,497 (23%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,917 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Child Care Provider graduates at Des Moines Area Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Child Care Provider graduates at Des Moines Area Community College are 97% women (64) and 3% men (2).

Child Care Provider Associate’s Program at Des Moines Area Community College

Among the 14 associate’s child care provider graduates at Des Moines Area Community College, 93% were women (13) and 7% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Child Care Provider associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 21% of Child Care Provider associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College, below the national average of 71%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Child Care Provider Graduates

Students who finish Child Care Provider program at Des Moines Area Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Child Care Provider majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nannies	$55,232
Childcare Workers	$50,186

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.