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Shane Scott (above, right), Secondary Director of Curriculum for West Des Moines
Community Schools (WDMCS), shows DMACC President Rob Denson (center) and Kyle Collins (left),
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at DMACC, the Robotics Lab and Workspace at the district's new 26,000-square-foot Valley Career and Technical Education
(CTE) Center located at Valley Southwoods in West Des Moines. The new facility features state-of-the-art classrooms, equipment and machinery, and is one of only a handful of such high-tech CTE Centers in the Midwest.
DMACC President Rob Denson (above, right) listens as Shane Scott (left), Secondary Director of Curriculum for West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS), leads a tour of the district's new Valley CTE Center earlier this week. Scott said the new facility was built to
offer students more opportunities to prepare for high-demand, good paying jobs
that don’t require a four-year degree. Students in grades 9-12 at Valley Southwoods, Valley High School and the Walnut Creek Campus can
attend classes at the CTE Center, including courses in auto mechanics, welding, industrial
laser cutting, robotics and other high-demand career fields. 
Shane Scott (above, left), Secondary Director of Curriculum for West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS), demonstrates how the facility's new industrial laser cutting machine can cut through a nearly ¾" sheet of steel as DMACC President Rob Denson (center) and Kyle Collins (right), Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at DMACC, look on during a tour of the new Valley CTE Center. 
At the new Valley CTE Center, students have access to high-quality equipment and machinery that's currently used in a number of high-demand industries. DMACC President Rob Denson (above, center) and Kyle Collins (right), Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at DMACC, recently received a tour of the new facility from Shane Scott (right), Secondary Director of Curriculum for West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS), and are looking forward to finding ways that DMACC can partner with WDMCS and the Center.
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