Prairie Meadows has awarded a $350,000 legacy grant to support the partnership between the University of Northern Iowa and Des Moines Area Community College known as UNI@DMACC. The UNI@DMACC initiative offers 11 online bachelor’s degree completion programs designed to be a flexible pathway for adult learners who may not have easy access to a four-year degree due to their location, job or life commitments. Students complete their first two years at DMACC and then take online courses through UNI. Degree programs include education, business, technology management and criminal justice. A new hybrid accounting program will begin in August with courses offered both online and in person at the DMACC Urban Campus in Des Moines. The grant from Prairie Meadows will support future endeavors of the partnership and the new Student Life and STEM Center at the DMACC Urban campus, where the UNI@DMACC program is based. To read more about the Student Life and STEM Center and a partnership between UNI and Des Moines Public Schools, click here.