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New Students

MDC Online Orientation

Each term, MDC Online offers a no fee, no credit online orientation for new students. The MDC Online Orientation is designed to help students:

  • become successful online learners
  • gain learning and awareness through self-assessments
  • grow familiar with the Learning Management System
  • acquire the technical skills necessary to succeed in an online course
  • discover more about MDC's processes and academic resources

To Enroll in the Orientation:

  1. First, please make sure you are using Mozilla Firefox browser.
  2. Next go to http://openeducation.blackboard.com/mdc
  3. Then click on the Student Orientation link – "MDC Online Student Orientation"
  4. Click on the grey Enroll button, then select “Don’t have an account? Create one now.” The system will NOT recognize your standard MDC credentials, so create your login and password by using your MDC standard username and password so you remember how to login again.
  5. After creating your account, please check the box “Agree to Terms of Use”.
  6. You will see a green sign at the top that states - Success: You are now enrolled in "Virtual College Student Orientation".
  7. Click on “Go to Course” to begin.

For more information, view this introductory video:

Blackboard Login

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Get Help

The Student Support Center can help resolve technical issues and answer questions about current and future courses and semesters. Current and prospective students can submit a ticket by emailing online@mdc.edu and will receive a response from the Student Support team.

  • Search the MDC Online FAQs to see if the answers to your questions are readily available.

  • For more information and assistance, please contact our Student Support Center:

    Phone:
    305-237-3800
    Email Us:
    online@mdc.edu
    Hours:
    Monday & Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET
    Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m ET

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MDC Policies

Miami Dade College Distance Learning Complaint Procedures for Out of State Students

Miami Dade College desires to resolve student grievances, complaints and concerns in an expeditious, fair and amicable manner. Out of state students who are enrolled in a Miami Dade College online course who have a complaint about a course or experience should go to the Students' Rights & Responsibilities website and select the Student Complaints link to view the MDC Student Complaints Procedure (4032).

Distance education students, who have completed the internal institutional grievance process and the applicable state grievance process, may appeal non-instructional complaints to the FL-SARA PRDEC Council. For addition information on the complain process, please visit the FL-SARA Complaint Process.