DMACC receives federal money for new Ankeny trades and industry facility

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 858

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Des Moines Area Community College is gearing up to open a new facility on its flagship campus for industry-partnered and community-supported programs, helped in part by federal dollars.

U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn held a press conference on the DMACC Ankeny campus Monday to announce $2 million in federal Community Project Funding has been secured for the new academic facility, which will house DMACC’s building trades, HVAC, diesel, Ford training and fire science programs.

“This program …

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