Miami Dade College (MDC) students are doing something atypical for an undergraduate two-year college – scientific research. Thanks to a recently-completed state-of-the-art Science Complex located at the North Campus, MDC is helping to advance education in STEM disciplines – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The complex will also serve as a regional hub for research development.

The new science complex is a valuable tool for all MDC students, who must meet science requirements to graduate. In particular, it will serve as a hands-on training ground for students interested in biotechnology, chemical technology, environmental sciences, and advanced manufacturing, among many other STEM careers. Training in these areas can lead to an array of jobs, from research technologist to environmental scientist.

The 70,000-square-foot complex, funded in part by the State of Florida and two Title V grants from the U.S. Department of Education, is equipped with the latest technology and set in an area of the county where education and career training in the sciences is critically important. It 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, an outdoor plaza, and cafe.