Des Moines Area Community College West Campus is a public institute of higher learning located in the southwestern outskirts of town near the Racoon River. Offering two-year programs from the DMACC Department of Arts and Science, the West Campus focuses on technology and engineering programs. As a satelite campus of the main DMACC location in Ankeny the West Campus does not have seperate residential facilities and is mainly made up of tech-based classrooms and labs focused on hands-on learning. Besides classes and labs the futuristic-looking campus center also features a cafe called MegaBites.