Catalog 2020-2021 - Miami Lakes Educational Center & Technical College - 5780 N.W. 158th Street - Miami Lakes Educational Center and ...

Miami Lakes Educational Center
              &
      Technical College

            Catalog
          2020-2021
          5780 N.W. 158th Street
        Miami Lakes, Florida 33014
           Tel: (305) 557-1100
           Fax: (305) 557-7391

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
              The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida
                          Ms. Perla Tabares Hantman, Chair
                            Dr. Steve Gallon III, Vice Chair
                                   Lucia Baez-Geller
                           Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall
                                     Christi Fraga
                                  Dr. Lubby Navarro
                                    Dr. Marta Pérez
                                    Mari Tere Rojas
                                     Luisa Santos

                           Superintendent of Schools

                                  Alberto M. Carvalho

School Operations - Adult/Technical Colleges and Educational Opportunity and Access

                         Luis E. Diaz, Assistant Superintendent
                    Dr. Reginald H. Johnson, Administrative Director
                            René Mantilla, District Director
                            Renny L Neyra, District Director

           Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College

                              Yaset Fernandez, Principal
                              Scott Parker, Vice Principal
                           Forrest Cutler, Assistant Principal
                      Erica Evans-DeSimone, Assistant Principal
                         Cassandra Green, Assistant Principal

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Miami Lakes Educational Center ad Technical College is accredited by

                          The Council on Occupational Education
                                     7840 Roswell Road
                                   Building 300, Suite 325
                                   Atlanta, Georgia 30350
                          Telephone: (770) 396-3898 (800)917-2081
                                     Fax: (770) 396-3790

Master Certified by the National Automotive Technician Education Foundations, Inc. (NATEF)
                      Advanced Automotive Service Technology (T-TEN)
                           Automotive Collison Service Technician
                               Automotive Service Technology
                                 Diesel Systems Technician

                      Approved by the Florida State Board of Nursing

                                      Practical Nursing
                      Accredited by Professional Service Association
                        Major Appliance and Refrigeration Technician

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Anti-Discrimination Policy ································································································· 7
History ························································································································· 8
GENERAL INFORMATION
        Vision Statement ································································································· 10
        Mission Statement ······························································································· 10
        Physical Facilities ································································································ 10
        Hours of Operation ······························································································ 10
        Post-Secondary Admission Procedures ···································································· 10
        Calendar ··········································································································· 11
        Open-Entry/Open-Exit Programs ············································································· 12
        Waiting·············································································································· 12
        Academic ·········································································································· 12
        Attendance ········································································································ 12
        Tuition and Fees ································································································· 12
        Transfers ··········································································································· 13
        Veterans Attendance Policy ··················································································· 13
        Refund and Withdrawal ························································································· 14
        Standard of Conduct ···························································································· 15
        Uniform Policy ···································································································· 16
        Work Based Learning ··························································································· 16
        Special Training ·································································································· 16
        Certificate of Completion ······················································································· 17
        Transcript Request ······························································································ 18
        Articulation Agreements ························································································ 18
        Post-Secondary Credit for High School Vocational Course ············································ 18
STUDENT SERVICES
        Guidance Counseling and Placement Services ·························································· 20
        Adult Students with Disabilities ··············································································· 20
        Media Center ······································································································ 20
        Bookstore ·········································································································· 20
        Food Facilities ···································································································· 20
        Housing Facilities ································································································ 21
        Bus Information ··································································································· 21
        Parking ············································································································· 21
        Student Health Care····························································································· 21
        Insurance ·········································································································· 21
        Student Identification Card····················································································· 21
        Student Right to Know ·························································································· 21
        Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) ······················································ 21
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
        Purpose ············································································································ 23
        Definition ··········································································································· 23
        Level One: (Informal Procedures) ············································································ 23
        Level Two: (Formal Procedures) ············································································· 23

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACADEMIC POLICIES
     Academic Policies ······························································································· 25
     Veterans Students Standards of Progress ································································· 26
     Credit for Previous Education and Training ································································ 26
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
     Financial Aid ······································································································ 28
     General Eligibility Requirements ············································································· 28
     Financial Aid Standards of Academic Progress ·························································· 28
     District Financial Aid Program (DFAP) ······································································ 30
     Federal Pell Grant Program ··················································································· 30
     Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) ······································· 30
     Florida Pre-paid College Fund ················································································ 30
     Florida Student Assistance Grant– Career Education (FSAG-CE)··································· 30
     Florida Vocational Rehabilitation ············································································· 30
     Tuition Fee Waiver Program ·················································································· 30
     Skills for Academic, Vocational and English Studies (SAVES) ······································· 30
     Veteran Educational Benefits Programs ···································································· 31
     Workforce Investment Act······················································································ 31
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
     Skills USA·········································································································· 33
     Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) ······················································· 33
ADULT GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
     Admission Requirements······················································································· 35
     Applied Academic for Adult Education ······································································ 35
     Adult Basic Education (ABE) ·················································································· 35
     General Educational Development (GED) ································································· 35
CAREER TECHNICAL PROGRAMS
     ARCHITECTURE & CONTRUCTION
              Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning/Refrigeration (HVAC/R) 1 ··························· 38
     HEALTH SCIENCE
              Dental Assisting························································································· 40
              Medical Assisting ······················································································· 41
              Pharmacy Technician ················································································· 42
              Practical Nursing ······················································································· 43
     HOSPITALITY & TOURISM
              Professional Culinary Arts & Hospitality ·························································· 45
     HUMAN SERVICES
              Cosmetology ···························································································· 47
     INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
              Computer Systems and Information Technology (CISCO) ··································· 49
     MANUFACTUING
              Electrical and Instrumentation Technology (Building Automation Systems) ············· 51
              Electronics Technology ··············································································· 52
              Major Appliance and Refrigeration Technician ·················································· 53
              Welding ··································································································· 54
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