Organization:Miami Dade College

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Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College logo.svg
Other name
Dade
Former names
Dade Junior College
Miami Dade Junior College
Miami Dade Community College
TypePublic College
Established1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Endowment$306 million[1]
PresidentRolando Montoya (interim)
Academic staff
6,500[2]
Students165,000 (2014–15)
Location
Miami
,
Florida
,
United States
CampusUrban
|u}}rsBlue & Gray          [3]
MascotFinn the Shark[4]
Websitewww.mdc.edu

Miami Dade College (Miami Dade, MDC or Dade)[5] is a public college in Miami, Florida. Founded in 1959, it has a total of eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers throughout Miami-Dade County. It is the largest college in the Florida College System with over 165,000 students [6][7] and the second-largest college or university in the United States. Miami Dade College enrolls a significantly larger amount of hispanic students each year compared to other colleges and universities in the state of Florida.[8] Miami Dade College has 8 different campuses that make up the college and the first being the North Campus.[9]

History

  • 1959-1973: Miami Dade College was established in 1959 and opened in 1960 as Dade County Junior College. The original campus was located at the recently built Miami Central High School. In 1960, a facility was built on an old naval air station near Opa-Locka Airport (known as Master Field), which is now the college's North Campus.[10] The college enrolled African American students and Cuban exiles who could not afford to go to other schools, any schools for that matter, became Florida's first integrated junior college. Dade County Junior College opened for classes in fall 1960 with two mostly segregated campuses, one for 1,200 white students at the Central Campus and the other for 185 blacks at Northwestern. The initial separation of blacks and whites reflected the persistence of segregation in Florida's public schools, despite being ruled unconstitutional nationwide in 1954 by the U.S. Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education[11]. Today, however, MDC serves as a model of multiracial democracy—defined as “a goal for a nation founded on the principle of human equality”[12] As the college grew, a temporary satellite campus opened in what is known today as Pinecrest at Miami Palmetto High School until the new South Campus (later Kendall Campus) was built in Kendall; it was later renamed Miami-Dade Junior College. The college did however enroll more freshmen than the University of Florida, Florida State University and the University of South Florida combined.[13] After some time, the college board of directors' chairman Mitchell Wolfson envisioned a campus at the heart of downtown Miami, and in 1973, the Wolfson Campus was built. The college changed its name to Miami-Dade Community College around the same time.
  • 1980-1990s: The college initially implemented an open admissions policy, meaning anyone who could afford classes was allowed to enroll. Because of this, the focus of the college became strengthening its academics. As a result, the Medical Center was built near Miami's Civic Center adjacent to the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital to train students in Allied Health and Nursing (RN) programs. With the Mariel exile community arriving in 1980, the College created an outreach center in Hialeah to give incoming refugees educational opportunities. Another outreach center, the InterAmerican center, was built to accommodate bilingual education. The Homestead Campus was built in 1990 in Homestead to relieve the concerns of students having to drive to the Kendall Campus In Miami. In the mid-1990s, the college began to rely heavily on the Miami Dade College Foundation as the Florida legislature reduced the state's education budget. The college also had to figure out new ways of recruiting students and it began its "Successful Alumni" campaign in the late 1990s, marketing the success of the college's alumni to local prospective students.[14]
  • 2000's: Beginning in 2001, the college implemented a strategic plan to revamp the college and its recruiting goals. In 2002, the college disbanded its Honors Program and created The Honors College for talented high school graduates. The Honors College is a representation of Miami Dade College's most academically-gifted students in different fields and was originally based on the three larger campuses (Wolfson, Kendall, and North).In 2006, Miami Dade College surpassed 1.5 million students enrolled throughout its history.[15] In 2007, The Honors College expanded into the InterAmerican Campus with The Honors College Dual Language Honors Program to tailor to the needs of the growing Spanish-speaking population in the United States as well as abroad. The Dual Language Honors Program opened its doors to bilingual students who wish to continue their careers with professional fluency in the English and Spanish languages.[16] In 2009, The MDC Honors College Dual Language Program earned the merit of Innovation of the Year in the Learning and Teaching Department from the League for Innovation.[17] In 2018, Miami Dade was awarded and recognized for its path to economic and social mobility by the Aspen Institute. The award received was the $1 million Aspen Prize.[18]

On February 1, 2019, Eduardo Padron, Miami Dade College President, announced that he plans to retire from the position he has held since 1995.[19] Miami Dade College is been ranked number one since 2013 for the colleges[20] in South Florida that received the most enrollment for every semester.

Tesla has partnered with Miami-Dade College to create a course that upon graduation, students are almost guaranteed a job with Tesla in one of their many service centers with the addition of a certificate in advanced automobile technology. [21]

Campuses

Campus Year opened Students Size Location
Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center[22] 1989 2,500+ NA Liberty City
Hialeah Campus[23] 1980
2005 (Official designation)
NA 8 acres Hialeah
Homestead Campus[24] 1990 18 acres Downtown Homestead
Eduardo J. Padron Campus[25] 1986
2001 (Official designation)
6,500 4 acres Little Havana, Miami
Kendall Campus[26] 1967 66,500 185 acres Kendall, Miami
MDC-West[27] 2005 NA 10 acres Doral
Medical Campus[28] 1977 NA 4.3 acres Allapattah, Miami
North Campus[29] 1960 41,000 245 acres Westview
Wolfson Campus
(Main campus)
[30]
1970 27,000 15 acres Downtown Miami

Miami Dade College has seven campuses and two centers, with its main campus being the Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami.These eight campuses and various outreach centers are located throughout Miami-Dade County. The Honors College is currently represented on four campuses, with a new bilingual program (English-Spanish) at the Padron Campus. All campuses have different schools for various disciplines (engineering, business, etc.). Some campuses also operate dual-enrollment programs for high school students. Most campuses also have College Preparatory or English as a Second Language (ESL) courses that help students pass the Computerized Placement Test (CPT) that is required for admittance and proves prospective students are qualified to take college-level mathematics and English courses

North Campus

Miami Dade North Campus Science Complex

North Campus has specialized programs that train future firefighters, police officers, and Emergency medical service personnels. It also has a School of Entertainment and Design Technology. This campus partners with Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) for engineering programs. The North Campus operates the Carrie Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center in Liberty City. The campus also offers a Bachelor in Applied Science degree in Public Safety that is housed within the School of Justice.

Kendall Campus

Kendall Campus houses the college's athletic teams. The 185-acre campus opened in 1967.[31] It is home to the Honors College and the Miami Dade College Foundation.[32] Apart from the Latin Jazz experience being held at the Kendall Campus they also allow student to receive community service hours that can be apply to their degree through the CSI and Procedural Justice Camps for the youth, including those with disabilities.[33]

Kendall Campus - Building R

Wolfson Campus

The Wolfson Campus was opened in 1970 and is the only comprehensive urban campus in the city. Located within the city's financial, governmental, technological and cultural hubs, Wolfson educates over 27,000 students each year. MDC's Wolfson Campus program is designed Accelerate, Retain, Complete with Opportunities and Support and is aimed at creating a support network for 600 STEM students.[34] Each year, this campus hosts the Miami Book Fair International, the nation's largest literary festival.The Miami Culinary Institute of Miami Dade College is located in this campus where it offers a Chefs Apprentice Program, Culinary Arts Management and an Associate in science. It is a multi-million dollar architectural project.[35]

The goal is to keep Hispanic and other low-income high-need students engaged in the program. The campus has two art galleries, a library, and two computer courtyards. The Wolfson Campus also has business and paralegal studies programs.

Hialeah Outreach Center, located at 3680 W 16 Ave Hialeah, Fl 33012. House of MDC REVEST Program.
Center of Flags in the Padrón Campus

Medical Center

Miami Dade College opened its medical campus in 1977.[36] It is located in Miami's Medical District near downtown Miami, trains students in the Nursing (BSN/RN) and Allied Health fields, completing the Associate in Applied Science and school degree that will allow them immediate entry into health professions. The Medical Campus also offers bachelor's degrees.[37] The campus shares its complex with The University of Miami's School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Veterans Administration Hospital and Miami Dade College Public Health Service[38]

Homestead Campus

The Homestead Campus contains the college's aviation program, one of thirteen schools in the nation accredited ATC-CTI (Air Traffic Control Collegiate Training Initiative) status by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It also possesses, in addition to the Medical Campus, the renowned Benjamin Leon School of Nursing that has trained over fifty percent of nurses in Miami-Dade County.[39]

Building 6 that is located on the Eduardo J. Padron campus of Miami Dade College, minutes from downtown, Miami.

Eduardo J. Padrón Campus

Eduardo J. Padrón Campus is the sixth campus created by Miami Dade College. It was previously known as the InterAmerican campus, but was later changed to Eduardo J Padrón in honor of MDC's president being with the college for 50 years.[40] This campus was first created in 1972, but didn't get the status of a "campus" til March 27, 2001.[41] This campus contains the School of Education which offers Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees.[42]

New World School of the Arts

The New World School of the Arts is both a high school and a college that focuses on visual arts, theatre, dance, and music. Admission requirements include an audition or review of the applicant's art portfolio. Aside from New World School of the Arts and the MEEC, there are nineteen other MDC outreach centers.[43][44]

Hialeah Campus

This is a night view of the Hialeah Miami Dade Campus

The Hialeah Campus is a former extension of the North Campus, houses a large and comprehensive English language training program for

speakers of other languages in various instructional formats. Construction of a 1,000 car parking garage and a new building housing classrooms, science labs, and student services was completed in 2014.The out doors of the campus has palm trees with a sufficient amount of chairs for students waiting on their next class or for eating some food. The inside of the campus may seem small but has four floors on one side of the building and three floors on the other side of the building. The Hialeah Campus offers associate programs and the Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management.[45]

West Campus

West Campus opened in March 2006 for students residing in or near Doral.[46] The campus had begun construction on a new 5 story garage in January 2012; in October of the same year, the garage collapsed, this collapse resulted in the death of 4 construction workers. In 2015 the contractors and subcontractors involved in the project reached an agreement with Miami Dade College in the amount of 33.5 million dollars.[47] This Fall, West Campus collaborated with Tesla Start, a program made for students looking to start a career in Tesla as a field technician. If passed, students will have a guaranteed position as a Field Technician as long as they accept within 30-days of completion.[48][49]

Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Educational Center

The Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Educational Center is an outreach center founded in 1989. It is named after the first African-American women in the Florida senate, the Carrie P. Meek. The Carrie Meek Foundation Scholarship Program supports the MDC Entrepreneurial Educational Center campus based in liberty city, Miami. This is an institution based on offering young people the best possible education, mainly to impoverished neighborhoods. This campus offers college credit courses but focuses on non-credit courses and vocational programs, seminars, and workshops to train people for employment.[50]

Academics

Out of approximately 165,000 students, on average, almost 6,000 go on to earn a bachelor's degree, associate degrees, vocational, technical, or college credit certificates. Associate in Arts transfer students from Miami Dade College go on to transfer primarily to schools within the State University System of Florida. Although, some do transfer to out-of-state institutions, mainly through articulation agreements made between institutions. As a student in Miami Dade College, you are able to pursue an Associate or bachelor's degrees in over 70 majors with the option of also taking part in non-credit credit courses.[51] Students also have the opportunity to enroll in the honors program.[52]

Although students are offered a wide variety of majors, there are currently a list of top three majors in Miami Dade College which include Liberal Arts, Humanities, Nursing, and Business.[53] Allied Health Professions and Computer Information Systems follow these majors, naming them in the top five majors chosen by students.[54]

In 2010, Miami Dade College's Schools of Engineering and Technology that develops students to researchers, used a million-plus U.S dollars grant from the National Science Foundation to start a computer laboratory used by students so they can apply their skills in resolving real-life-problems.[55][56]

In fall of 2019, the college implemented the Tesla START program for the purpose of teaching students how to become electric vehicle technicians.[57]

In the Fall semester of 2019, Miami Dade College implemented a learning degree for students to gain a College Credit or Associate in Science in Cybersecurity. [58]

The Inside Out Prison Exchange Program that MDC offers, intends to bring college students together and inmates for a semester-long learning at Everglades Correctional Institution.[59]

Tuition and Fees[60]
2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019
In-State $2,838 $2,838 $2,838 $2,838
Out-of-State $9,661 $9,661 $9,661 $9,661
Books and Supplies $1,500 $1,600 $1,600 $1,500

In the graduation year of 2016 in Miami Dade College, 13,351 degrees were awarded between undergraduate and graduate programs with majority of the recipients being Hispanic. The degrees were awarded to 59.9% of women while they were awarded to a percentage of 40.1% of men.[61]

Tuition and Fees by College Credit Program. $118.22 per credit hour for Resident Students, and $402.51 per credit hour for Non-Resident Students. Total Tuition per term (12 credits): $1,558.68 for Resident Students and $6,431.64 for Non-Resident Students. For completed an AA degree is with a total 60 credit that is an estimated around $7,093.02 for Resident Student and $24,156.06 for Non-Resident Student.[62]

Enrollment

Demographics of student body (2017)[63]
Students Florida U.S. Census
African American 16.4% 16.9% 13.4%
Asian American 1.2% 2.9% 5.8%
European American 6.6% 54.1% 60.7%
Hispanic American 72.1% 25.6% 18.1%
Multiracial American 0.6% 2.1% 2.7%
Native American 0.1% 0.5% 1.3%
International student 2.1% N/A N/A
  • School for Advanced Studies (SAS): A limited admission opportunity for Miami-Dade Public School students. High school classes are held at Kendall, Hialeah, Wolfson, and North Campus alongside regular college credit courses, and students choose three college classes per semester to take in place of traditional high school electives. College books and tuition are paid for by the county, and there is no cost to students. Bus service is also provided throughout the county to the schools. The goal is to allow students to earn their Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degree while earning their high school diploma. SAS is the 15th best high school in the nation, and is repeatedly one of the highest ranking high schools.[64] MDC also has a virtual college, where a degree can be attained completely over the internet.
  • Dual Enrollment: The college offers Dual Enrollment for students who currently are attending Miami-Dade County public high school, private high schools, or home school. Dual enrollment allows students to enroll in a college course. The credits that are gained will be used toward both high school graduation and are accepted toward an Associate or bachelor's degree at Miami Date college.[65]
  • Miami Dade Honors College: Beginning in May 2019, Miami Dade College decided to team up with the University of Miami to provide more enrollment opportunities for student. They now have a 10-year agreement, "This partnership ensures MDC students continue to have access to quality and affordable higher education," [66] said MDC's Executive VP and Provost Dr. Lenore Rodicio. This agreement will guarantee Miami Dade Honors College students acceptance and merit-based financial support at the University of Miami if they meet transfer requirements. This 10-year agreement will run until May 31, 2028. The enrollment for the fall semester will be limited to 300 MDC students. The enrollment for the spring semester will be limited to 150 MDC transfers.

Total Enrollment (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate Enrollment[60]
Undergraduate Student Age Percentage Undergraduate Student Residence Percentage
24 and Under 72% In-State 98%
25 and Older 28% Out-of-State 1%
Age Unknown 0% Foreign Countries 1%

Financial Aid

MDC offers many scholarships and financial aid. Under the financial aid we have Pell Grants, Student Loans.[67] The average reported annual net price for Miami Dade College for students receiving grants or scholarship aid was $7,062 in 2017/2018.[68]

Financial Aid
Type of Aid Avg./ Student Student Receiving
Annual Total Grant Aid $5,174 81%
Pell Grant $4,917 69%
Federal Student Loan $5,750 3%
Grants 2017-2018[69][70]
Grant Type Amount of Aid Given
Federal Grants $36,660,504
Pell Grants $131,992,187
Institutional Grants $4,233,250
State/Local Grants $1,415,779

Athletics

Miami Dade College competes in five sports, men's basketball, men's baseball, women's basketball, women's softball, and women's volleyball. In total, they have 85 student athletes made up of 38 men and 47 women.[71]

Miami Dade's Baseball team program started in 1962. Although at the time, Kendall campus, North campus, and Wolfson campus had their own individual fielded teams. However, once the school changed to a four-year college from a community college, they united to make a baseball team.[72]

Miami Dade college's athletic teams have won 35 NJCAA national titles, 15 in women's sports.[73]

The school's athletic teams competed in the Southern Conference of the Florida State College Activities Association, a body of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 8. Due to their players and good ranking, Miami Dade College was a "can't miss stop" for MLB scouts.[74]

Art

Stairs leading to the far side of the Main building in the Hialeah Campus
Outside Stair mural connections of the three floors of the Main building in the Hialeah Campus

Miami Dade College has been collecting art at its individual campuses since the 1960s. Over the years, the collection has grown to more than 1,600 works in all mediums and genres, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, video, film, installation and public sculpture.[75] MDC Hialeah Campus opened an Art Gallery in late 2018 in Hialeah, Florida.[76] MDC Hialeah Campus Arts & Cultural Programs are partially supported by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Modern Depiction of David by dEmo Missoni located at MDC North Campus


The college has an "Emerging Artist Annual Exhibition"[77] which allows student to display their art in the "Art + Design"[78][79][80] museum. Miami Dade College also has an "MDC live Art"[81][82] event which allows student to perform on stage and inspire others through their performance of art; both are open to the community.[83][84] As a matter of fact, MDC North campus is home home to a prestigious collection of sculptures produced by renowned artists such as Alfredo Halegna, Rafael Consuegra, William King and Mario Felipe Almaguer. [85]

Annually since 1964, Miami Dade College has awarded the Francis Wolfson Art Scholarship. More than 200 students from Miami Dade College and its outreach center, the New School of the Arts, have received this scholarship. The winners in 2018 each received $1,500.[86][87]

Notable alumni

Main page: List of Miami Dade College alumni
  • Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Former U.S. Representative

  • Manuel "Manny" Alberto Diaz[88] Mayor of Miami 2001-2009

  • Elsa Murano[89] President of Texas A&M University

  • Mireya Moscoso[90] President of Panama from 1999 to 2004. First female President

  • John Mica

  • Sylvester Stallone American Actor

  • Steven Bauer American-Cuban Actor

  • Glenn Howerton American Actor

  • Oscar Isaac American Actor and SInger

  • Raul Ibanez Professional American Baseball Player

  • Mike Piazza Former American Professional Baseball Player

  • Steve Carlton Former American Professional Baseball Player

  • Plácido Polanco American-Dominican professional baseball player

  • Natalie Martinez American Actress and Model

  • Harry Wayne Casey American Musician

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