Miami Dade College - InterAmerican Campus

In the Heart of Little Havana

InterAmerican Campus is located in a colorful and lively neighborhood in Miami’s historic Latin Quarter. The seed for InterAmerican Campus was planted in 1972 when the College offered two night courses at the Belen Jesuit Prep School. Sixty students enrolled. By 1979, the program had blossomed into the Wolfson Campus’ Division of Bilingual Studies, enrolling 2,000 students.

Fast Growth

In the early 1980s, an influx of students from Latin America and the Caribbean led to the addition of day classes and full-time faculty. By 1986, the division had grown to “center” designation, and it moved into a building in Little Havana purchased by the College Foundation.

InterAmerican Center became the largest bilingual learning environment in all of higher education. With enrollment at 5,500, the College District Board of Trustees petitioned the state of Florida for “campus” status. The request was approved and on March 27, 2001, InterAmerican Campus was born, becoming the sixth campus of Miami Dade College.

Unique Programs

Today, InterAmerican Campus provides service to students in over 200 programs. It is also home to the College’s School of Education, which offers bachelor’s degree programs in secondary mathematics education, exceptional student education, and secondary science education in the areas of biology, chemistry, physics and earth/space science.