Graduation is live in person at our Main Campus. It will also be simulcast live on MSTV at 9 a.m and 6 p.m. on June 30.
They will be rerun on July 6 on MSTV: Our 9 a.m. will be on at 8 p.m and our 6 p.m. will be on at 9 p.m.
MSTV is carried by local cable companies including Spectrum Channel 646 and Frontier 39.
MSTV can be found by clicking here: https://www.manateeschools.net/Page/3700
Dress code and graduation procedures are at the bottom of the page.
Programs graduate at different times. Check the time below for your graduation.
IMPORTANT: To participate in your program’s graduation ceremony, a student must have completed and returned a paper application to the MTC Bookstore to be cleared for graduation. If you have not completed this mandatory step, you will not be able to participate in the graduation ceremony. Additionally, students are ONLY allowed to participate in the ceremony time assigned for their program.
GRADUATION JUNE 2022 – MORNING
JUNE 30 @ 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
GRADUATES MUST ARRIVE BY 8:00 AM
We encourage all guests to arrive by 8:30 am to ensure they are seated before the ceremony begins.
Morning Graduation Ceremony – June 30, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
MTC Main Campus, Cantrell Hall
The following programs only:
Accounting Operations
Administrative Office Specialist
Baking and Pastry Arts
Dental Assisting Technology and Management ATD
Digital Design
Digital Photography Technology
Digital Video Technology
GED®
Marketing, Management and Entrepreneurial Principles
Medical Assisting
Medical Coder/Biller ATD
Patient Care Technician
Pharmacy Technician ATD
Practical Nursing (LPN)
Professional Culinary Arts & Hospitality
Optometric Assisting
Surgical Technology
GRADUATION JUNE 2022 – EVENING
JUNE 30 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
GRADUATES MUST ARRIVE BY 5:00 PM
We encourage all guests to arrive by 5:30 pm to ensure they are seated before the ceremony begins.
Evening Graduation Ceremony – June 30, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
MTC Main Campus, Cantrell Hall
The following programs only:
Advanced Manufacturing and Production Technology
Applied Cybersecurity
Automotive Collision Technology Technician
Automotive Service Technology
Barbering
Child Care Center Operations
CNC Production Specialist
Computer Systems & Information Technology
Cosmetology
Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship
Electrician
Facials Specialty
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning/Refrigeration
Industrial Technology
Marine Service Technologies
Nails Specialty
Welding Technology
MTC GRADUATION DRESS CODE GUIDELINES
• Caps and gowns must be worn by all Graduates. Wear your cap flat on your head with the tassel on the right side of your cap.
• Honor cords for NTHS and NAEHS. CTSO participants may wear their CTSO cord or medals. No other cords or sashes are permissible to be worn with cap and gown attire.
• Under the gown, we request that men wear dark trousers, a neatly pressed, light-colored dress shirt, dark tie, dark socks, and dress shoes. Ladies should wear a dress, skirt, or dark dress slacks with a light-colored blouse, and dress shoes.
• Wear shoes that you can walk in safely and comfortably. Remember you may be climbing and descending stairs.
• Graduation caps may NOT be decorated or altered in any way. If a cap is decorated or altered, the graduate will need to purchase another cap from the bookstore for $8.00 to be able to participate in the Graduation ceremony.
• Not appropriate attire: Shorts, jeans, athletic shoes, and flip-flops
GRADUATION DAY PROCEDURES
• Graduates must arrive at the MTC Main Campus one-hour prior to the start of the ceremony to check-in and to line-up.
• Please encourage your guests to arrive no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of your ceremony time to ensure everyone is seated before the ceremony begins.
• You will be given a “prop” diploma on-stage at Graduation. This is NOT your official MTC diploma/completion certificate. If you have not received your diploma/completion certificate(s) within two weeks after your completion date, please contact your program’s department secretary.