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Campuses[edit]

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

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.

Unique Programs

Home to the Schools of Science, Criminal Justice and Entertainment and Design Technologies and the College's Fire Sciences and Funeral Service Education programs, Miami Dade College's North Campus offers several unique opportunities that include bachelor's degrees in:

• Biological Sciences
• Film, Television & Digital Production
• Public Safety Management

North Campus also administers the Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center, which promotes excellence in education, entrepreneurship, and workforce preparation.

The Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center is a major outreach center of Miami-Dade College North Campus, founded in 1989. The MEEC offers a specialized focus on entrepreneurship, and economic and community development.

The MEEC offers a vast array of college credit and non-credit courses for both degree- and non-degree-seeking students. Additionally, there are opportunities to pursue certificate and vocational programs as well as opportunities take part in a variety of seminars, conferences and workshops. Students at the MEEC can obtain workforce and business skills training to enter the labor market or become successful entrepreneurs.

Kendall Campus[edit]

Kendall Campus houses the college's athletic teams. The 185-acre campus opened in 1967. It is home to the Honors College and the Miami Dade College Foundation. 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. Kendall Campus - Building R

Wolfson Campus[edit]

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. 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. Accessible by public transportation, the Wolfson Campus extends students a unique opportunity to enjoy the many cultural centers

This campus focus is home of different programs like The Center for Literature, Miami International Film Festival, the Earth Ethics Institute, The Honors College, New World School of the Arts, MDC Online, and the Freedom Tower. Also this campus offer and focus on different and unique careers that other campuses do not offer like in banking, business, microcomputers, paralegal studies, architecture, economics, hospitality management, engineering, the arts and humanities, and the social sciences.

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[edit]

Miami Dade College opened its medical campus in 1977. 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. 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

Students at Medical Campus learn as they build their experience in state-of-the-art facilities. The library features an extensive medical collection, while study areas provide ample opportunity to hit the books. In state-of-the-art classrooms, students hone their skills on human patient simulators - manikins capable of mimicking more than 200 illnesses and conditions.

The campus offers a variety of disciplines in nursing and allied health. There are more than 20 options, including bachelor's degree programs and training certificates that can put you on the fast track to an exciting career. According to the U.S. Department of Education, MDC ranks first nationwide in awarding health profession and nursing degrees. Come see why so many students choose Miami Dade College.

Homestead Campus[edit]

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

Campus Highlights:

• School of Business: Award-winning faculty in an epicenter of international trade, Miami Dade College's School of Business delivers top-notch education in a one-of-a-kind location.
• School of Engineering and Technology: EnTec provides its students with unmatched opportunity and access to in-demand and exciting careers. The fields of technology and engineering, although sometimes not obvious, touch our lives at nearly every moment of the day.
• School of Aviation: This campus offer degrees, training, and certification in aviation administration, piloting, air traffic control, maintenance management, and more, the Eig Watson School of Aviation at Homestead Campus is uniquely equipped to help your career in the aviation industry take flight
• Benjamin Leon School of Nursing: The School of Nursing offers a comprehensive program of study leading to an Associate in Science Degree in Nursing or a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. Students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become a professional in the nursing field. The Benjamin Leon School of Nursing has trained more than 50% of Miami-Dade nurses.
• STEM(Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics): designed to improve student success in “gatekeeper” science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses. SIS-STEM offers a technology-rich Integrated Learning Center that provides learning coaches, advisement, student success tips, and career-exploration presentations.

Eduardo J. Padrón Campus[edit]

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. This campus was first created in 1972,, the program had blossomed into the Wolfson Campus' Division of Bilingual Studies, enrolling 2,000 students. But didn't get the status of a "campus" til March 27, 2001. This campus contains the School of Education which offers Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees.

Today, this campus offers students over 200 degree and certificate programs, including an A.S. in Translation and Interpretation studies, certificate programs in Early Childhood Education, and a B.A.S. in Supervision and Management. It is also home to the dual-language Honors College, and the School of Education, which offers bachelor's degree programs in Early Childhood Education, Secondary Mathematics Education, Exceptional Student Education, and Secondary Science Education in the areas of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth/Space Science.

New World School of the Arts[edit]

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.

Hialeah Campus[edit]

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.

Hialeah Campus serves the Greater Hialeah area, offering day, evening and Saturday classes as well as complete student support services in admissions, registration, advisement, and financial aid. It has three laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment for studies in microcomputers, languages, and office technology, also offers a wide variety of courses which offer immediate career-entry training and a full range of university parallel programs leading to associate and bachelor’s degrees.

Also is one of the only Miami Dade Campus that has certificated programs and many short-term educational opportunities are also offered as credit and through Continuing Education and Professional Development. The Vocational Credit Certificate Programs are courses providing career entry in Computer Technology, Office Technology, Electronics and Early Childhood Development. The Hialeah Campus also hosts a large and comprehensive English language training program for speakers of other languages in various instructional formats.

West Campus[edit]

West Campus opened in March 2006 for students residing in or near Doral. 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. 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.

Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Educational Center[edit]

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.