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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
$1,808
-$8.2k vs peer
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About

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.

IPEDS
Overall completion
64%
Full-time retention
78%

Pell equity

59.1pp gap
Pell recipients
100%457 of 457
Non-Pell (all)
41%292 of 714
No Federal Aid
41%292 of 714

Pell recipients here graduate at a 59.1-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$974
$30–48k$2,093
$48–75k$3,193
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$1,808
-$8,173vs peer median $9,981
Federal loans
0.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

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

Pell recipients
514
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.7M
$2,742,935 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs57
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,486
12-mo unduplicated
2,016
Undergraduate
2,016
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
61%1,230
Women
39%786

Race / ethnicity composition

White
38.9%
Hispanic
38.5%
Black
11.2%
Two or more
5.1%
Non-resident
4.6%
Asian
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,117 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.951 yr ago0.00Latest
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

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    Weapons00
    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    10.0:1

    Manatee Technical College vs Peer comparison

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

    IPEDS
    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$1,808—
    Aparicio-Levy Technical College
    		——329$2,805—
    Bridgerland Technical College
    		——1,682$2,338—
    Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center
    		——558$6,904—
    Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools
    		——115$15,732—
    Fort Myers Technical College
    		——764$14,072—
    Francis Tuttle Technology Center
    		——2,834$11,283—
    George Stone Technical College
    		——610$9,098—
    Great Oaks Career Campuses
    		——142$12,037—
    Greene County Career Center
    		——12$10,960—
    Marion Technical College
    		——502$8,831—
    Northwest Technology Center-Alva
    		——287$10,038—
    Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump
    		——1,659-$839—
    Tri-Community Adult Education
    		——217——
    Ventura Adult and Continuing Education
    		——74$9,924—
    Wilton Simpson Technical College
    		——155$12,547—
    Withlacoochee Technical College
    		——278$10,348—
    Peer group median64%—329$9,981

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Manatee Technical College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    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 $1,808 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.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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