Keyboard West Studios is a music school located on Mills Civic Parkway near Fuller Road. The school teaches guitar and piano for every age group and level. Children's classes encourage creativity and fun while the adult classes are more relaxed.
Apple Tree Children's Center is a chain of preschool and daycare centers founded here in Des Moines in 1982. With three locations in West Des Moines, Apple Tree's professional staff provides a safe and nurturing atmosphere for children aged 6 weeks to 10 years. With a variety of educational programs that balance fun with learning and a dedicated staff of early education professionals, Apple Tree has also proven itself an affordable daycare option for central Iowa families.
Shalom Ministry & Bible College is a Methodist religious organization offering a religious education to West Des Moines residents. Shalom was founded in 1903 as a church and by 1990 the organization was affiliated with the Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches and Ministers International. In 2000 the church added offices for the Shalom College and Ministry. Call for curriculum and college details.
Viterbo College, based out of Wisconsin, has regional offices and classrooms at this location. This outpost of the college offers programs in Iowa Master of Arts in Education, middle school endorsement, reading endorsement, or talented and gifted endorsement, as well as several other education-related programs.
Pearson Professional Centers is a testing location on Woodland Avenue near 37th Street. The center offers a quiet, secure area for professional tests. The NCLEX test for nurses and the GMAT for graduate school entry are two examples of tests that individuals can take at this location. Please contact the center for details on dates and times of specific tests.
The Iowa Christian Academy is a private interdenominational school for children aged preschool through the 12th grade. The school is an accredited college-preparatory that focuses on excellence in academics while surrounding children in a Christian environment. The school was founded in 1999 and is proud to help children be who God wants them to become.
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.
Operatig out of a building designed to look like a medieval castle, Kingdom Kids Academy is a welcoming childcare and learning center featuring clean plays spaces, an infant room and state-of-the-art securit.y Formerly Koality Time Daycare, Kingdom Kids Academy Childcare & Learning Center is open to children ranging in age from six weeks to 12 years. "The Castle" offers daycare and educational after-school programs and participates in the Child Care Assistance program.