Des Moines Area Community College · Business Academic Pathway

Accounting Specialist

AssociateAASDedicated degreeOn campusOnline

Overview

Associate in Applied Science in Accounting Specialist at Des Moines Area Community College. DMACC describes it as a four-semester degree that adds tax preparation, governmental accounting and financial statement analysis to its diploma-level skills, and it can be completed in the classroom or online.

Official program name: Accounting Specialist
Awarded degree: Associate in Applied Science, Accounting Specialist · major: Accounting Specialist
Source: dmacc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level: Associate
Subject focus: Dedicated degreeThe degree title itself is in accounting, accountancy, taxation or another accounting subject (for example a Master of Accountancy).
Source: dmacc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School: Des Moines Area Community College — Business Academic Pathway
Source: dmacc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location: Ankeny, IAFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Subjects: Accounting — core of the degree (“Accounting Specialist”)
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: four semesters
Source: dmacc.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Why this program is listed

Associate degree in accounting offered on campus and online; credit total could not be verified because the catalog was not retrievable.

The degree is named Accounting Specialist and covers payroll, tax preparation, governmental accounting and financial statement analysis.

Source: dmacc.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We list associate, bachelor's, master's and research-doctorate programs in accounting, accountancy and taxation at institutionally accredited US schools — degrees in the subject and formal accounting majors or concentrations, never certificates or degrees with a single accounting course. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: On campus · Online
Source: dmacc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Online delivery: Online delivery type not verified
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Not verified
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Transfer pathways

Grand View University publishes a completion plan for students with a DMACC AAS in Accounting Specialist who plan to earn a Grand View BA in Accounting (plan based on the 2023-2024 Grand View catalog).
Source: dmacc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
DMACC names Simpson and Grand View as private colleges to which it says the degree is highly transferable.
Source: dmacc.edu · verified October 30, 2026

CPA-related information

Academic qualification, CPA exam eligibility and CPA licensure are three different things, and requirements differ by state board, pathway, applicant background and date. These are statements this school publishes, shown with the jurisdiction they name.

CPA-related statements for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

A school describing a program as supporting CPA preparation does not establish eligibility for every applicant in every state, and this directory does not label any program “CPA eligible”. Check your own state board's current rules before you enrol. Accounting degrees and CPA requirements

Other professional recognition

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Other professional recognition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

This directory does not publish pass rates, placement rates or salaries for any program. Occupational statistics for accountants are in the guides, labelled as statistics for the occupation, not outcomes of a school.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
In-state — Iowa resident, face-to-face and web-blended classesFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$215	per credit · 2026-2027Source: dmacc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Out-of-state — Non-resident, face-to-face and web-blended classesFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$245	per credit · 2026-2027Source: dmacc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
All students — Online classes, Iowa resident and non-resident (includes $30 online support fee)From the school's online tuition table	$245	per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: dmacc.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Other published fees

Online support fee: $30 per credit
Source: dmacc.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Doctoral funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation

Three different things, kept apart: institutional accreditation of the school, business-school accreditation of the unit, and supplemental accounting accreditation. One never implies another.

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

No business-school accreditation (AACSB, ACBSP, IACBE) is on record for this school. Accreditation is optional and its absence is not a sign of poor quality.

Supplemental accounting accreditation

No separate accounting accreditation is on record. AACSB business accreditation does not mean the accounting program holds AACSB accounting accreditation.

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Iowa.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 26, 2026.

DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
dmacc.edu/pathways/bus/accounting-details.html — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
dmacc.edu/transfer/documents/grand-view-aas-accounting.pdf — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
dmacc.edu/tuition/index.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 30, 2026

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