The mission of Miami Dade College is to provide accessible, affordable, high-quality education by keeping learner’s needs at the center of decision–making in partnership with its dynamic, multicultural community.
The mission of the Medical Center Campus is to provide students with affordable, accessible, quality education in health care careers. Faculty and staff strive to respond to the changing needs of student, health care providers, and health care consumers in the community at large through collaboration with health care and business communities. The Medical Center Campus provides an environment that is conducive to learning by recognizing and responding to the diverse learning styles, cultures, and resources of its students.
The mission of the School of Health Sciences is to provide excellent, affordable, accessible health care education and to promote quality health care services in our community.

The mission of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is to provide the stimulation, encouragement, and counseling conducive to an excellent learning environment for a progressive education in diagnostic medical sonography. The program seeks to develop graduates who will:

• understand the basic principles of diagnostic medical sonography and its disciplines;
• function in entry-level diagnostic medical sonographer positioning;
• recognize the importance of the patient in the provisions of health care;
• demonstrate an understanding of the diagnostic medical sonographer’s role in relation to the function and organization of other allied health professions;
• recognize the need for continued learning in order to adapt to changes and challenges within the profession of diagnostic medical sonography; and
• achieve a passing grade on the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographer's credentialing examinations.

Miami Dade College Learning Outcomes

Miami Dade College has adopted the General Education Outcomes listed below.  Upon completion of a program of study at the Medical Center Campus, graduates from Miami Dade College should emulate these outcomes.

• Communicate effectively using listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
• Use quantitative analytical skills to evaluate and process numerical data.
• Solve problems using critical and creative thinking and scientific reasoning.
• Formulate strategies to locate, evaluate, and apply information.
• Demonstrate knowledge of diverse cultures, including global and historical perspectives.
• Create strategies that can be used to fulfill personal, civic, and social responsibilities.
• Demonstrate knowledge of ethical thinking and its application to issues in society.
• Use computer and emerging technologies effectively.
• Demonstrate an appreciation for aesthetics and creative activities.
• Describe how natural systems function and recognize the impact of humans on the environment.