Manatee Technical College is experiencing a significant increase in the number of women signing up for the MTC Law Enforcement Academy. This year, 11 females graduated from the Academy! Watch this story on ABC7!
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…
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…
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…
Second year in a row an MTC student placed 1st in CNC 5-Axis Milling Programmer (Bradenton, FL—June 27, 2023) Manatee Technical College student Arik Edstrom placed first in the nation in the CNC 5-Axis Milling Programmer contest at the 2023 SkillsUSA Championships in Atlanta—a back-to-back win for Edstrom, who placed first in the state in…
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…
A Success Story for the Books… WORDS & PICTURES: Gabrielle Versmessen. After one of the most unprecedented times in our country’s history in 2020, D C’s Child Care Center was at a loss for what to do. Short-staffed, unable to find anyone to hire, and about to close their doors for good, they reached out…
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…
(Bradenton, FL—April 17, 2023) Manatee Technical College students won 16 medals at the Florida SkillsUSA 2023 State Leadership and Skills Conference in Jacksonville. Four students won first place; five came in second, and seven took third place. Of the 16 medalists, 15 were in the college division, and one was in the high- school division. …
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…
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…
(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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