by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Des Moines Area Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in design, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at DMACC was $340 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $170 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Design students who received their associate degree at DMACC took out an average of $12,000 in student loans. That is 36% lower than the national average of $18,609.
design who receive their associate degree from DMACC make an average of $28,236 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $22,543.
Online degrees for the DMACC design 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.
Women made up around 69.7% of the design students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.1% of the design associate degrees at DMACC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 28 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Commercial & Advertising Art | 22 |
| Commercial Photography | 11 |
*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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