Manatee Technical College - Bradenton, Florida

Address: 6305 FL-70, Bradenton, FL 34203.
Phone: 9417517900.
Website: manateetech.edu
Specialties: Technical school, Adult education school.
Other points of interest: Wheelchair accessible entrance, Wheelchair accessible parking lot.
Opinions: This company has 186 reviews on Google My Business.
Average opinion: 4.2/5.

📌 Location of Manatee Technical College

☎️9417517900

⏰ Open Hours of Manatee Technical College

Monday: 7:30 AM–3:30 PM
Tuesday: 7:30 AM–3:30 PM
Wednesday: 7:30 AM–3:30 PM
Thursday: 7:30 AM–3:30 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM–3:30 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

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👍 Reviews of Manatee Technical College

Manatee Technical College - Bradenton, Florida

K R.

1/5

As someone who has previously graduated from the school, please pay attention to the poor reviews. There are very good individual teachers here, but the admission process and the office is awful. It is almost impossible to get a hold of anyone or hear back from anyone and if you do, they’ll just email saying “someone will contact you within 10 days” and no one does. Once you apply, expect to wait months before you ever hear anything helpful IF they ever get back to you. This happened the first time I attended school and this is happening again now that I’m trying to reapply. I’ve called multiple times to multiple different numbers and tried emailing and I still have not heard back anything. My friend applying to the school is also experiencing the same issues. When I attended my first day of school here the last time, they turned me away on my first day because they still said I had uncompleted paperwork ? I completed everything that they told me to complete and I was told that I was all set. I spoke to multiple people who didn’t mention anything else I needed to do. I ended up completing the things they asked me to do within the first few minutes of being turned away and it took them three days to review it so I missed the first three days of school because it took them forever to review it. Just be prepared to literally fight to get anyone to help you here. Like I said, a lot of the teachers are great which is why I was willing to come back, but the admission process just reminds me of why I should apply elsewhere. It is nearing the end of 2024 and they have not fixed any of these issues in the last several years since I last attended and probably never will.

M R.

1/5

I went here for the "graphic design" course. Let me tell you DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. I have never experienced such a horrible teacher in my life. Marina was the worst teacher they could have ever had for a design course. I know multiple Creative Directors in Design and they were appalled by the curriculum that she had to offer. Using YouTube videos from 2011 to not have to teach a lick of design. We use 2024 photoshop and she was using 2011 youtube videos. The program is also half photography half graphic design. So you are forced to do photography even though you sign up for design. Her main focus and really only focus was photography and the design students were left on the back burner only learning a small amount of design. She is not up to date with the times so your grade was based on what she thought was a good design not what the industry has turned into these days. She is stubborn and rude. She insults students and is actually terrible at her job. She said rude things in front of othwr students about another student with ADHD. The class started with like 22 people and ended with around 12 because so many people wanted their wasted money back. She told myself (pregnant at the time) i needed to go see a doctor for my sun damage and pimples. Marina Poskurina is the absolute worst "professor" i have ever experienced. Also none of the administrators did anything about the situation even though atleast 5-7 students went to them about the same issues on a consistent basis. She should be charged with multiple violations of her teaching contract but hey gotta protect the cheapest teachers to not have to pay for an actual good one!!! Dont go here they also treat you like youre in middle school with uniform restrictions and PARKING IS HORRIBLE HORROR HORRENDOUS.

blxxck B.

1/5

School as it’s self is not a problem at all but if you want to do anything cosmo barbing or just plain nails please build your clientele before you even think about going to get the certificate here because I payed so much money for the nail class which is 3 months tops my books were sold out I had to pay for my book on Amazon besides that we never had outsiders come in for practice like I’ve seen on the previous years before also you would have a better chance at going to YouTube university because you come here to learn the fundamentals of nails not exactly how to do them after you get the certificate and pay the dbpr just know as a beginner nail tech you may not find a job at all just because they don’t want to train you in a salon so again build your clientele before you come here so you can have something to fall back on regardless I payed for the license and schooling and still no job I’ve been out of school for months now literally the worst feeling being good being certified and unable to find work because of the experience level I’m on after my schooling

Domonique W.

1/5

Highly don’t recommend, front desk lady is awfully rude. I’m a student here in the barber class and most teachers don’t allow students to leave class for services, in which we need to complete the course. So, I usually have outsiders come in, and each client I had come in complained about the treatment from the front desk women.

Claudia M.

5/5

At MTC for Digital Marketing Workshop . The classroom has comfortable seating , clean , spacious , and plenty of parking . It’s right off the highway so easy to get on and off the highway

Concetta J.

1/5

I applied for surgical tech did all my paperwork.. a lot of documents, finish by end of March. They made spend money for background, account setup etc. I emailed the counselor Amy Gates several time. I EVEN HAD AN APPT with her back in December, but she had someone else call for her saying that she was not available and could or not want to reschedule. She never ever replies to
emails or calls. What good of a counselor is she, she suppose to help students, that s her job. I found more help from Ms. Brutus then her! Btw, early April
they emailed me saying that the program was already full.. Made me waste time and money. So, I went to Suncoast Tech in Sarasota and I got in! Especially they re friendly, very helpful, professional and the counselor always reply to my emails!!!! Learn from that Ms Gates!

Irene

1/5

I'm a concerned Salon Educator and professional for 40 years.
I have come across students from your school 2020 .. I understand u combine Cos and Barbering in same clinic There was also Bias distribution of certain students getting more hands on with foiling , coloring etc .. why weren't ALL students getting fair share of everything they need to know and learn in every aspect of the field ? Stylists also can do Mens hair 😉..
I find this disturbing..Your instructor needs to teach better in fair quality .. and all students should receive equal attention. In Cosmetology all students should learn " Pivot point Haircutting.. it's the ABC of learning basics in haircutting..they can advance further much easier in the workforce.This is the reason tuitions are paid to prepare for service field. I would love to speak to the director of this school maybe share a good insight on this . By all means.
Upgrade your clinic for more experience with hands on and not just a mannequin.

Ryan C.

1/5

I took the marine class and it was a waist of time. The first half of the year we did nothing but read a textbook that should have took use a few weeks to do. One of the instructor is bias towards students he likes and will give them more opportunities then others students. They claim they get you Yamaha Cert but when I went to a dealer they said that doesn't mean anything to them and they are just going to retraining me and send me to actual Yamaha school. Everyone other person I talked too says going to this school was a waist of time. They allow for students to work on boat but only students the instructor likes. They also say they will help get a job but one instructor tried and the other one could have care less about me and checks up on his favorite students. Its a waist of time and you could learn more from getting a job as a shop then here for free while building trust with that company instead of going to this.