New Scholarship Gives Students The ‘American Dream’

Starting this summer, all Miami-Dade County high school graduates will be able to attend Miami Dade College at no cost.

Announced on March 23, The American Dream scholarship requires a 3.0 GPA, an SAT score of 1270 and an ACT score of 28.

It is designed for students who qualify for college level courses and who lack funds to pay for College. To apply for the scholarship students need to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Miami Dade College recognizes that a high school diploma is no longer sufficient to compete on a global scale.

“More and more we see how the credentials of the twenty first century knowledge based economy is the college degree,” Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padrón said. “More than two-thirds of all the jobs created in the country today require post secondary training and education. Those that do not take advantage of this basically become dammed to a life of poverty.”

Philanthropists in the greater Miami community helped make this scholarship possible with the donations given during MDC’s 50th anniversary celebration.