MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE – MEDICAL CAMPUS
HELPING STUDENTS ACHIEVE THEIR VOCATIONAL
CAREER TRAINING GOALS ON TIME
New students visiting the center may be advised by a
counselor by appointment or by walking-in
during office hours. Students receive
informational material, college and program admission
assistance, and referral
to other resources, as needed.
Forms
are provided in the VCSRC.
New students must complete and submit the MDCC
Application
for Admission or
Re-admission to Vocational Credit Courses and Programs
form (pink& white) to the
REGISTRAR’s office, in room #1201 (or at any
Campus office). THERE IS NO APPLICATION
FEE for vocational certificate
students. Applicants will need to show two forms of identification,
one must be
a picture ID. Florida residents must be able to prove residency of one year or
more.
Call the REGISTRAR at (305) 237- 4160, for specific information.
On receipt of a confirmation letter from the
Registrar’s office, an appointment must be made with
the TESTING department to
take the Test of Adult Basic Education (T.A.B.E.), or to have
evaluated any
higher educational qualifications (such as, an AA degree or higher). Call (305)
237-4275
for the TESTING
department of the Medical Campus. Students who
have been officially
admitted into the college may take the TABE at any MDCC
campus. Students are encouraged
to visit the VCSRC after testing and take with
them the T.A.B.E. results/ report for program
admission evaluation and
assessment
LPN applicants: In addition to meeting TABE requirements,
applicants with TABE scores of 10
or more in all basic skill areas must also
take the Nurse Entrance Test (NET).
EXEMPTIONS: Applicants may also be assessed for exemptions to
the T.A.B.E: persons with an
Associate of Arts,
Bachelors’
degree or higher, acceptable CPT, CLAST, or SAT/ ACT scores.
Official
documents, transcripts and test reports, will be evaluated for exemption by the
TESTING
department, in room #1301 (Success Center).
NON-MDCC T.A.B.E
Reports: TABE score reports from
institutions outside of the college
system may be
considered for admission. These reports must meet
all of the following requirements:
reports must be less than 2-years old from
the date of application; only scores from test forms A,
level 7 or 8, and
reported on a
“Student
Multi-Referenced Report”, will be accepted. Students
must have the report
sent/ mailed in a sealed envelope to the TESTING department
(or, bring it
themselves), the report must bear the seal of the institution, and the name and
signature
of the testing administrator.
Students, who have been officially admitted into the
college and have taken the
T.A.B.E., must
complete an Application for
Program Selection (YELLOW form), which is available in the
VCSRC,
or by mail.
This form is processed in the
VCSRC.
Applicants who have met the admission criteria
before the deadline, and have been selected for
admission will be sent a letter
of acceptance. Applicants must respond promptly to indicate
their intention to
begin and register for classes, and make an appointment with the PSAV
Student
Services Specialist. Applicants who fail to meet the admissions requirements
for the
program will be sent a letter stating their status and area/s of
deficiency.
**TURN OVER FOR T.A.B.E. “ EXIT” SCORES OF
VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS.