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C2C in Miami Dade College

In 2011, Miami Dade College (MDC) was one of nine community colleges selected by Campus Compact to participate in Connect2Complete (C2C), a national pilot program intended to increase retention and persistence rates among low-income, underprepared students through course-based peer-to-peer advocacy and peer-assisted service-learning. This article describes the context and the great need for this type of program at MDC, the C2C program that we developed, its particular emphasis on social engagement, lessons learned, and recommended next steps. MDC built its C2C model on a new, credit-bearing Leadership Seminar for peer advocates (PAs). PAs were subsequently matched with C2C target-population students,…

TAX 2000 (Individual Income Taxes)

Course Description: This is a basic federal individual income tax course which will introduce terminology, concepts and applications of the law. The theory must be learned before it is applied “hands on” at the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Center. Pre-Requisite: None Objectives: Students will learn the following : Procedures and Techniques on how to interview the taxpayers to successfully obtain the necessary information to complete their individual income tax returns. Ethical Behavior and Responsibilities inherent in the preparation of individual income tax returns. Tax Rules and Regulations on how to prepare the Forms 1040EZ, 1040A and 1040. Miscellaneous Advanced…