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.
Late Start Open Programs:
Fall 2025 Open Programs:
- Administrative Office Specialist
- CNC Production Specialist
- Computer Systems and Information Technology
- Diesel Systems Technology – Evening
- Digital Design
- Digital Photography Technology
- Digital Videography Technology
- Early Childhood Education Pre-Apprenticeship RTI
- Fundamental Foods Skills (Culinary)
- Global Logistics and Supply Chain Technology
- Machining Technologies
Closed Applications
- Accounting Operations (Adult and DE)
- Advanced Manufacturing and Production Technology
- Applied Cybersecurity
- Automotive Collision Technology Technician
- Baking & Pastry Arts
- Barbering Day
- Barbering Evening
- Building Construction Technologies
- Computer Aided Drawing and Modeling
- Cosmetology Day
- Cosmetology Evening
- Dental Assisting Technology & Management Hybrid
- Diesel Systems Technology – Day
- Electrician Day
- Electrician Evening
- EMT only & FF/EMT Combined – Part-Time Evening
- Electrical and Instrumentation Technology 1
- EMT only & FF/EMT Combined – Full-Time Day
- Facials Specialty Evening
- Facial Specialty Day
- Fire Fighter I & II only – Full-Time Day
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Day
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Evening
- Law Enforcement Academy
- Marine Service Technologies
- Massage Therapy Day
- Master Automotive Services Technology Day
- Master Automotive Services Technology – Dual Enrollment part-time am & pm
- Master Automotive Services Technology Evening
- Medical Assisting Hybrid Day
- Medical Administrative Specialist – Online
- Medical Coder/Biller Online
- Nails Specialty Day
- Nursing Assistant ATD
- Nursing assistant MMH Hybrid
- Paramedic
- Patient Care Technician
- Pharmacy Technician ATD Hybrid Day
- Practical Nursing Hybrid Day
- Practical Nursing Hybrid Evening
- Surgical Technology Hybrid
- Welding Technology Day
- Welding Technology (Evening)
Application Period opens February 6, 2025
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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Fall 2025 Enrollment Dates
02/06/25
Fall 2025 Application Opens (Priority, Regular, Dual Enrollment, & Late/Rolling Admission)
03/06/25
PRIORITY Application Deadline (Students who apply by the priority deadline have the highest chance of admission.)
03/31 –
04/04/25
PRIORITY Admission decisions released to students. Latest Possible Dates.
03/21/25
PRIORITY Admission document deadline
04/18/25
PRIORITY Financial Aid document deadline
05/03/25
PRIORITY Payment deadline
05/16/25
REGULAR Admission deadline (Program space may be limited for students who
apply by the regular deadline.)
05/16/25
Dual Enrollment Admission document deadline
05/23/25
Dual enrollment admission decisions released to students. Latest Possible Date.
05/30/25
REGULAR Admission document deadline
06/02 – 06/06/25
REGULAR Admission decision released to students. Latest Possible Dates.
06/27/25
REGULAR Financial Aid document deadline
07/10/25
Fall Enrollment deadline (All Career Prep
students must be enrolled in class.)
07/22/25
Payment deadline (All Career Prep students must finalize payments.)
07/29/25
Late/Rolling Admission deadline (contingent upon program space availability)
No Financial Aid available
08/05/25
Classes Start – All MTC Students
Spring 2026 Enrollment Dates
08/19/2025
Spring 2026 Application Opens (Priority, Regular, Dual Enrollment, & Late/Rolling Admission)
9/16/2025
PRIORITY Spring Application CLOSES (Students who apply by the priority deadline have the highest chance of admission.)
10/3/2025
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
11/7/2025
PRIORITY Payment DEADLINE
11/7/2025
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
12/5/2025
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
01/6/2026
REGULAR Payment Deadline 14 days prior to class start date
1/13/2026
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)
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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