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Des Moines Area Community College

Ankeny, IA · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$42,599/yr

Avg TradeSchoolWorth Score

64/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,550/yr

Out-of-state: $11,100/yr

All Programs at Des Moines Area Community College

28 trade programs ranked by TradeSchoolWorth Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Computer/Information Technology Administration Compare across schools	79	$66,093/yr	Exposed	58.5x
Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Compare across schools	79	$59,181/yr	Moderate	56.9x
Computer and Information Sciences, General Compare across schools	78	$60,163/yr	Exposed	53.2x
Homeland Security Compare across schools	74	$54,209/yr	Resilient	96.7x
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare across schools	73	$35,662/yr	Moderate	64.7x
Practical Nursing Compare across schools	73	$34,390/yr	AI-Proof	108.0x
Accounting and Related Services Compare across schools	71	$47,400/yr	Exposed	48.3x
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare across schools	71	$42,555/yr	Resilient	39.0x
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare across schools	71	$38,511/yr	Resilient	68.4x
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare across schools	69	$52,325/yr	AI-Proof	54.2x
Allied Health Diagnostic Compare across schools	69	$45,688/yr	Resilient	81.3x
Agricultural Business and Management Compare across schools	69	$40,506/yr	Moderate	49.1x
Business Administration Compare across schools	69	$35,852/yr	Moderate	31.8x
Allied Health Diagnostic Compare across schools	67	$56,681/yr	Resilient	50.1x
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Compare across schools	65	$49,355/yr	AI-Proof	101.0x
Carpenters Compare across schools	65	$34,421/yr	Resilient	61.0x
Culinary Arts and Related Services Compare across schools	64	$26,913/yr	AI-Proof	36.7x
Dental Support Services Compare across schools	63	$49,953/yr	Resilient	51.2x
Precision Metal Working Compare across schools	63	$39,397/yr	AI-Proof	94.5x
Dental Support Services Compare across schools	62	$37,317/yr	Resilient	71.9x
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research Compare across schools	61	$47,585/yr	Resilient	41.9x
Legal Support Services Compare across schools	56	$49,137/yr	Exposed	43.3x
Animal Health Technologies Compare across schools	54	$38,962/yr	Resilient	31.8x
Human Development & Family Studies Compare across schools	52	$22,623/yr	Moderate	27.2x
Design Engineering Technologies Compare across schools	50	$44,886/yr	Moderate	39.4x
Liberal Arts and Sciences Compare across schools	46	$31,453/yr	AI-Proof	40.8x
Design and Applied Arts Compare across schools	43	$25,265/yr	Moderate	39.3x
Community Organization and Advocacy Compare across schools	40	$26,312/yr	Moderate	32.3x

About This Data

TradeSchoolWorth analyzes 28 trade and vocational programs at Des Moines Area Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.