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Construction Trades at Des Moines Area Community College

If you plan to study construction trades, take a look at what Des Moines Area Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and has a total student population of 23,051.

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

DMACC Construction Trades Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Construction Trades (1 - 4 Years)

DMACC Construction Trades Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Concentrations Within Construction Trades

If you plan to be a construction trades major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Des Moines Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	11
Carpentry	8

Careers That Construction Trades Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction trades 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
Maintenance and Repair Workers	13,940	$41,520
Electricians	8,280	$53,360
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	6,930	$63,170
Carpenters	5,910	$42,660
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	5,530	$65,650

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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