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(MLA 8th Edition) "Miami Dade College to Partner With Kaseya to Provide IT Apprenticeships." Targeted News Service, 19 Aug. 2019. Gale OneFile: High School Edition, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A596881708/STOM?u=lincclin_mdcc&sid=STOM&xid=b0da497f.

"Miami Dade College Receives Nearly $2 Million From Department of Labor to Boost Apprenticeship Opportunities." Targeted News Service, 27 June 2019. Gale OneFile: High School Edition, https://link-gale-com.db16.linccweb.org/apps/doc/A591064082/STOM?u=lincclin_mdcc&sid=STOM&xid=3d83cff9.

"Miami Dade College's Learning Resources Wins State Exemplary Practice Award." Targeted News Service, 5 Aug. 2019. Gale OneFile: High School Edition, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A595589648/STOM?u=lincclin_mdcc&sid=STOM&xid=05bbceb7.

"University of Miami and Miami Dade College Enter Into Articulation Agreement; COLLEGE." Targeted News Service, 26 May 2019. Gale OneFile: High School Edition, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A586708849/STOM?u=lincclin_mdcc&sid=STOM&xid=abcb6beb.

Like other colleges and universities, MDC had received many awards, and has given back to its community with different scholarships and awards. In 2019, some of the most notable awards have been: The 2019 Academic Best Newcomer Award, the Timothy E. Johnson Jr. Scholarship, and the Frances Wolf Art Scholarship. In the beginning of 2019, MDC raised more than $1 million dollars for scholarships thanks to their 2019 Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The former president of MDC, Eduardo J. Padron, created his own scholarship, called the Eduardo J. Padrón Completion Scholarship, to help students close to completing their degrees. In August, MDC partnered with Kaseya, a software firm in Miami that various companies use to store their technological information, to help provide students with many I.T. apprenticeships.

Besides awarding students with scholarships, MDC has been given multiple awards in 2019. Some of the notable awards received in 2019, have been: the 2019 Aspen Prize for College Excellence, in which a $1 million prize was awarded for their role in being "one of the nation's top colleges". MDC was awarded with the U.S. Department of Labor Scaling Apprenticeship, which supplied $2 million in order to create and expand new apprenticeship opportunities. MDC received the Lumina Education Innovation Prize, due to their efforts in assisting adult students in earning their credentials. MDC's department of learning resources received the |A595589648&v=2.1&it=r&sid=ebsco 2019 Exemplary Practice for Learning Service Support Award, for their collaboration with the English Department in the Kendall campus.


 * Miami Dade Honors College: Beginning in May 2019, Miami Dade College decided to team up with the University of Miami to provide more enrollment opportunities for student. They now have a 10-year agreement, "This partnership ensures MDC students continue to have access to quality and affordable higher education,"  said MDC's Executive VP and Provost Dr. Lenore Rodicio. This agreement will guarantee Miami Dade Honors College students acceptance and merit-based financial support at the University of Miami if they meet transfer requirements. This 10-year agreement will run until May 31, 2028. The enrollment for the fall semester will be limited to 300 MDC students. The enrollment for the spring semester will be limited to 150 MDC transfers.