Miami Dade College Teaching Programs

Miami Dade College is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The city atmosphere of Miami makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Miami Dade College?

Contact details for MDC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	300 Ne 2Nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33132-2204
Phone:	305-237-8888
Website:	www.mdc.edu

How Do I Get Into MDC?

You can apply to MDC online at: https://mdcwap.mdc.edu/admission/ssncaveat.aspx?type=N

As long as you submit the requested materials to Miami Dade College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Miami Dade College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At MDC, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $5,125 a year. That adds up to $20,500 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MDC is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Miami Dade College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 44,002 undergraduate students at MDC, with 18,565 being full-time and 25,437 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,565 full-time undergraduates at MDC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Miami Dade College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	197
Black or African American	2,303
Hispanic or Latino	13,467
White	768
International Students	1,565
Other Races/Ethnicities	265

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Miami Dade College. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 114 countries are represented at MDC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Venezuela, Brazil, and Colombia.

Online Learning at Miami Dade College

In 2020-2021, 35,990 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MDC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of MDC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Miami Dade College was 73.9%. This is the #356 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MDC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.