EDUCATION

Ankeny Community School District
The Ankeny Community School District has approximately 6,700 students in ten school buildings and is the 10th largest school district in the State of Iowa. The District has a K-5, 6-7, 8-9, and 10-12 grade level structure.

Ankeny Christian Academy
The Ankeny Christian Academy is a Pre-K-12th grade independent, non-denominational Christian school. In 2004, the Academy started the 3-year process of becoming accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International. The Academy has over 250 students in Pre-K through 12th grades and a faculty of 21 full-time teachers.

HIGHER EDUCATION

Community Colleges

Des Moines Area Community College
Des Moines Area Community College, DMACC, is the largest two-year college program in Iowa offering over 75 career programs. DMACC offers two-year degrees and degrees for transferring to other colleges and universities. In 2004, 24,780 students were served by 750 employees over six campus sites.

Two-Year Institutions

AIB College of Business
AIB College of Business is an independent, nonprofit, coeducational two-year college of business which offers associate degree and diploma courses of study. The campus is located in Des Moines. The school offers majors in Accounting, Business Administration, Information Technology, Office Administration, Realtime Reporting, and Travel and Tourism.

Hamilton College
Hamilton College is an institution of higher education offering quality programs that integrate general education, professional skills, and career-focused education to empower students to develop and achieve their personal and career potentials.

Four-Year Institutions

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
The Faith Baptist Bible College is located in Ankeny. The mission of the College is to provide an intensive biblical, vocational, and general education on the college level with the goal of preparing students to minister effectively in Christian service through leadership positions in and through fundamental Baptist churches and other organizations of like convictions.

Drake University
Drake University is a private, fully accredited, coeducational university on a 120-acre campus in Des Moines, just 7 miles south of Ankeny. Drake offers more than 75 undergraduate majors and many graduate programs in its six colleges and schools - Arts and Sciences, including Fine Arts; Business and Public Administration; Education; Journalism and Mass Communication; Law; and Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Des Moines University
Des Moines University offers education programs in medicine, allied heath services, health care administration and public health. The University offers six degree programs through three colleges on its 22-acre campus: The College of Osteopathic Medicine, The College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, and The College of Health Sciences.

Grandview College
Grandview College is a four-year liberal arts college located in Des Moines. Grandview hosts 1,750 students in 31 different academic programs.

Simpson College
Simpson College is a four-year United Methodist related, independent, undergraduate, coeducational, liberal arts college located in Indianola, Iowa, approximately 20 miles south of Ankeny. Simpson has an outreach Ankeny campus whose schedule includes management, marketing, accounting and liberal arts classes.