Miami Dade College (MDC) has built one of the strongest cybersecurity education pathways in the nation in record time.
The college started in 2017 with investments in faculty [...]
The Multiplier Effect: Dual Enrollment x Math
Dual enrollment opportunities can help increase college access, completion, and transfer rates for groups of students that are historically underrepresented in college by letting them get a leg up on [...]
Building a Workforce Ecosystem for the Cloud
17 May 2022
“Companies for the first time are saying, ‘I hired someone who doesn’t have a bachelor’s degree and that person is productive for my team because they have the credentials and [...]
Launching Students into High-Demand Cloud Careers
Bryant Pickford saw an ad for free classes at Miami Dade College (MDC) in cloud computing and thought, “Why not?” Now on his way to completing his bachelor’s degree, Pickford [...]
Bridging Education and Career in the Cloud
In the workforce development ecosystem that Miami Dade College (MDC) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have developed, faculty are the lifeblood of the cloud computing program.
The program focuses [...]
Building a Vibrant Ecosystem for the Cloud
Miami Dade College (MDC) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have collaborated to develop a model for sustainable workforce development that is opening doors for students, meeting local workforce needs, and [...]
Building Careers in the Cloud: An Industry Engaged Pathway
The California Cloud Workforce Project (Cloud Project), a regionally-grown consortium of 19 Los Angeles community colleges and their partner high schools, launched a new cloud computing program that extends into [...]
Building Careers in the Cloud: An Effective and Connected Community of Practice
The California Cloud Workforce Project
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—from applications to storage and processing power—over the internet.1 It is widely considered the hottest growth area [...]