California is rethinking dual enrollment. Long acknowledged as an effective acceleration strategy, dual enrollment has emerged as a powerful equity strategy when designed for the success of students who might [...]
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Leading the Growth of Miami’s Cybersecurity Workforce
In the span of three years, Miami Dade College (MDC) implemented a full, stackable credential pathway that students can take from industry certifications to an associate degree to a bachelor’s [...]
Leading the Growth of Miami’s Cybersecurity Workforce
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
“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 [...]