Miami Dade College

Miami Dade College is a college in Miami, Florida, in the United States. It has eight campuses and several outreach centres.

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About Miami Dade College

Miami Dade College is a college in Miami, Florida, in the United States. It has eight campuses and several outreach centres. It offers more than 300 degree pathways, including associate and baccalaureate degrees, career certificates and apprenticeships.

The student body is very diverse. Students come from 167 nations and speak 63 languages. The college opened in 1960 and has admitted more than 2.5 million students since then. Its locations include Hialeah, Homestead, Kendall, Medical, North, Padrón, West and Wolfson, along with the Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center.

Aviation is one of the fields the college teaches. It is home to the Eig-Watson School of Aviation. Course areas include aviation science, aviation technology for flight and theory, and aviation management.

Baccalaureate degrees cover biological sciences, engineering, data analytics, information systems technology, education, public safety, supervision and management, nursing, physician assistant studies and film. The college also offers a baccalaureate degree in artificial intelligence, the first in Florida. Students can also study through MDC Online, continuing education, an honors college and high school programs.

The college is home to many specialised centres and schools. They include the Artificial Intelligence Centers, Miami Culinary Institute, Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex, Miami Fashion Institute, The Idea Center, Cybersecurity Center of the Americas, Cloud Computing Center, Center for Learning, Innovation and Simulation, School for Advanced Studies and New World School of the Arts.

The college also runs a wide cultural programme. It is home to the Miami Book Fair and the Miami Film Festival. It also has the Miami Freedom Tower, a National Historic Landmark, along with art galleries, theatres and a sculpture park. Its alumni and employees add more than 3 billion dollars each year to the local economy.

The college calls itself democracy's college. Its mission is to change lives through accessible, high-quality teaching and learning. It also aims to serve as an economic, cultural and civic leader for its diverse community. It has won national awards, including the Aspen Prize, and has been named among the Great Colleges to Work For since that program began.