Public · Community college

Manatee Technical College

Bradenton, Florida · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$1,808
Avg net price
64%
Grad / completion
$38,129
Median earnings

Manatee Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Bradenton, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 1,486 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,486 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Bradenton, Florida

Bradenton is a city in and the county seat of Manatee County, Florida, United States. A settlement established by Maroons or escaped slaves named Angola existed in Bradenton's present area starting in the late 1700s and ending in 1821. It is believed to been spread out between the Manatee River (then known as Oyster River) all the way to Sarasota Bay. Bradenton is home to the Washington Park neighborhood, a historically African American community where Lincoln Academy was located. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
8 miles to Sarasota, FL
To the ocean
7 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Sarasota Bradenton (SRQ) · major hub

How Manatee Technical College compares

Graduation rate64%

Higher than 54% · #121 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention78%

Higher than 59%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,129

Higher than 60% · #52 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$1,808

Cheaper than 98% · #7 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment1,486

Larger than 78%

Percentiles compare Manatee Technical College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,486undergrads
  • Women71348%
  • Men77352%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White39%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic38%
  • Asian1.5%
  • Other or multiracial10.0%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,486
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
26%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
30%
Median family income
$18,827

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$1,808

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
64%
First-year retention
78%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,820
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,129
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
64%
First-generation
62%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$45

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,486 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$974
$30–48k
$2,093
$48–75k
$3,193
$75–110k
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

25%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$583
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 25% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $583. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 867 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$38,129
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
40%
Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$33,712
Men
$41,830

Men out-earn women by $8,118 (24%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
92°F
Winter low
52°F
Annual rain
56.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.05.010JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bradenton 5 Ese, FL US station (1.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.