::Success Stories::

David Alligood

David Alligood is a graduate of Manatee Technical Automotive class. A senior in Palmetto High School at the time, he worked with an owner of a Professional Automotive Service, which he worked for, who seen the passion in Alligood, and sent him to a Technical School, MTI. The course is three years long, Alligood finished in two. He now earns $12 dollars per hour. Through interactions in his current job, he will gain the knowledge and experience soon he can expect to earn $25 dollars an hour. Alligood says "Money has never been an issue with me. I'd rather have a job I love to do everyday, something I'm good at. I could never sit at a desk pushing paper."