MEED Opening the Door to Independence Microcomputer Education for Employment of the Disabled

Ernestine Williams, Office Assistant, prepares a memo.

Sean Pitts practices workplace skills during internship at Manpower, Inc.

Judith Thompson graduated in our Customer Service Program and is currently employed with Miami-Dade government.

Welcome to Miami Dade College’s MEED Program! We hope you will find the information in this Web site helpful as you explore certificate training and career choices leading to competitive employment and life enrichment for yourself, family, friends, and clients.

Mission Statement

Miami Dade College's MEED Program (Microcomputer Education for Employment of the Disabled) provides customized and competitive employment services to MDC students and graduates with disabilities.

The MEED program's purpose is to support Miami Dade College’s mission “to provide accessible, affordable, high quality education” by recruiting 40-50 individuals with disabilities annually for MDC programs College-wide and mentoring them to program completion.

Since 1987, over 400 Miami Dade College students and graduates with disabilities have received MDC training and become employed with the assistance of the MEED Program. The MEED Program’s annual job placement rate of 60% or more is consistently higher than the national employment rate of 35% for working-age individuals with disabilities.

The contents of this Website were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.