Miami Tech Jobs, Science Jobs Prep through New Complex

A new complex will help prepare students for future Miami tech jobs and science jobs.

The recently-opened Miami-Dade College North Campus Science Complex will work to advance education in STEM - or science, technology, engineering and mathematics - disciplines and serve as a regional hub for research development.

MDC, an undergraduate two-year college, considers the new science complex a valuable tool for students who must meet certain science course requirements in order to graduate. The 90,000-square-foot complex was funded in part by the State of Florida and two grants from the U.S. Department of Education.

The facility is equipped with the latest technology and features 21 laboratories with media stations, a Palmetum, a roof-top observatory, classrooms, lecture hall, faculty and administrative offices, botanical garden, greenhouse, chiller plant building, outdoor plaza and cafe.

The complex will serve as a hands-on training ground for students interested in biotechnology, chemical technology, environmental sciences and advanced manufacturing. Students who study these fields can end up in a variety of jobs, including everything from research technologist to environmental scientist.

"The Science Complex has been designed with the latest in the scientific industry as well as to provide exceptional learning environment and opportunities for science major students in the classroom and the laboratories," North Campus President Dr. José A. Vicente said.

"Intensive research of best practices from other institutions across the country was conducted by MDC prior to the architectural design development, and the Science Complex is now among those top institutions across the country," he added.