Miami Tech Works sprouted from a $10 million grant awarded to the college in August 2022 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Good Jobs Challenge. The funding, overseen by the U.S.

In its first year, a federally funded program through Miami Dade College trained 675 students at universities or boot camps, and 315 of those have since found jobs with salaries $66,000 or more.

Miami Tech Works is filling that gap ... The initiative collaborates with businesses and local colleges like Miami Dade College and Florida International University to match technology students ...