(Bradenton, FL—January 29, 2021) Manatee Technical College graduated 17 Practical Nursing students on January 21, 2021, in an outdoor drive-through pinning ceremony. Leesolee Kolokollie earned the highest honors with a GPA of 3.94 on a 4.0 scale. The graduates will become Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) upon passing the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses…
(Bradenton, FL—January 15, 2021) The Manatee Technical College Law Enforcement Academy graduated 18 recruits and bestowed 4 with honors on January 14, 2021. Tiynek Baker was honored for his skills as class leader. Peyton Martin earned the Top Gun award for having the best firearms skills in the class. Michael Davis earned the highest academic…
(Bradenton, FL—December 15, 2020) Manatee Technical College inducted 26 students into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) in a virtual ceremony that premiered on YouTube and Facebook on December 8, 2020. Kathy Matthews led the ceremony, assisted by Xela Brutus. Both are counselors at MTC. Matthews is the college’s NTHS advisor and has been leading…
(Bradenton, FL—October 23, 2020) Manatee Technical College is offering virtual open houses to make it easier for potential students to see inside the halls of the MTC campuses. Each open house will be a single video that premieres on MTC’s Facebook and YouTube page at 7 p.m. East Campus open house is set for October…
(Bradenton, FL—October 16, 2020) Three classes of Firefighter students at Manatee Technical College celebrated their program completion with an awards ceremony at 6 p.m. on October 14, 2020, at the MTC East Campus. Over 70 family and friends attended via Zoom to watch the presentation, as students sat socially distanced in the Dr. Priscilla Haflich…
(Bradenton, FL—October 14, 2020) If you have recently experienced job loss, Manatee Technical College may be able to help. In response to the current job crisis, MTC is offering Rapid Credentialing training at little to no out-of-pocket cost to students. The training is being funded in large part by the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund under…
(Bradenton, FL—October 13, 2020) Manatee Technical College<www.manateetech.edu/> is joining forces with the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) for a new workforce education initiative aimed at raising awareness of short-term career and technical education programs. Get There Florida highlights the key benefits of the programs available locally in Manatee County and to all Floridians statewide. “Manatee…
(Bradenton, FL—September 3, 2020) Juliano Falieros traveled close to 5,000 miles to take a one-week training at the Manatee Technical College Law Enforcement Academy. The 31-year-old is a police officer with the Anchorage (Alaska) Police Department. “I looked online, and the MTC academy had good ratings and good reviews,” said Falieros about why he chose…
(Bradenton, FL—July 23, 2020) Manatee Technical College will reopen to students on August 6 and 7, 2020. MTC will run its programs in a hybrid format. Students will attend class on campus every other day and online on the other days of the week. This plan will give students the ability to do hands-on learning…
(Bradenton, FL—July 3, 2020) Manatee Technical College graduated 501 students in three virtual ceremonies on July 2, 2020. MTC held its graduation virtually for the first time in 57 years due to the continued need to take precautions because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The virtual format gave the college the opportunity to include celebrity Mike…
(Bradenton, FL, June 11, 2020) Amoreena Miller, a student and member of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) at Manatee Technical College has been named one of the 2020 recipients of the Jon H. Poteat Scholarship. Miller was chosen as one of the 250 NTHS members to receive this $1,000 scholarship based on her ability…
(Bradenton, FL—February 20, 2020) Jay Romine, director of the Manatee Technical College Law Enforcement Academy has been selected as an inductee into the 2020 Florida Law Enforcement Officers’ Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was created in 2014 to recognize and honor law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line for the…
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