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Automotive program at Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA · Public 2-year · (515) 964-6200 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 111
- Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians as one group at this school
- Not shown for this program alone
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $51,586
- Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- $60,470
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Des Moines Area Community College awarded 111 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 17 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 28 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 27 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 56 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Iowa's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASEP-General Motors AASAssociate Degree in Automotive Technology · In person · CIP 47.0604 | $13,875+ $4,750 books | 74 weeks, 28 hours a week | 67.6% | 86.3% | $11,520 | 34 |
| ASSET-Ford AASASSET-Ford AAS · In person · CIP 47.0604 | $12,994+ $4,420 books | 80 weeks, 32 hours a week | 60% | 100% | $13,951 | 15 |
| Automotive Mechanics Technology AASAutomotive Mechanics Technology AAS · In person · CIP 47.0604 | $14,060+ $4,900 books | 74 weeks, 22 hours a week | 49.1% | 87.9% | $7,585 | 265 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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