In a typical calendar year, approximately 6,000 full and part-time students attend The English Center with 425 enrolled in CTE programs. Overall, seventy-five percent of our students are ranging between the ages of 16-50, making them viable workforce clients. Currently TEC serves a unique student population composed of approximately 96% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% White.

M-DCPS post-secondary institutions subscribe to the following:

• Financial assistance could consist of Federal Financial Aid Pell Grant, Florida Public Post-secondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program (FSAG), Florida Work Experience Program (FWEP), District Financial Aid Program (DFAP), Fee Waiver Program, and scholarships which may be offered to students in a single form or in various combinations which is called packaging.
• Financial assistance is meant to supplement the efforts of the student and/or the student’s family.
• Both the student’s family and the student are expected to make a maximum effort to assist with post-secondary educational expenses. This is referred to as Expected Family Contribution (EFC).
• The total amount of financial assistance offered to students shall be limited to the amount of the educational costs that are greater than all other resources available to them. 

Financial assistance could consist of scholarships which may be offered to students in a single form or in various combinations which is called packaging.

Students may transfer from one program to another program within the institution or from other institutions by obtaining the recommendation of counselors and instructors.

CTE students who enter programs of 450 clock hours of instruction or more must complete a basic skills examination. The following exemptions apply to students who:

• possess a college degree at the AAS level or higher;
• entered 9th grade in a Florida public school in the 2003-2004 school year, or thereafter, & earned a Florida standard high school diploma;
• are serving as active-duty members of any branch of the U.S. Armed Services shall not be required to take the usual placement test & shall not be required to enroll in developmental education;
• pass a state/national industry certification or licensure exam as delineated in the Basic Skills Licensure Exemption List & aligned to the CTE program in which the student is enrolled;
• enrolled in an apprenticeship program that is registered with the FLDOE;
• has disabilities may request testing accommodations, if they provide written documentation verifying their disability or may be exempted from meeting the basic skills requirements.

Most career/technical education programs are offered on an open-entry/open-exit, performancebased model, allowing students to enter a program anytime during the term, as space becomes available, to show progress according to individual abilities, and to receive a certificate of completion as the required Occupational Completion Points (OCP’s) are mastered. When all course competencies are achieved and basic skills and/or industry certification requirements are met, a program completion certificate is awarded.

• The campus bookstore is available for your convenience, offering a variety of textbooks and workbooks.
• The media center allows students who are currently enrolled to research academic subjects, to access information on current events and to review reference materials for school projects. It is located in Room B-5. In order to use the media center, students are required to provide valid student identification. The media center staff can assist students with logging in to computers, accessing their student portal, and using online resources. 
• Our computer technicians are also available to provide students with technical support as needed.
• Vending machines and microwave ovens are conveniently located across from the “B” building in the dining courtyard. A variety of snacks and cold beverages are available for purchase.