Manatee Community Foundation awarded MTC student Alanna Bjork a Chiles Hospitality Scholarship! | From SRQ Magazine

The Chiles Hospitality Scholarship Fund of Manatee Community Foundation (MCF) has awarded scholarships to nine employees from Chiles Hospitality’s three waterfront restaurants: Sandbar Seafood & Spirits, Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub and Beach House Waterfront Restaurant. Established by Ed Chiles in 2010, the fund provides scholarships for qualified individuals who are employees or children…

Aviation Maintenance Technician School ready for takeoff at SRQ | From The Observer

Manatee Technical College and Suncoast Technical College, among other partners, celebrate the groundbreaking of the new aviation school that will offer hands-on opportunities for students. by Liz Ramos As planes were taking off and landing at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, Rick Piccolo was shoveling dirt. After more than five years of waiting, Piccolo, the president…

Manatee Technical College’s new diesel program is in high gear | From the Observer 

By Liz Ramos As a former Army mechanic, Paige Godwin thought enrolling in Manatee Technical College’s new diesel systems technician program would allow her to continue to develop her skills. However, Godwin was nervous about being one of the first students in a new program. Was it going to be worth the time? She wondered…

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Aviation maintenance technician school to open at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport | From Sarasota Herald Tribune

Steven Walker  Sarasota Herald-Tribune Manatee Technical College and Suncoast Technical College will break ground on a new aviation maintenance technician school at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport on Thursday afternoon. Once completed, the school will offer courses and training for students to prepare for careers as aviation technicians. The school is part of a partnership between…

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MTC students awarded scholarships

MTC students Emma Ramirez, dental assisting, and Krystal Camacho, nursing, were awarded $500 scholarships from the Palm Aire Women’s Club. The scholarship money actually is presented by the club to the State College of Florida Foundation which gives the funds to students selection by the Palm Aire Women’s Club screening committee. “You can rest assured…

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Donated firetruck becomes teaching tool at Manatee Technical College | From the Observer

Although a firetruck purchased in 2008 by Myakka City Fire Rescue is being retired, it is entering an important new chapter of its life. The truck is being donated by East Manatee Fire Rescue, which merged with Myakka City Fire Rescue in 2021, to Manatee Technical College to be used in MTC’s Firefighter/EMT and Diesel…

MTC instructor earns prestigious degree from photography nonprofit | From the Observer

MTC instructor earns prestigious degree from photography nonprofit | From the Observer

Marina Proskurina is one of 24 people to earn the Master Artist degree from Professional Photographers of America in 2023. By Liz Ramos | 7:00 a.m. March 1, 2023 Marina Proskurina always has worked hard to learn all she can about art. For the past six years, Proskurina, a digital design and photography instructor at…

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MTC instructor earns professional Master Artist degree

(Bradenton, February 13, 2023) –Marina Proskurina of Manatee Technical College in Bradenton, Florida, has earned the Master Artist degree from Professional Photographers of America (PPA). The degree was presented to Proskurina by PPA president Jeff Dachowski, M. Photog. Cr., CPP, at the association’s annual conference, Imaging USA 2023, in Nashville, TN, in January. The Master Artist degree is an achievement of…

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