An NSA-designated national cybersecurity center of excellence, miami dade college will support the region's growing role as a technology hub and catalyze economic mobility for underserved workers…

Miami Dade College will receive $19.99 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. Through September 2025, the college's Miami Tech Works initiative will support the region's growing technology sector and economic mobility for underserved workers.

In partnership with over 30 employers in technology fields like cybersecurity and with support from education providers, Miami Tech Works will expand training and certification opportunities in high-quality cybersecurity skills. This aims to meet local demand for skilled talent while increasing prospects for underserved communities. As a large Hispanic-serving institution, Miami Dade College and its Wolfson Campus sub-awardee are well-positioned to catalyze technology-oriented pathways toward employment.

An NSA-designated national cybersecurity center of excellence, miami dade college will support the region's growing role as a technology hub and catalyze economic mobility for underserved workers through miami tech works. With support from over 30 employers - including blackstone technology and innovations, assurant, 8BASE INC, and microsoft - miami dade college will develop pathways that meet local employer demand for skilled talent. As a large hispanic-serving, four-year institution in the country, and in partnership with local education providers, miami tech works will expand opportunities for underserved communities to engage in high quality cybersecurity training and to gain industry certifications.