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Collision & Repair Technology at Des Moines Area Community College

If you plan to study Collision & Repair Technology, take a look at what Des Moines Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Des Moines Area Community College is in Ankeny, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 15 collision & repair technology degrees were awarded at Des Moines Area Community College.

Online Class Availability at Des Moines Area Community College

Online coursework is an option at Des Moines Area Community College. Among 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 student demographics for Collision & Repair Technology graduates at Des Moines Area Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Collision & Repair Technology graduates at Des Moines Area Community College are 20% women (3) and 80% men (12).

Collision & Repair Technology Associate’s Program at Des Moines Area Community College

Among the 4 associate’s collision & repair technology graduates at Des Moines Area Community College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Collision & Repair Technology associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Collision & Repair Technology associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College, above the national average of 45%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Collision & Repair Technology Graduates

Those who complete Collision & Repair Technology program at Des Moines Area Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Collision & Repair Technology majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$119,691
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$76,815
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$50,670
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,060

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.