Manatee Technical Institute graduation at a glance Graduates: 1,400 Speakers: Robin Chacon-Primous, dental assisting graduate; Annette Franco, legal administrative specialist graduate; and Jessica Arnold, adult education graduate Shining Moment: Steven Weaver, a heating and air conditioning program grad, sang the national anthem in a deep, confident voice that would have given Trace Adkins goose bumps….
PALMETTO — The first vocational school opened in Manatee County in 1963 with welding, auto mechanics and small engine repair classes for men and nursing and cosmetology courses for women. When Manatee Technical Institute’s 50th graduating class received diplomas Sunday there were 10 times as many programs, illustrating the complexities of the modern world. A…
The Manatee Technical Institute class of 2014 graduated at the Bradenton Convention Center in Palmetto on Sunday. It was a proud day of smiles for the graduates and their friends and family who attended the ceremony.
Automotive Service Technology student Joachin Ochoa is graduating from Manatee Technical Institute on June 29 with the distinction of earning the greatest number of ASE certifications of any student in the school’s 50-year history. His MTI certificate and ASE certifications recently earned him a position as a VW technician with Suncoast Motorsports, Porsche-Audi-Volkswagen. The certification exams…
What ranks as one of the region’s most treasured institutions will celebrate a milestone this coming weekend with its historic 50th graduating class. Manatee Technical Institute is a workforce and career training ground essential to the economic vitality of the county. MTI’s virtues have been long celebrated in this community since growing from five programs…
MANATEE — Bradenton’s Jozsefne Lukacs enrolled at Manatee Technical Institute two years ago dreaming of becoming a certified public accountant. In her first year, she could only go to morning classes part time. A physics and mathematics teacher in her native Hungary, Lukacs needed to clean houses full time to support herself. MTI accounting teacher…
The 50th graduation of Manatee Technical Institute will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2014, at the Bradenton Area Convention Center, One Haben Boulevard, Palmetto. The Class of 2014 is 1,400 graduates. The Class of 1964 was 78 graduates. The tech center started its mission 50 years ago with five programs; today…
Ten Manatee Technical Institute student volunteers from the Network Support Services class spent a recent day cleaning up Dream Oaks Camp. The students, who are all members of SkillsUSA, were taking part in the United Way of Manatee County’s “Hands-On Manatee” volunteer initiative. “I was looking for a way to help the class bond with…
Eighteen Manatee Technical Institute students became members of the National Adult Education Honor Society last night. The NAEHS was founded in 1991 to recognize the sacrifices and efforts of adult education students. Here are a few stories of MTI students Sandra Hernandez, Rosalia Morente and Marco Romero. Hernandez was a project manager in her native…
Digital Video Production students at Manatee Technical Institute working in partnership with Keep Manatee Beautiful produced a 5 minute video and will produce a 30 second spot. These videos highlight the many functions Keep Manatee Beautiful performs for the community. Among these are cleaning the beaches, removing graffiti, marking storm drains, providing abatement programs, and…
BRADENTON — At an awards ceremony May 2, Manatee Technical Institute presented 99 medals to the MTI students who won first, second or third at the 2014 Florida SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference, April 28 and 29 in Pensacola. Manatee Tech students won 54 gold medals — more medals than any other school in…
BY RICHARD DYMOND MANATEE — For 20 Manatee Technical Institute culinary students who are studying to be chefs and nine advanced horticulture students from Braden River High School, Tuesday featured a true farm-to-fork experience. MTI students were given their own garden space in February at Braden River High School and BRHS students helped them plant…
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