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With proceeds from the Crosthwait Memorial Fishing Tournament, Mike Biggins (holding check), Harry Blenker, Jeff Stephenson (at podium) and Joe Kennedy presented a check for $7,000 to Manatee Technical College director Doug Wagner (far left) at the school’s 2015 fall advisory committee meeting on October 26.  The donation will provide student scholarships and equipment for the Marine…

Manatee Technical College (6305 State Road 70 E.) will hold a community blood drive on Monday and Tuesday, November 9 and 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. All donors will receive a free t-shirt and a wellness checkup including blood pressure, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening. For faster service, appointments can be made online at oneblood.org. …

(Bradenton, FL—October 23, 2015)  Martha Meyers, business and industry services specialist for Manatee Technical College, won the 2015 Education-Workforce Partner Award from the Florida Workforce Development Association.  CareerSource Suncoast board chair Adam Kendall presented her the award at the October 22 CSS board meeting. Ted Ehrlichman, president and CEO of CareerSource Suncoast, said, “I am…

(Bradenton, FL—October 22, 2015) Capture the beauty and love of the holidays through photography. Make art of your memories. Create cartoons. Get the most out of your I-Phone/I-Pad. Learn computer basics. Get ready for the golf course. These classes and more will be offered starting in November at Manatee Technical College. MTC’s non-credit enrichment classes…

The 16th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival drew a crowd of over 1,000 at Manatee Technical College on October 17.  Tropicana awarded $50,000 in scholarships to ten farmworker students as part of PepsiCo’s 50th Anniversary 50 for 50 Give Back. Eight photos attached. Tropicana awarded $50,000 in scholarships to the MTI Foundation for 10 farmworker students ages…

Teachers, students and community invited (Bradenton, FL—September 17, 2015)  Manatee Technical College has been selected as the first site in Manatee County to receive a WeatherSTEM package.  The WeatherSTEM package is a weather station and a community centered weather network that includes curriculum in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).  Edward Mansouri, the inventor of…

MTC to roll out “Barracuda Business,” an MTC version of Shark Tank   (Bradenton, FL—September 28, 2015)  October 2 is National Manufacturing Day.  Manatee Technical College will host three guest speakers to discuss the state of manufacturing on the Suncoast from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.  Featured will be Paulo Reis of PGT Industries; Brian Winchell,…

(Bradenton, FL—September 25, 2015)  Four students in the Law Enforcement Academy at Manatee Technical College were awarded $1,000 each from the Dan DiCicco Memorial Scholarship Foundation.  The Dan DiCicco family came to the MTC East Campus to present the scholarships to the students on September 23. Dan DiCicco was a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputy and…

(Bradenton, FL—September 24, 2015)  The Farmworker Career Development Program at Manatee Technical College has been selected as the recipient of a $50,000 grant from the PepsiCo Foundation to award 10 student scholarships.  PepsiCo employees from Tropicana plants across the US have chosen the Farmworker Program to receive a “50 for 50 Community Give Back” grant…

The 9/11 Commemorative Blood Drive at Manatee Technical College exceeded expectations. “We had a goal of 75 donors. We exceeded that goal with 90 donors,” said Kelly Ewing, blood drive organizer at MTC. Alyssa Holst, Medical Administrative students at Manatee Tech, donated blood and said, “This is my birthday, and it’s also 9/11. I try…