As a student at West Campus, you will experience the current

and emerging technologies. West Campus is a beta-test site

for a number of national technology partners. You will have

the opportunity to be one of the first to be exposed to the

newest “cutting-edge” hardware and software available. These

technologies will also be used in the classroom and other campus

environments to enhance your learning. West Campus is a friendly

Wi-Fi environment. DMACC West Campus is located at 5959

Grand Avenue in West Des Moines, the fastest-growing area of

Iowa. It is also conveniently located near the popular Jordan

Creek Town Center. Off-campus housing is available in any of

the 25-plus apartment complexes located in West Des Moines.

Admissions ProceduresRequest an admission application by calling the DMACC

Admissions Office at 1-800-362-2127 exit. 6495, or 515-965-6495,

by visiting the DMACC Website at www.DMACC.edu, or by

calling West Campus directly at 515-633-2408. There is no

fee for applying for admission to DMACC. Financial Aid at

DMACC is need based. Students apply for financial aid by

filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

For more information

you may call 1-800-362-2127 exit. 6282,

visit the DMACC Website,

or call West Campus Financial Aid directly at 633-2411.

DMACC West Campus5959 Grand Avenue

West Des Moines, IA 50266Phone: 515-633-2407

Fax: 515-633-2409www.dmacc.edu/west

Life at West CampusDMACC understands that students today expect something

different, and West Campus is here to meet the ever-changing

demands and needs of today’s students like you! In fact, West

Campus has so much to offer, you may find it hard to ever leave.

West Campus has an active Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)

honour society that is involved in many service

learning projects such as “Project Graduation.”

Our Club West (Student Activity Council)

is very active and sponsors campus activities such as

sand volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, frisbee golf,

campus-wide barbecues, musical events and guest speakers.

West Campus has an active Drama Club. Members have

enjoyed club trips to the Stoner Theatre and the Des

Moines Playhouse to name just a few of their activities.

New to West Campus is the Fellowship Club.

This organization provides students a way to

interact with others of the Christian faith on a

weekly basis. Students also can enjoy sitting

on the benches, watching wildlife that visit our campus,

or even fishing in the lake in the front of the campus.

New to the academic setting, the West Campus Concierge

provides time-saving personal assistance to students, business

and community members, and campus faculty and staff.

The Concierge is here to enrich your college

experience and to help you balance your life while

serving as your first point of contact at West Campus.

Mega Bites Cafe Hours:Monday – Friday 7:00 am – 1:30 pm.

West Campus offer Starbucks

Coffee in the Ellipse.

West Campus and Your FutureMost jobs in the future will require education beyond high

school.West Campus offers Arts and Science and technical

education two-year degrees. DMACC West Campus Technology

programs and certificates will equip you with the technology

and knowledge you will need to succeed in the ever-changing

workplace while our Arts and Science (AA and AS) degrees

prepare you for transfer to the four-year institution of your choice.

West Campus is designed to be a “live” learning environment

where new and emerging technologies are tested and taught

side-by-side and integrated into the academic path you choose.

West Campus ProgramsLIBERAL ARTS

Students planning on transferring to a four-year college or

university may complete their freshman and sophomore core

requirements at West Campus. West Campus is a “full-service”

DMACC campus that offers many Liberal Arts courses such as

English, Speech, Mathematics, Economics, Business, Psychology,

Sociology and Foreign Language, just to name a few. These

courses are applicable for the Associate in Arts (AA) or Associate

in Science (AS) degree and are transferable to most four-year

institutions. Classes may be taken during the day, evenings, in our

“Weekend College” and through many of our other creative class

offerings such as our five-week, “One Class at a Time” sessions.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Business Administration program offers the student a

number of career and educational opportunities. The program

provides a curriculum that satisfies most freshman and

sophomore Business Administration requirements of most

four-year colleges. West Campus offers two options (College

Transfer and General Business) for your Business Administration

degree. Business Administration is offered full-time or part-time.

BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS

The Business Information Systems (BIS) program prepares you

for programming careers in a client/server environment or in

the areas of electronic commerce or database applications

related to PC programming and related applications.

Do you want to learn to build and design modern communication

networks? Modern telecommunication networks carry our voice,

video and data traffic across town and across the world! An

Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Telecommunica-

tions Technology will prepare you to work and configure modern,

high-tech networks. From training in Wi-Fi, Voice and Data switching,

Laser Fiber Optics, Voice-over IP (VoIP) and many more. Telecom-

munications Technology is a fall start, full-time day program.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CERTIFICATE

This fast-track “certificate only” program prepares students

to hit the workforce after nine months of training. The course

work is focused on careers involving outside telecommunication

jobs and includes topics such as residential communication

repair and installation. Working aloft and pole climbing are

also required for the students in this certificate program. This

is a two-semester, fall start day program. Applications need

to be made for the Telecommunications Technology program.