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Manatee Technical College

Bradenton, Florida·Public, 2-year·Southeast·manateetech.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
Total enrollment
1,486
peer median 329
Avg net price
$7,591
-$1.9k vs peer
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Manatee Technical College is a public technical college located in Bradenton, Florida. It serves approximately 5,176 students and offers over 50 career and technical programs across various fields including Health Science, Business Technology, and Culinary Arts. MTC has been operational for over 60 years, providing training for careers in high-demand industries.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
64%
Full-time retention
78%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 34 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 34 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
34
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

34programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data34 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
34

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1980Next review Dec 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 4

  1. Jun 2025Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Sep 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,616
$30–48k$7,028
$48–75k$8,118
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$7,591
-$1,932vs peer median $9,524
Federal loans
0.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 514 students received $2.7M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
514
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.7M
$2,714,681 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
1
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Manatee Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs57
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,486
12-mo unduplicated
1,704
Undergraduate
1,704
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
58%983
Women
42%721

Race / ethnicity composition

White
43.2%
Hispanic
37.0%
Black
10.7%
Two or more
5.5%
Non-resident
2.1%
Asian
1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.95
1 offenses · 1,054 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.95Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1

Manatee Technical College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Manatee Technical College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectManatee Technical College
64%1,486$7,591
Aparicio-Levy Technical College
329
Bridgerland Technical College
1,682$2,785
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center
558$7,980
Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools
115$13,731
Fort Myers Technical College
764$14,072
Francis Tuttle Technology Center
2,834$4,999
George Stone Technical College
610$9,098
Great Oaks Career Campuses
142$10,911
Greene County Career Center
12$10,960
Marion Technical College
502$5,114
Northwest Technology Center-Alva
287$10,038
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump
1,659-$37
Tri-Community Adult Education
217
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education
74$9,949
Wilton Simpson Technical College
155$12,233
Withlacoochee Technical College
278
Peer group median64%329$9,524

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about Manatee Technical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Manatee Technical College.

What is the graduation rate at Manatee Technical College?

Manatee Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Manatee Technical College?

Manatee Technical College reports a total enrollment of 1,486 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Manatee Technical College?

The average net price at Manatee Technical College is $7,591 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Manatee Technical College located?

Manatee Technical College is located in Bradenton, Florida 34203.

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