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Workforce Training Academy's step-by-step guide to qualifying for FREE tuition.
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Spring 2025 Deadline Dates for Funding Qualification (Entire WTA process must be completed by the date listed below for your program)
December 13:
Office Specialist +
Dog Grooming
IT Helpdesk
Nurse Aide
MIG Welding
Phlebotomy
Industrial Electrical Maintenance (Des Moines)
January 13:
DSP: Developmental Disabilities
Dog Grooming
January 31:
Nurse Aide
Sterile Processing
Phlebotomy
DSP: Behavioral Mental Health
Rolling enrollments:
CDL
Once you've learned about DMACC’s Workforce Training Academy, complete an application.
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- Math Assessment
Required score range: 214 and above - Reading Assessment
Required score range: 228 and above - Ell Reading Assessment
Required score range: 217 and above
(For candidates whose native language is not English.)
We will contact you by email after processing your application to schedule assessments. If you have previously tested, please provide your scores or submit your college transcripts with graduation date to waive these CASAS assessments. Once you have achieved the minimum required assessment scores, we will register you for STEP 4. Please note, there is a 2-week wait period between testing if scores are not met.
IT Helpdesk Fundamentals requires a digital literacy assessment in Basic Computers and Windows to be enrolled in the program.
Office Specialist PLUS+ requires a digital literacy assessment in Word/Excel and a 3 minute typing test of 40 words per minute without errors, to be enrolled in the program.
Digital literacy assessments will be scheduled with a Navigator.
Practice now: External Resources | Northstar Digital Literacy
Students are responsible for submitting documentation through their upload link
Please gather and start submitting the following documentation using the link that was emailed to you. If you should run into any questions or have troubles, these documents can be submitted/discussed once you are attending the pre-enrollment class.
(If you need help uploading documents, watch this video explaining how to upload documents)
1. Applicant income information
Please submit one of the following:
- Paycheck stubs for the past 3 months from date of application
- Wage-A Screen White Sheet from Iowa Workforce Development
- SSDI or SSI letter
- SNAP Notice of Decision letter
2. Proof of high school completion
Please submit one of the following:
- Unofficial copy of your high school credential (Diploma, GED or HISET)
- Diploma or transcript with graduation date
- Unofficial copy of college degree or transcripts showing your graduation date and credential earned
3. Proof of state residency
Please submit one of the following:
- Driver's license (not expired) or voter registration card
- Recent mail that includes your name and address (postmark must be visible)
Complete a 16-hour pre-enrollment class designed to equip you with skills and tools to succeed with your personal, academic and professional goals. You will also identify strategies to be successful in your college classes and employment.
After completing this pre-enrollment class you will be meeting with your Pathway Navigator to complete the qualification process.
After you have completed these steps, WTA will be guiding you through this process towards registration into a training program. Questions? Call 515-256-4951
Student Information Guide