Manatee Technical College
Public Community College in Bradenton, FL. Six-year graduation rate 64%. Median 10-year earnings $38,129.
Ten-year median earnings of $38,129 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 64%, meaning about one in three students who start do not finish.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
64% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 78% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in five are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Retention drops to 18% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. At 10:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,667 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $4,701 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $974 at $0–30k, $3,193 at $48–75k. About 60% get grants averaging $3,677, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 996 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $974 |
| $30–48k | $2,093 |
| $48–75k | $3,193 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Manatee County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)