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(Bradenton, FL—June 14, 2017)   The Dental Assisting Technology and Management program at Manatee Technical College graduated 16 students on June 14. “This wasn’t just a program,” said class speaker Gretchen Freeman, “this was a year of our lives that we made a difference and we bettered ourselves.  I’ll never forget the day a woman…

(Bradenton, FL, June 13, 2017)   The Early Childhood Education apprenticeship program at Manatee Technical College graduated 33 students on June 13. All graduated having earned the national Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential, which is considered key to career advancement in early childhood education. Our field is misunderstood, said graduate Rachel Miles. We are not…

“They wouldn’t stop talking about it,” said Craig VanNortwick, father of twins Troy and Zachary, age 12.  “They were up early, every morning; they couldn’t wait to get there.” The goal of the camp was to introduce young people to careers in manufacturing by exposing them to local manufacturing and providing them with fun, interactive…

(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…

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, 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…