Career & Technical Programs Application

Explore our diverse career and technical programs, review application deadlines, and access our online application with step-by-step tutorials to begin your journey.

Career and Technical Education applicants are required to pay a nonrefundable application fee of $45. Fees can be paid only by Visa and Mastercard; no checks or cash will be accepted.

Spring 2026 Open Programs:

Apprenticeship Programs

Spring 2026 Online Application
NOW OPEN!

Note: Career and Technical Education applicants are required to pay a non-refundable application fee of $45. Fees are payable only by Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express. No checks or cash will be accepted.

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Spring 2026 Enrollment Dates

08/19/2025  

Spring 2026 Application Opens (Priority, Regular, Dual Enrollment, & Late/Rolling Admission)

09/16/2025 

PRIORITY Spring Application CLOSES (Students who apply by the priority deadline have the highest chance of admission.)

10/03/2025

PRIORITY Admission Document DEADLINE

10/6/2025-10/10/2025

PRIORITY Admit Week – Last week to be notified of admission decision 

10/24/2025

PRIORITY Financial Aid Document DEADLINE

10/27/2025-10/31/2025

PRIORITY Financial Aid Processing 

11/07/2025

PRIORITY Payment DEADLINE 

11/07/2025

REGULAR/DUAL ENROLLMENT Admission Application CLOSES (Program space may be limited for students who apply by the regular deadline.)

11/21/2025 

DUAL ENROLLMENT Admission Document DEADLINE

11/24/2025-11/28/2025

Fall Break 

12/05/2025

REGULAR Admission Document DEADLINE 

12/08/2025-12/12/2025

REGULAR Admit Week – Last week to be notified of admission decision 

12/19/2025

REGULAR Financial Aid Document DEADLINE 

12/22/2025-01/01/2026

Winter Break 

01/06/2026

REGULAR Payment Deadline 14 days prior to class start date 

01/13/2026 

Late/Rolling Admission deadline (contingent upon program space availability) 

Note: Our deadline for processing Federal Financial Aid for the 1/20/2026 start date has passed; you will need to make plans to cover your first OCP payment.  While a late submission has no effect on the amount of your Financial Aid award, it will prevent you from using your aid for your first OCP payment.  We will continue processing aid for late submission, once classes start  

01/20/2026

Spring Classes Start for CTE Programs (Official Start of Term) 

Fall 2026 Enrollment Dates

02/05/2026  

Fall 2026 Application Opens (Priority, Regular, Dual Enrollment, & Late/Rolling Admission)

02/05/2026  

East Campus Open House (5-7 pm)

03/06/2026

PRIORITY Fall Application CLOSES (Students who apply by this deadline have the highest chance of admission.)

03/16/2026-03/20/2026

Spring Break/MTC Campuses Closed

03/20/2026

PRIORITY Admission To-Do List DEADLINE

04/06/2026-04/10/2026

PRIORITY Admit Week – Last week to be notified of admission decision

04/24/2026

PRIORITY Financial Aid To-Do List DEADLINE

04/27/2026-05/01/2026

PRIORITY Financial Aid Processing

05/01/2026

Dual Enrollment Application Closes

05/08/2026

PRIORITY Payment DEADLINE

05/15/2026

Dual Enrollment To-Do List DEADLINE

05/22/2026

Dual Enrollment Admission decisions released to students

05/22/2026

REGULAR Admission Application CLOSES (Program space may be limited for students who apply by this deadline.)

06/05/2026

REGULAR Admission To-Do List deadline

06/15/2026-06/19/2026

REGULAR Admission decision released to students

07/03/2026

REGULAR Financial Aid To-Do List deadline

07/10/2026

Fall Enrollment deadline (All Career Prep students must be enrolled in class.)

07/17/2026

Payment deadline (All Career Prep students must finalize payments.)

07/28/2026

Late/Rolling Application deadline (contingent upon program space availability)
No Financial Aid available

08/04/2026

Classes Start—All MTC Students

Apply for Financial Aid by completing a FASFA at https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa. MTC’s school code is 015496. More information can be found on our Financial Aid page. Veterans may use their Veterans (VA) benefits, including the Montgomery GI Bill and Post 9/11 Bill. We accept Florida Prepaid and the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship.

Financial aid is not available for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes or GED® Preparation classes. 

Check your email for your MTCdashboard.net login username and password. Once you have your username and password, you can log into your student account at MTCDashboard.net and review what documentation you need to provide to complete your application.

All Application/Admission documents must be submitted via email to mtcstudentservices@manateeschools.net. No paper documents will be accepted. All Financial Aid documents must be submitted via email to mtcfinancialaid@manateeschools.net. No paper documents will be accepted

Have you already submitted your documents and planning on applying to 2 or more programs? If you have made more than one application, contact Student Services. You may be required to resubmit your documents. If the application process does not function, please try back in several hours. If the problem persists or if you have other questions or issues, contact MTCStudentServices@manateeschools.net or 941.751.7900 x 46108. * Your $45 application fee is non-refundable.

**Manatee Technical College reserves the right to cancel any program prior to the start of a semester if a pre-determined minimum quota of enrolled students is not met. Minimum quotas vary from program to program. Refunds will be made in accordance with MTC’s refund policy as outlined in the MTC Catalog and MTC Student Handbook. 

See our Frequently Asked Questions: FAQ’s, contact Student Services at MTCstudentservices@manateeschools.net or 941.751.7900 x 46108 or see the video below.

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