The concurrent enrollment program allows students to earn college credit while still in high school, at no cost to families. The courses listed below are offered to juniors and/or seniors at Northwest High School for both Northwest High School and Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) credit.  Students taking these classes must register for DMACC credit at no expense to the student according to Senior Year Plus legislation and the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Act.  Students will generate a college transcript while attending high school. All students taking a college class at Northwest High School will take the final exam.

  • Advanced Computer Applications
  • AP 2D Design
  • AP American History
  • AP Calculus (AB)
  • AP Calculus
  • AP European History
  • AP Government
  • AP Literature & Composition
  • AP Spanish V
  • AP Statistics
  • Civil Engineering & Architecture
  • Digital Electronics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finite Math
  • German V
  • Introduction to Construction
  • Introduction to Education
  • Introduction to Engineering Design
  • Painting II/III
  • Principles of Engineering
  • Pre-Calculus
  • School-to-Work
  • APEX – Finance, Banking & Investments
  • APEX – Foundations of Insurance & Actuarial Science
  • APEX – Designing Communications Solutions
  • APEX – Developing Web-Based Technologies
  • APEX – Architecture & Engineering
  • APEX – Engineering Technology & Robotics
  • APEX – Exploration of Health Sciences & Medicine
  • APEX – Exploration of Exercise & Sport Science
  • APEX – Animal & Veterinary Science
  • APEX – Construction Leadership
  • APEX – Medical & Bioscience Research