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Manatee Technical College

Bradenton, Florida Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Manatee Technical College is a public two-year institution in Bradenton, Florida. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 1,486 students in fall 2024. It is part of Florida State Board of Education.

Manatee Technical College offers certificates across 57 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Facial Treatment Specialist, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician, and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 1,081 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,486
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
1,081
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
57
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 57

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 6
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 6
Engineering Technologies 7
Construction Trades 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Precision Production 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Health Professions 14
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Communications Technologies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
18%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year
455
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
548
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
78

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,486
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,486
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,016
Full-time, 2024-25
69%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
39%
Men
61%
White
40%
Hispanic or Latino
37%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
Florida State Board of Education
Director
Jodi Kirk
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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