Des Moines Higher Education Collaborative
  ABOUT the DES MOINES HIGHER EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE
 

 

The Primary Objective

The Des Moines Higher Education Collaborative (DMHEC) is an essential element in Central Iowa’s long-term economic growth strategy as the provider of choice for world class leadership, professional and business development training. Spurred by the demands of business leadership and Global Economic Competition, the collaborative experience improves Iowa’s workers ability to compete in global economy as we build wealth-producing intellectual assets for the working adult.

By the year 2015, the educational attainment of Central Iowa’s workforce will exceed national averages and will exceed the attainment in neighboring states.

 


The Des Moines Higher Education Collaborative is an association of seven of Iowa’s premier colleges and universities and the Des Moines Public Schools. The Collaborative was organized in September, 2000 at the request of Central Iowa’s business leaders who saw a need for world class higher education, professional development and corporate training opportunities for their employees.

Real Education

There are no diploma mills or sub-standard institutions among the Collaborative members. Only elite higher education institutions offering the highest quality and broadest scope of educational programming are invited to participate. Together with their private sector partners; they constitute Iowa’s premier higher education, professional development and corporate training organization. Collaborative members meet the diverse needs of adult learners by offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate courses in at least 15 modern locations throughout Greater Des Moines.

Training That Works

Through traditional instruction, blended learning, distance learning and on-line training, Collaborative members offer a wide range of customized corporate training, professional development seminars, workshops and certificate programs. Central Iowa is home to hundreds of professional and trade associations whose members have on-going need for high-quality continuing education.

Take a moment to browse the Collaborative home page and link to the members’ websites and catalogues of offerings. There you will find an array of more than 300 CEU/CLU e-learning professional development courses that include course bundles in Project Management Institute (PMI) certification and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) training. The Collaborative also partners with preferred private sector trainers and vendors to coordinate additional training offerings that are unique and in demand from corporate institutions.

Leadership for Life

The Collaborative organizes assets from member higher education institutions and joins them with resources from the business and civic sectors building a leadership learning community that will improve Central Iowa’s leadership programs. The Leadership for Life Network was established to strengthen and promote civic and business leadership capacity among Central Iowans by sharing ideas, the results of inquiry, their best practices and other resources.

The John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center

The 34,000 square foot Pappajohn Center opened in September 2004 as a flexible, state-of-the-art facility designed to accommodate a wide range of adult learning experiences. Located at 12 th and Grand Avenue in downtown Des Moines, the Center is the preferred location for the many programs offered individually and cooperatively by Collaborative members. The Center houses the administrative offices for the Collaborative, along with an assortment of Collaborative members’ marquee programs.
1200 GRAND AVENUE
DES MOINES, IOWA 50309
515.235.4600 | 515.284.5577 fax       © 2006 DES MOINES HIGHER EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE
 
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