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title: "2 Eduardo J. Padron Quotes - (Leadership Theory and the Community College)"
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# Eduardo J. Padron

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Eduardo José Padrón is President Emeritus of Miami Dade College (MDC). An economist by training, Padrón earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. After serving as a faculty member at MDC, he became the school's president in 1995.

## Quick Facts About Eduardo J. Padron

Notable works Leadership Theory and the Community College

## About Eduardo J. Padron

Eduardo José Padrón is President Emeritus of Miami Dade College (MDC). An economist by training, Padrón earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. After serving as a faculty member at MDC, he became the school's president in 1995. Time named him one of the ten best college presidents in 2009, and he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.

##  Quotes by Eduardo J. Padron

> [Community colleges are the great American invention in terms of education,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eduardo-j-padron/community-colleges-are-the-great-american-invention-in-terms-of/)

Eduardo J. Padron

[College](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college/)

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> [Providing internship opportunities… changes the whole equation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eduardo-j-padron/providing-internship-opportunities-changes-the-whole-equation/)

Eduardo J. Padron

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