DMACC breaks spring enrollment record
Des Moines Area Community College has set another enrollment record, with nearly 23,700 students taking classes this spring semester, DMACC officials announced. The new enrollment figure tops all other spring semesters in the community college’s 45-year history. There were 1,398 more students taking classes this spring than in spring 2010, an increase of 6.3 percent. The number of credits students are pursuing also reached a record high, with students enrolling in 201,292 credits, up 5.2 percent from the previous year.