(Bradenton, FL—June 9, 2017) Nine students graduated from the Optometric Assisting program at Manatee Technical College on June 8. Graduates were Lauren Jacques, Elida Castillo, Alexis Garza (front, left to right), Julia Garcia, Maria Lopez, Kimberly Zabran (middle, l to r), Maria Mackay, Kiara Green, and Holly McGonigle (top row, left to right). Graduate…
(Bradenton, FL—June 8, 2017) “Good job, mom!” exclaimed an 8-year-old as she was watching her mother graduate from the Manatee Technical College Fire Academy. Firefighter class number 31 graduated on June 7, and 31% of the class were women—five of 16 graduates. It was the largest group of female firefighters to graduate from the…
(Bradenton, FL—May 30, 2017) Manatee Technical College will offer a summer camp for high school students interested in exploring careers in healthcare. MTC was awarded a grant from the Gulfcoast South Area Health Education Center to offer the five-day camp, making it free for students to attend. The health careers summer camp will be…
Attending a university may be the post-graduation dream for some high school students, but Chandler Owings, 17, always knew his future was in the trades. He watched his family succeed and make good money doing HVAC, or heating, ventilation and air conditioning work. Owings is a dual-enrolled junior at North Port High School and Suncoast…
Manatee Technical College is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with food and performances from south of the border, and from other points generally to the south of us. MTC’s Multicultural Festival, which is a Cinco de Mayo event but actually takes place on Saturday, will feature live music by bands from Mexico, Cuba and the Caribbean…
In a show of force, MTC’s Collision Repair and Refinishing students proudly took first place in every one of their four contests, which were highly competitive. Nail Care students made a clean sweep in the college division. All five of MTC’s Business Technology contestants won in the Technical Computer Applications competition. Over 1,270 students from…
BRADENTON “Success favors the prepared mind.” That is the motto of the National Technical Honor Society, which recognizes the best students studying workforce education. On Tuesday, MTC honored 150 prepared minds by inducting them into the NTHS during a ceremony at the school. Kathleen Matthews, an advisor for the society and career counselor at Manatee…
(Bradenton, FL—April 12, 2017) Entrepreneur and 22-year U.S. Army veteran Richard Rousey was one of 150 Manatee Technical College students to be inducted into the National Technical Honor Society on April 11 at MTC. The annual induction ceremony marked the 20th for MTC. About 500 family and friends were there to watch their loved ones…
BRADENTON Manatee Technical College is sending two of its own dental-assisting students to compete in an international competition in June. Dental-assisting students Heather Thielen and Gabrielle Hook took home first place and third place, respectively, in the HOSA Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference April 6 to 9 in Orlando. Their top finishes ensured them…
MTC had six competitors at the state event. Emily White, also a dental assisting student, garnered fifth place in Dental Science. The students had qualified to go to state by earning medals at the Regional Conference. HOSA is a national career and technical student organization. Its mission is to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality…
Each one of us chose to be a nurse to help and heal others in their time of need,” said Morgan Dettmer as she spoke to her class of fellow graduates. She closed by reminding them, “They may forget your name, by they will never forget how you made them feel.” In a traditional nurses…
MANATEE One dentist described the teeth he was seeing Friday at Manatee Technical College’s free dental clinic in blunt terms: “Rampant decay,” said Rob Hynton, a Bradenton dentist who volunteers at the school’s free clinics, offered four times a year. Hynton along with three other dentists and the dental-assistant students at MTC dedicated their morning…
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