BRADENTON — While many will take a moment of silence or attend a special ceremony to remember the victims of 9/11, in Manatee County, several community members are giving blood to help honor the lives lost. On Thursday, Manatee Technical College held a remembrance blood drive. Organizers said they thought the best way to mark…
(Bradenton, FL—August 20, 2015)Marina Proskurina, digital design instructor at Manatee Technical College, has been honored with a Merit Award from the Professional Photographers of America in the 2015 International Photographic Competition. Her work, “Scrapbook of Life,” has been selected for inclusion in the 2016 International General Collection Book. Winning awards for her digital photography and design work is not new…
Manatee Technical College will host a Remembrance Blood Drive on Sept. 10 and 11. The blood drive will commemorate the 14th anniversary of 9/11 by saving lives. All life-saving donors will receive a free limited-edition 9/11 commemorative t-shirt and a wellness checkup. The free checkup includes blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening….
(Bradenton, FL—September 2, 2015) Manatee Technical College will host a Remembrance Blood Drive on September 10 and 11. The blood drive will commemorate the 14th anniversary of 9/11 by saving lives. All life-saving donors will receive a free limited-edition 9/11 commemorative t-shirt and a wellness checkup. The free checkup includes blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron…
What amazes me is the different types of Chef knives there are; Western, Japanese and German. Then there are the different metals used; carbon, stainless and high-carbon, stain-free steel, they now make ceramic and titanium blades, too. There is also the way the blade is created. There are blades cut from sheets of metal, there…
(Bradenton, FL—August 28, 2015) Capture the beauty of Florida in the fall. Learn how in Photography 101 at Manatee Technical College. Class starts September 8, 2015. Master Photographer Carmen Schettino will teach how to get the maximum creative use and enjoyment out of a digital camera for years to come. MTC’s non-credit enrichment…
State Farm donated a 2005 Hyundai Sonata to Manatee Technical College for instructional use in its Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing program to enable the students to learn to make structural repairs without liability risks. MTC will return the vehicle to State Farm after six months and apply to receive another one. State Farm public…
(Bradenton, FL—August 5, 2015) State Farm is donating a 2005 Hyundai Sonata to Manatee Technical College for instructional use in its Auto Collision Repair & Refinishing program. Jose Soto and other company representatives will be on hand at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, for a media event to present the salvage vehicle to…
Manatee Technical College defies a downward statewide enrollment trend. How did this technical and vocational career institution do that? Smart marketing and outreach. As the economy continues to recover and jobs become more plentiful, potential MTC students could be lured into the workforce and skip training that could lead to better opportunities and higher pay….
(Bradenton, FL—July 29, 2015) Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue donated a fire engine and North River Fire District donated a driving simulator to the Manatee School District at the July 28 board meeting for use by Manatee Technical College. Doug Wagner, Director of Adult Career and Technical Education and Manatee Technical College, and Henry Sheffield, Coordinator…
UNIVERSITY PARK — As the economy improves, Manatee Technical College is redoubling its efforts to attract technical and vocational students who might be tempted to go straight into the workforce. As more jobs become available, MTC officials said they fear high school graduates will eschew training that could bring them better opportunities and more pay,…
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