First graduates of Manatee Technical College (Bradenton, FL—December 19, 2014) The Dental Assisting Technology and Management Program graduated 15 students on December 11, 2014. Their Pinning Ceremony was held on December 15 in Cantrell Hall of the Main Campus. They were the first graduating class of the newly renamed Manatee Technical College. The second set…
West Manatee Fire District donated a 1999 Pierce pumper to Manatee Tech’s Fire Science Academy to be used in the school’s Fire Fighter I and II program, as well as the Driver Operator state certification class.
Students and instructors from Manatee Tech’s welding program visited Pierce Manufacturing to learn about careers there.
Manatee Technical Institute is now Manatee Technical College. The name change passed unanimously as a consent agenda item at the December 9, 2014, School Board meeting. As soon as it passed, Board Member Mary Cantrell asked everyone in the audience representing Manatee Technical College to stand. As members of the school’s administration, Board of Governors, Alumni…
Manatee Tech barbering student Charles Green trims a boy’s hair at the annual Hope Portrait event at the First Baptist Church in Bradenton on Saturday. Over 40 Manatee Tech students volunteered offering hair cuts, styles, make-up and nail services to 35 people in need who came to get their photo taken for free who could…
Brian Forbes, an air conditioning, heating and refrigeration instructor at Manatee Technical Institute, has earned the title of 2014 Best Instructor by The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration NEWS and the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). The 15th annual contest recognizes the country’s best educators in the industry. This year, they receive 95…
Cosmetology, barber, and nail technician students from Manatee Technical Institute gave 86 haircuts and 37 manicures to participants in the Stand Down for Veterans and the homeless on Saturday at the Manatee County Fairgrounds. “It’s important to give back,” said 28-year-old barber student Yamson Foy. Foy is a U.S. Army Veteran who served in Qatar…
BRADENTON — Kim Bland, program director of the Dental Assisting Technology and Management Program at the Manatee Technical Institute, has been elected president of the American Dental Assistants Association. Bland, according to a release, is the first person in the 90-year history of the association to have been elected to a second term as president….
Photography 101 or C3: Creative Casual Culinary (Bradenton, FL—October 22, 2014) Manatee Technical Institute is offering two fun classes just in time for the holidays: Photography and Creative Casual Culinary. Both classes start in November. Both are being taught by true professionals in their fields. Photography 101 is being offered by Master Photographer Carmen Schettino. Schettino…
Emergency! Quick…Dial 911! When firefighters, police officers or EMTs arrive and take control you aren’t thinking about how they acquired their skills, stay strong and agile with minds completely focused. You just want their help. Now you can watch as public safety personnel showcase their prowess during the third annual First Responders Challenge on Saturday,…
Down with Diabetes is an MTI health literacy project which is being funded by FL Blue. It will serve over 90 Adult ESOL students, and our Patient Care Technician students will measure their blood glucose levels. Instructor Janet Gallagher and career counselor Martha Meyers were interviewed. Watch the video here.
“Down with Diabetes,” a health literacy program developed by Manatee Technical Institute and funded by Florida Blue via the Florida Literacy Coalition, is in full swing in the upper level classes of English for Speakers of Other Languages at Manatee Tech. The students are learning how to detect and prevent diabetes. Late last school year,…
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