Miami Dade College Student Rights & Responsibilities

Miami Dade College Student Rights & Responsibilities

Dear Student:

This guide offers a clear path to making the most of your educational experience at Miami Dade College. Using this practical resource will keep you focused on your goals and help you pave new roads

to college success.

At MDC, you will undoubtedly have the guidance of our knowledgeable professors, advisors and student services staff. Your classmates can also serve as valuable companions on your educational journey. By encouraging each other to work hard and strive for success, you will create a powerful community of support.

While a sense of community is essential to college life, equally important is the opportunity to forge your own way. I hope you will use this special time to explore who you are and to learn from your unique experiences.

Wishing you great success,

Eduardo J. Padrón

College President

Miami Dade College

Statement of Expectations

As a college student, you now have control of your destiny. A college education not only prepares you for a profession, but it is also an important step in making you a more productive member of society. Miami Dade College takes great pride in offering a high quality and challenging learning environment that will expose you to myriad opportunities for discovery and growth. You can expect: [in other words, these are your RIGHTS…]

• excellence in teaching

• encouragement of innovation and creativity

• a free exchange of ideas

• respect for cultural diversity

• a comprehensive array of services to maximize your academic success.

You also play a central role in fostering and maintaining a quality academic environment for yourself and others. Consequently you are expected to: [in other words, these are your RESPONSIBILITIES…]

• attend classes regularly and on time

• succeed and do well in your classes

• strive for personal excellence

• treat others with courtesy and respect

• contribute to the marketplace of ideas at the College

• demonstrate personal and academic integrity in your dealings with others

• make a positive contribution to the multicultural, multiracial environment at the College

• share responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the physical surroundings.

Your enrollment here is a social contract [CIVIC ENGAGEMENT] between you and the College to become partners in your success. Good luck! Miami Dade College reserves the right to cancel classes and/or programs for which there is insufficient enrollment, to close a class when the enrollment limit in that class is reached and to make any schedule changes as necessary, including a change in time, days, credit, location or instructor. In the event of cancellation, the College will notify each registrant by e-mail and/or by telephone and will issue a full refund. Miami Dade College is not responsible for any other related expenses.

The mission of Miami Dade College is to provide accessible, affordable, high-quality education by keeping the learner’s needs at the center of decision- making and working in partnership with its dynamic, multicultural community.