Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Office of Postsecondary Career and Technical Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Technical Colleges provide a unique money-back guarantee for students who are unable to secure employment in their field of study within six months of completing their program. This guarantee applies to the following programs:
- Aviation Powerplant Mechanics
- Heating, Ventilation Air Conditioning/Refrigeration HVAC/R) 1
- Medical Assisting
To be eligible for a refund of out-of-pocket expenses, students must fulfill all of the following criteria.
Attendance: Students must have attended at least 90% of the scheduled program hours.
Academic Performance: Students must have achieved a grade of B+ (87-89) or higher in all coursework.
Career Fair Participation: Students are required to attend the annual career fair organized by the colleges.
Job Search Effort: Students must provide documentation of having applied to a minimum of five jobs and having scheduled interviews.
Career Planning: Students must engage in the following career planning activities with the college’s career services department:
- Consultation with a Job Placement Specialist or Student Services Designee at least once during enrollment.
- Acquisition of all program certificates and Licenses.
- Submission of an updated resume on file.
- Completion of the technical college’s exit survey.
- Fulfillment of all other program specific requirements.
