What is Project MÁS?

Project MÁS is a five year Grant funded by the United States Department of Education Title V Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program being implemented at the Medical Center Campus of Miami Dade College. 

The Grant runs from October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2007.

In the 2002/2003 academic year, The Medical Center Campus of Miami dade Collefe awarded 1,298 Associate of Science Degrees in Allied Health and Nursing.

Over 80 percent of credit card and noncredit students are minority; most of these students are Hispanic.

Project MÁS Goals and Accomplishments

• The library has been renovated and remodeled to expand student-dedicated quiet space and to provide better work areas for library and media staff. In addition, library hours have been extended.  
  
  
• A technology-equipped 'study haven' where students can study comfortably in groups has been created.
  
  
• Twenty-three faculty members have and/or are receiving training and support in the use of instructional technology to promote student learning through Project MÁS. Faculty have attended workshops on test construction and on competencies assessed with licensing exams. Six additional faculty members are now being 'mentored' in the use of educational technology by their colleagues who have been participating in Project MÁS since January 2003.
  
  
  • Twenty-five courses and seminars have been or are scheduled to be web-enhanced, and faculty are using technology to implement new instructional strategies and improve teaching methods.