MTC joins with the Bradenton Police Department to build a new shooting range and driving pad in Myakka City. by: YourObserver.com For the past four years, the Manatee Technical College Law Enforcement Academy has been searching for a property where it could construct a firing range and driving course to train recruits. In the meantime, recruits…
MTC automotive technology students on board for new challenge. by: YourObserver.com Ryder Wahlsmith, a rising senior at Lakewood Ranch High School, is used to painting, polishing and detailing cars in his Automotive Collision Technology program at Manatee Technical College. But for the past three weeks, Wahlsmith has been painting a plane for Teen Aircraft Factory…
(Bradenton, FL—July 9, 2021) Two Manatee District high school students were awarded scholarships from Ad-VANCE Talent Solutions to attend Manatee Technical College in the fall of 2021. Jorge Zuleta, a graduate of Palmetto High School, has enrolled in the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) program at MTC. After completion of the career certificate…
(Bradenton, FL—June 30, 2021) Four Manatee Technical College students medaled at international and national competitions this past week. Tarryn Lund won a gold medal in the Pharmacy Science contest during the 2021 HOSA Future Health Professionals Virtual International Leadership Conference. Lund competed in the college division, where the competition includes university students. She is graduating…
(Bradenton, FL—June 3, 2021) Manatee Technical College (MTC) Auto Collision Technology students normally paint cars, but this month they will be painting an airplane. The plane is an experimental aircraft built by the local Teen Aircraft Factory (TAF). “It has a great teaching element for my students,” said collision instructor Shane Baxley, “to learn how…
(Bradenton, FL—May 28, 2021) Retired Colonel (U.S. Army) Mike Ryan presented Brittany Burton a plaque on behalf of all the U.S. Military Veterans at Manatee Technical College on Friday. Burton is the financial aid specialist at MTC who specializes in helping Veterans with their VA Benefits. Ryan surprised Burton in Wagner Auditorium at the MTC…
(Bradenton, FL—May 20, 2021) Jay Romine, director of the Manatee Technical College Law Enforcement Academy, was inducted into the Florida Law Enforcement Officers’ Hall of Fame last week. William “Jay” Romine began his career in law enforcement in 1979 as an auxiliary police officer at Holmes Beach Police Department. He rose through the ranks to…
(Bradenton, FL—April 29, 2021) Manatee Technical College inducted 24 students into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) in a virtual ceremony that premiered on MTC’s Facebook page on April 13, 2021. Xela Brutus conducted the ceremony. Brutus is a career counselor and the college’s new NTHS advisor. MTC director Dr. Valerie Viands made opening and…
(Bradenton, FL—April 27, 2021) Twenty-five Manatee Technical College<www.manateetech.edu/> students medaled in two state competitions: 2021 Florida SkillsUSA and 2021 FL-HOSA Future Healthcare Professionals. HOSA: Three MTC students won silver medals, second in the state, in the FL-HOSA competitions: Jayshonda Coleman in Dental Terminology, Angelina Hale in Dental Science, and Tarryn Lund in Pharmacy Science. Competitors…
ELLENTON At Stack’d Cake Studio, the customer directs how they want their cake built, much as they would a sub at a sandwich shop. But instead of provolone or Swiss on rye or wheat, they have a menu of sweet options from which to choose. Owner Nailah Browne and baker Selene Martinez start by asking what…
(Bradenton, FL—April 14, 2021) The Dan DiCicco Memorial Scholarship Foundation presented scholarship awards at the Manatee Technical College East Campus to three students in MTC’s Law Enforcement Academy on April 14, 2021—the 8th anniversary of Dan DiCicco’s death. Dan’s parents, Cheryl and Paul DiCicco, awarded Rosa Bautista $3,000. Foundation supporters from Regions Bank, Theresa Pinnix…
When Suzanne Aguirre, a senior at Lakewood Ranch High School, started high school, she wanted to pursue a career as a nurse. “I’m a caring person, and I want to help people out, especially at their most vulnerable state,” Aguirre said. “You need a caring and compassionate side to be a nurse. You need to…
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