Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at Des Moines Area Community College. The school offers an associate degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in public administration and social service, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at DMACC paid an average of $340 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $170 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,100 | $10,200 |
Books and Supplies | $870 | $870 |
On Campus Room and Board | $7,276 | $7,276 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,654 | $1,654 |
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Online degrees for the DMACC public administration and social service associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DMACC Online Learning page.
About 87.5% of the students who received their Associate in public administration and social service in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.0% of the public administration and social service associate degrees at DMACC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 54%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 24 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Public Administration & Social Service students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Community Organization & Advocacy | 40 |
*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.
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