Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College: Review & Facts

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Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College is a public school with 850 students enrolled. This college was founded in 1998 and is one of the 3 schools located in Miami Lakes, Florida.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate and 2-year certificate are available at Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College.

Majors
Offered
19
Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College deploys a continuous curriculum calendar system and lets you to select from 19 majors. The most popular concentrations are Nursing, Electrical and Electronics, HVAC, Medical Assistant, and Construction. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you plan to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College student retention rate is very low at 32% (way below Florida average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students do not seem to enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
32%
Bad
The graduation rate at Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College is very low: 15%. Approximately 2% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College is pretty decent: 15:1.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition price is relatevely low - about $8,000 per academic year. The additional fees at Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College (not included in tuition costs) are roughly $100; which makes it a total of $8,100 annually.

Read the details about Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
This college might accept dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) earned prior to admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College is $15.00.

To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about admission at Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (305) 557-1100 or check Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

At this moment there is no on-campus housing at Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College.

Based on the college crime numbers, Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College appears to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
5780 NW 158th Street
Miami Lakes, Florida
33014, USA
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