Central Campus’ Skills Trade Academy is undergoing a $6 million upgrade that includes 25 welding stations and a new collision repair center. Just a small part of building up the Skilled Trades Academy! Sign up now for classes!

We’ve posted nearly 300 photos from last night’s always fashionable Central Campus Fashion Show. Check out the great designs and works created by our students that are worthy of any runway in Paris or Milan or New York. Click on the headline to see more on the DMPS Flickr page.

It’s the perfect time to stop by the Des Moines FFA Annual Spring Plant Sale starting Friday, April 14. Come see us at the largest student-run greenhouse in the nation: Central Campus Greenhouse & Nursery 201 SW County Line Road Des Moines, IA 50315 (next to McCombs Middle School) We have hanging baskets, bedding plants, … Read more »

Culinary Arts students at Central Campus are preparing for another run, providing a dining experience open to DMPS staff, students and the public. Reservations are recommended for this popular experience. Click Above to see the café dates, and find out how to connect.Click here to see the café dates, and find out how to connect.

Central Campus and the Skilled Trades Alliance will be hosting a FREE week long Skilled Trades Summer Camp June 12-16 for students currently in grades 8-9. The Learning Academy will be a hands-on camp for students to be introduced to building skills and create a project with industry leaders. Learn more!

Des Moines Public Schools and Central Campus will expand its skilled trades programs beginning in the 2017-2018 school year, creating more opportunities for students seeking employment after high school. The partnership with construction industry leaders and labor organizations creates a Skilled Trades Alliance, with the goal of creating a model program of work-based learning with hands-on applications for students. Click the photo to read more.

Central Campus provides students with career exploration and preparation in more than 30 programs. Internships, lab work and technical courses of study are part of a relevant, hands-on approach. New for 2017-18: Skilled Trades Academy and Cybersecurity!

It’s a service project that will keep many people warm this holiday season. The Central Campus Fashion Design and Merchandising program students just finished working on their fleece hats for one of their favorite charities, Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS).

Get comfy Fri Dec 16. We’re wrapping up our fall season of Café Days – our final lunch in 2016 is all about comfort food. We will be open from 10:50am – 12:30pm. Click on me to see the menu!

A couple of weeks ago Ben Molloy and his Central Campus homebuilding class removed bleachers from what used to be the Tech High natatorium. But they didn’t let all of that lumber and history go to waste. The class used the repurposed planks to build two playhouses that will go up for auction on eBay. And there’s enough wood left over to use in a full-scale house that the class is constructing near Easter Lake. Click here to read an see more.