Fort Myers Technical College

The mission of Fort Myers Technical College is to provide high quality career and technical training in order to prepare students for current and emerging industries, delivered by a professional and caring staff in a positive learning environment.

Real training. Real people. Real work.

Since 1967, FMTC has continued to grow and evolve, while focusing on improving students’ lives and positively impacting the workforce needs here in Southwest Florida.

This past year presented a unique challenge with the unwelcomed arrival of Hurricane Ian to our community. Our campus sustained significant damage in a variety of classroom and laboratory spaces. After a few weeks of clean up and reorganization of classrooms, FMTC was able to reopen campus and welcome students back. We are now at the 1 year anniversary of the storm. For the Southwest Florida community, recovery continues, as we continue to support our local workforce in these efforts.

Our expansion and construction project is more than halfway done and our new classrooms and lab facilities have already had positive impacts on our students.

As we start to get further into the Fall semester, we look forward to construction completion, open enrollment for our Spring semester, and the addition of some new programs that are on the horizon (CNC Production Specialist & Diesel Maintenance Technician).

John Roszell - FMTC Director

On behalf of the Student Services Department, we thank you for the start of an incredible year here at FMTC!

The Administrative Building on campus (Building C - at the main entrance) houses all kinds of helpful people; Financial Aid, Student Accounts, Admissions and the Administrative staff are ready and able to assist you with any problems that may arise. Below you’ll find a short list of email addresses that may come in handy:

Financial Aid: FMTCFinancialAid@leeschools.net

Admissions: FMTCAdmissions@leeschools.net

Student Accounts: AnaGLe@leeschools.net

Career Services: fmtcjobs@leeschools.net

If you’re not sure who to contact to assist you, please feel free to email Admissions, and we will do our very best to help you or direct you to someone who can!

Each of us in Student Services is vested in your success - please don’t hesitate to ask for assistance if you need it!

One of our favorite and most informative ways to interact with potential students is to have them visit as a group from their high school. Students are taken on a tour of our campus and get to see our programs in action. It’s the very best way we’ve found to introduce our amazing school and to find out if we’re a good match for our visitors’ post-secondary plans. We also try to inform current students of who is on the list to visit – because chances are, they’ll recognize someone from their Alma Mater! We end our tours with a delicious lunch, prepared by our Professional Culinary Arts & Hospitality students. An awesome tour and the BEST fries in Lee County means a great day had by all!!!

The Career Center at FMTC has a new Career Specialist. Jarrod Demming joins us after 12 years in the K-12 system at the School District of Lee County, most recently he was a Vocational Technology teacher and part of the Jobs for Florida Graduates program at South Fort Myers High School. He is a native of Lee County and a proud product of Lee County Schools.

Students can request personalized services by filling out the FMTC Student Appointment Request Form. He is also available to present to individual classes upon teacher request. Our Career Services topics include: Career Fair Strategies, Dress for Success, Financial Wellness, Interviewing, Job & Internship Search Strategies, Negotiating Job Offers, Personal Branding, Professional Communication, Resume Critiquing, Resume Writing/Cover Letters, Social Media and the Job Search (Including Building a LinkedIn Profile), and Writing a Personal Statement.

Employers and Community Partners can email FMTCJobs@leeschools.net to request services; or for free Job Postings and access to our current and former students, sign up for a free College Central Account!

Jarrod Demming - Career Specialist

Troy has been a Security Specialist at FMTC for over 13 years. He has spent the past decade helping to keep our students and staff safe on campus. He is actively involved in youth sports within the community and can be found on the football field in addition to dance / cheer competitions.

The faculty, staff, and students of FMTC are truly appreciative for his dedication to our school and his community!

The advanced cohort in HVAC/R has an incredibly high employment rate! Every student that had a desire to go out on Co-Op was able to get a quality placement and, ultimately, were hired by their company after completion. Reports from those new HVAC/R professionals show that they are acquiring considerably valuable experiences. They feel confident in the work they are performing and are glad that they invested in themselves and their community by completing the HVAC/R Program at Fort Myers Technical College.

CONGRATULATIONS to our new HVAC/R cohort that currently has eight future professionals holding a PERFECT 4.0 GPA and five holding at 3.0! Their incredible hard work is truly paying off and they have a bright and exciting career future in the HVAC/R trades!

Congratulations to our current Interplay Skill Mill Champion with 1,350 points: Kawan Meria Rocha! Let's see if they keep the lead - check back in for our WInter Newsletter!

Enrique (Rick) Castro - HVAC/R Instructor

One of own was featured in Boating Industry's 2023 Women Making Waves issue! Annette Nelson is a current student in Marine Services Technology. Some quotes below; read the full article HERE.

"If you love the boating environment, the people and the atmosphere, definitely look into this industry as a choice for a future career."

"Mr. Esterline was excited that I was there! It made me feel like I belonged."

"Nelson is currently enrolled in the Marine Service Technologies Program...earning her ABYC Marine Systems Certification along with certifications from Yamaha and Mercury."

Mike Esterline - Marine Service Instructor

“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.”
Vincent Van Gogh

In Web Application Development & Programming, we have been busy learning and earning all kinds of certifications to prepare for our new careers.

The Information Technology programs students from the class of 2023 worked very hard to earn four different IT industry certifications. These included HTML & CSS Coding Specialist, JavaScript Coding Specialist, WordPress Certified Editor, and Python Coding Specialist.

Every student in both the Web Application Development & Programming and .NET Application Development & Programming classes passed all 4 of the certifications offered in the courses. This is the first time all students have passed every Web and .NET industry certification given in each of the Web and .NET classes.

Bill Sandifer - Instructor

FMTC Website https://fortmyerstech.edu/

NOTIFICATION TO PARENTS REGARDING OUT-OF-FIELD TEACHERS