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Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida.Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida, the largest in the Southeastern United States, and the third-largest [4] in the United States [5] with a student enrollment of 356,589 as of August 30, 2021.
The following is a list of accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Florida.Many of these schools have multiple campuses, and therefore only the location of the main campus in Florida is specified.
Founded as Dade County Junior College in 1960, MDC began on a high school farm and became desegregated in 1962, opening its doors to students of all races. [12] Over the decades, MDC expanded by launching several campuses, including Kendall, Wolfson, and Hialeah, and established a Medical Center to support students in health programs.
From 1970 until 1993, St. Thomas University was the training camp home [5] of the Miami Dolphins NFL team. It was also the spring training home of the Baltimore Orioles. The university was located in the Opa-locka North census-designated place, in an unincorporated area, [6] [7] until Miami Gardens incorporated as a city on May 13, 2003. [8]
The School for Advanced Studies (SAS) is a dual-enrollment secondary school in Miami, Florida.It is a part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools System and is located at five campuses of Miami Dade College: Homestead campus, Kendall campus, North campus, West campus, and Wolfson campus.
The calendar for the 2024-25 school year is set. The first day of school in Miami-Dade schools will be Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, and the final day of classes will be Thursday, June 5, 2025, the ...
In the short term, “there appears to be minimal impact on public school enrollment,” said Miami-Dade Public Schools’ chief academic officer More Miami-Dade families signed up for vouchers ...
The intersection between the Graham University Center and the Green Library is considered to be the heart of the campus. In 1943, state senator Ernest 'Cap' Graham (father of future Florida governor and U.S. senator Bob Graham) presented the state legislature with the initial proposal for the establishment of a public university in Miami-Dade County. [17]