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This 14-Week Program Will Teach You How To Operate A Food Truck Business

Elizabeth Pomares , 
Do you want to operate your own food truck business?  Miami Dade College, Brightline and the Neighbors And Neighbors Association have teamed up to launch the Miami-Dade County Food Truck Enterprise Program, a free 14-week, competition-style course that can help you do that.  The initiative will start on Sept.… Read the rest at our website.
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New Artificial Intelligence Center To Open At North Campus In November

Adriana Dos Santos , 
The future of technology is coming to Miami Dade College. North Campus will open a new Artificial Intelligence Center on the second floor of building 1. It will introduce students to the emerging field through classes, workshops and laboratories.  Although it’s still under construction, the center is expected to… Read the rest at our website.
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Miami Dade College’s STEM Preschool To Reopen This Fall

Elizabeth Pomares ,  , 
Does your child have a fascination with science? Miami Dade College has the perfect place for them. Exploration Station—a state-of-the-art preschool laboratory focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)—is scheduled to reopen on Aug. 23 after being closed for more than a year due to the pandemic.  Sponsored… Read the rest at our website.
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From Student Life To Mrs. Florida U.S. Continental—Meet Lolisa Torbert

Carolina Soto , 
Lolisa Torbert gave the audience a glimpse of her sparkly beige nightgown as she glided across the stage at the StarStruck Performing Arts Center in Stuart, Florida, last June. It wasn’t the 32-year-old’s first pageant, but winning the Mrs. Florida U.S. Continental contest seemed like a far-fetched dream. Torbert… Read the rest at our website.
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He Fled Cuba And Made MDC His Home—“Pepe” Celebrates 50 Years At North Campus

Ammy Sanchez , 
José “Pepe” Garcia has witnessed most of Miami Dade College’s history first-hand.  When the 85-year-old started working at North Campus in 1970, only one other campus existed—South Campus, which was later renamed Kendall.  Scott Hall—North campus’ main edifice—had been completed only seven years prior and buildings 4, 6, 7,… Read the rest at our website.