In response to the expressed need for cooperation between the academic and business sectors, Miami-Dade Community College established a Center for Business and Industry at the College's Mitchell Wolfson Campus in the Miami business district to centralize college programs, marketing, and other ties with the local business community. This arrangement was designed to facilitate the customizing of course content and scheduling for field-specific on-campus or on-site training at the request of local businesses. The center's executive director, who reports to the dean of instruction, has a staff consisting of a director of training, director of conferences, management consultant, and two secretaries. Institutes are offered in accounting, architecture and engineering, banking and finance, computer technology, corporate fitness, foreign trade, hospitality management, insurance, international/intercultural affairs, language communication, law, management and supervision, marketing and sales, office technology, science technology, and small business development. These institutes serve both small and large businesses and provide liaisons with campus departments through campus faculty. Available programs include courses, professional seminars, conferences, and workshops in cooperation with professional associations. Plans include expansion of services to the Caribbean Basin. Three tables display the program offerings. (MSE)