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Strategic Plan The College mission statement expresses a singular responsibility – to provide our students with the best possible chance to learn. To enhance the College’s ability to fulfill that overriding purpose, the Strategic Plan was developed around five theme areas: • Access to the College • Student Achievement and Success • Serving the Community • Resource Development and Allocation • Employees and the College Miami Dade College Strategic Plan 2004-2010   About MDC Miami Dade College -- Facts in Brief Miami Dade College offers more than 150 associate's degrees in areas such as:   accounting architecture allied health technologies aviation biology business and computers child development criminal justice engineering entertainment technologies fire science foreign languages history human services legal assisting mass communication mathematics physical therapy psychology social work teaching the arts     Opportunity Changes Everything! ...and many more. Some of these provide the first two years of college before transferring to a four-year college or university to earn a bachelor's degree. Others are two-year programs designed for immediate job entry. We offer 50 fast-track vocational training programs, as well as a full complement of adult education classes, GED preparation classes, and classes for fun and recreation. Some of our newest programs are Histologic Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, Marketing Management, Telecommunications Engineering Technology, Veterinary Technology, and Dental Office Management, to name a few. There are six campuses and additional centers conveniently located throughout Miami-Dade County. Many of our classes can also be taken from home or work through a variety of distance education options including Independent Studies, Life Lab, Open College and Virtual College. We offer the finest academic preparation and training, and we do so at a cost you can afford. You can find our graduates throughout the world in successful careers as executives and professionals. No wonder more than 160,000 students yearly make Miami Dade College their school of choice. Additional MDC Information Institutional Research