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Content, sections, and titles are structured differently. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe went through a lot of research with 30 plus universities nationwide, including local schools like Florida International University, the University of Miami and Broward College, and found out that this was the layout most common, validated and successful,\u201d said Andrew Seaga, director of college web services at MDC. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last revamp made was five years ago. MDC typically refreshes its homepage every two to three years with some slight modifications along the way, according to Seaga. There was no extra cost to MDC for the changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To access the site, go to: <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mdc.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.mdc.edu\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Dade College launched a new homepage\/website in March for prospective students, current students, faculty and administrators. The new page is more streamlined. It devotes significant space to successful stories of students, faculty, alumni and the institution. 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