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 non-refundable application fee of $45. Fees are payable only by Visa and Mastercard. No checks or cash will be accepted.

Late Start Open Programs:

Fall 2025 Open Programs:

Closed Applications

  • Electrician Day
  • EMT only & FF/EMT Combined – Part-Time Evening
  • 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
  • Master Automotive Services Technology Day
  • Practical Nursing Hybrid Day
  • Practical Nursing Hybrid Evening
  • Surgical Technology Hybrid
  • Welding Technology Day

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.)

07/17/25

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

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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