(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…
[Bradenton, FL] – Students and faculty at Manatee Technical College will join others across the nation during the month of February to celebrate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. CTE Month is recognized to celebrate and highlight the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across Florida. “In partnership with the Florida Department…
By James Hill Published: Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:40 PM EST SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – The Dental Assisting Technology and Management Program at Manatee Technical College is a program designed to train students for careers as dental assistants and orthodontic assistants. Students must complete 1,230 hours while preparing for national and state certification. “There’s a lot of…
Manatee Technical College will be hosting 30 career and technical education leaders from around the country January 25-27. The educators are Fellows in the NextLevel Postsecondary Leadership Program offered by the Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and sponsored by ECMC Foundation. https://www.acteonline.org/press-releases/79448/ https://www.acteonline.org/ Two of the Fellows are CTE administrators at Manatee Technical College: Program…
BRADENTON, Fla. – When floodwaters from Hurricane Ian, trapped people and animals in their homes and land in Myakka City, a Manatee County non-profit answered the call for help. “I have not seen that level of water. The amount of devastation that we saw,” said Jared Leggett. Manatee County Search and Rescue used their jet skis, a Humvee and LMT…
Santiago Valencia, 21, has overcome physical and environmental challenges in the pursuit of his sports reporting dreams. by: Your Observer The most-watched sporting event globally happens once every four years, and this time, it will have a new voice bringing its action to the masses. Manatee Technical College’s Santiago Valencia, an aspiring sports journalist, traveled…
(Bradenton, FL—November 16, 2022) MTC Radio, 101.1FM, will air a live report from Qatar at 2:45 p.m. EST on November 30 during the half-time of the World Cup match between Argentina and Poland. Santiago Valencia, producer of the program “Zona Fútbol” (Soccer Zone) on MTC Radio, will be in Qatar from November 28 through December 1…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $430,000 to Manatee Technical College through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund. The award funds a Diesel Systems Technology course to prepare a highly skilled workforce for in-demand occupations in the transportation, distribution, and logistics industries. “Advancing Florida’s workforce continues to be a top priority for my…
Many Manatee Technical College students secured a job before they even graduate. by: YourObserver.com Myakka City’s Annabel Larsen finished her Accounting Operations program on a Friday in March. The following Monday, Larsen already was hard at work at her accounting job with Mercedes Scientific in Lakewood Ranch. Larsen said being able to secure a job…
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