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MDC Moves Forward With Spring Semester Amidst COVID-19 Surge

Miami Dade College will move forward with the spring semester on Wednesday, amidst a surging COVID-19 positivity rate that has more than doubled since the end of the fall term. On Dec. 17, the Miami Dade-County’s Daily Dashboard Report recorded a seven-day positivity rate of 13.9. Two weeks later,… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC Offering Its Employees A Vaccination Incentive

October 1, 2021 Ammy Sanchez COVID-19, vaccination

Miami Dade College announced it is offering its employees a $275 incentive if they show proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees who want to partake in the program must do so by 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2021. To be eligible, you must have received two shots… Read the rest at our website.

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One Week Into Fall Semester, MDC Reports Increased Traffic On-Campus

August 30, 2021 Ammy Sanchez fall semester

Amid a global pandemic, Alex Ferrer spent his first year at Miami Dade College in isolation. He took online classes but struggled to grasp the material. Ferrer found the modality rigid and yearned for a more social environment. So when he got the opportunity to register for in-person classes… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC Announces Pop-Up Vaccination Sites, Remains Tight-Lipped About Fully In-Person Classes

August 13, 2021 Ammy Sanchez pop-up vaccination sites

Miami Dade College announced Friday that they will have pop-up vaccination sites at their campuses during the first week of fall semester, which starts on Aug. 23. However, they remain tight-lipped on whether classes will be fully in-person. The College is currently offering courses in various modalities—MDC-Live, MDC Online,… Read the rest at our website.

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Frontline Heroes Inducted Into MDC Alumni Hall Of Fame; Event Raises $1.2 Million For Student Scholarships

June 11, 2021 The Reporter Staff pandemic, mdc alumni hall of fame

By Adriana Dos Santos and Ammy Sanchez Teresa Murphy, who has served as a school teacher for 27 years, faced multiple challenges last year. Five months after the coronavirus pandemic struck in March, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. But Murphy, who earned an associate’s degree in elementary education… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Dade College To Host Four Temporary On-Campus Vaccination Sites

May 4, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos COVID-19, Vaccination Sites, Johnson & Johnson vaccine

In an effort to get more people vaccinated, Miami Dade College is hosting four temporary COVID-19 sites at several of its campuses in the next seven days. The one-day pop-up facilities will be at the Homestead, Kendall, Hialeah and Wolfson campuses. “The more we can expand vaccination opportunities, the… Read the rest at our website.

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One Year Ago Today, MDC Shuttered Its Doors Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic

March 16, 2021 Carolina Soto One Year Later, Coronavirus

It’s hard to believe it has been a year since COVID-19 upended our lives. On March 11, with 118,000 positive cases worldwide, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. The following day, the Medical Campus was shut down after a Brazilian official who visited tested positive… Read the rest at our website.

News COVID-19 North Campus

North Campus To Serve As County’s First Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Site

February 19, 2021 The Reporter Staff North Campus, COVID-19, vaccination site

By Adriana Dos Santos and Jose Tovar Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that North Campus will serve as Miami-Dade County’s first federal mass vaccination site. The campus will be one of four federal sites open in Florida. Locations at the Tampa Greyhound Track, Valencia College in Orlando and… Read the rest at our website.

Wolfson Campus News COVID-19

This Is How MDC’s Fashion Institute Has Tackled The Coronavirus

January 25, 2021 Carolina Soto Wolfson Campus, Miami Fashion Institute, COVID-19

When Miami Dade College announced its transition to online learning due to the pandemic last March, most people settled for months of remote classes. However, students at the Miami Fashion Institute—along with the School of Justice, Miami Culinary Institute, Emergency Medical Services and a few other cohorts—returned to face-to-face… Read the rest at our website.

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COVID-19 Testing Sites Open At North And Kendall Campuses

January 15, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Kendall Campus, North Campus, COVID-19 testing

Students and employees at Miami Dade College can now get tested for COVID-19 on-campus thanks to an agreement with Curative, an organization that provides tests to produce data for health officials. The sites, located at the North and Kendall campuses, opened on Jan. 20 and are by appointment only… Read the rest at our website.

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