kendell bently-baker, inspired by the academic success of that program, and attempting to take greater advantage of the facilities and faculty of miami dade college (mdc), then known as miami dade community college, proposed the creation of a dual-enrollment school of the arts: morning academics were to be at the student's home high school; in the afternoon students were to be bussed to one of the two mdcc campuses for classes in art or the performing arts. upon high school graduation, the student received a diploma from the home high school and college credits for the art classes, awarded through mdc.