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by Liz Ramos | December 6, 2023 Apprentices work full-time while attending courses at Manatee Technical College to further their careers and fill gaps in various industries. Lakewood Ranch’s Frank Petrone hopes attaining an electrician journeyman license through an apprenticeship program will be his first step to starting his own business. Petrone works full time…

by Liz Ramos | November 16, 2023 Nurses are a critical part of our health care system. But studies show there will be a significant shortage of nurses in Florida by 2035. Here’s how some regional schools are addressing it. Kailee Looman and Andrea Evans, LPN students at Manatee Technical College, practice taking each other’s…

By Evan Axelbank | October 25, 2023 4:02PM | Plant City | FOX 13 News PLANT CITY, Fla. – Trichelle Jackson’s childhood was filled with Legos and dreams of becoming an architect. “I love how everything can fit together,” Jackson said.  The Tampa Bay Tech architecture student was one of 300 high and vocational school students…

By Liz Ramos – Observer – October 23, 2023 Baking and pastry arts students get a real-world experience baking desserts for a Lakewood Ranch staple event. Madelin Orga-Gonzalez carefully cut strawberries into pieces during a class at Manatee Technical College, then meticulously placed them, along with slices of kiwi and a few blueberries, on top…

The show partnered with ABYC to host students from Manatee Technical College, Fort Myers Technical College and Suncoast Technical College. By ERIC COLBY OCT 6, 2023 PHOTO COURTESY ABYC The American Boat & Yacht Council Foundation partnered with the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference to host Student Career Day on the final day of the…

Thursday, September 28th 2023By Kaitlynn Berning BRADENTON, Fla. (SNN) – Manatee Technical College and CareerSource Suncoast are inviting job seekers and potential students to a career fair and open house at the MTC Main Campus, 6305 E. State Road 70, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5. Instructors and students will showcase their…

By James A. Jones Jr.Sept 29, 2023 Manatee Technical College and CareerSource Suncoast are inviting job seekers and potential students to a career fair and open house at the MTC Main Campus, 6305 State Road 70 E., 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5. The 2022 Manatee Technical College career fair and open house drew…

Organizations collaborate to provide upskilling opportunities for Goodwill employees and community members | From Patch Sharon Kunkel, Community Contributor In alignment with its mission of “Changing Lives Through the Power of Work,” Goodwill Manasota is dedicated to seeking community partners to support its efforts to provide upskilling opportunities for its employees and local residents. Through…

Brian Lee, who spent 30 years in manufacturing, wants to use real life examples in his Carlos E. Haile engineering class. By Liz Ramos Lakewood Ranch’s Brian Lee, who has worked 30 years in manufacturing, always dreamed of touring the Lindt chocolate factory and Lindt Home of Chocolate Museum in Zurich, Switzerland. In March, Lee…

Designs are being finalized for a building to house adult education programs on Manatee Technical College’s Bradenton campus. By Liz Ramos Manatee Technical College’s adult education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, and General Education Development students will have a space to call their own.  The technical school’s adult education programs were previously held in…