Career Pathways are education fairs designed for high school students, current Madison College students and anyone who is interested in going back to school for that second or third career. Each Career Pathways event highlights the hands-on, interactive learning made possible by Madison College’s small class sizes.

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Liberal Arts Mini-college

Madison College's Liberal Arts Transfer program consists of fully accredited college courses that transfer to universities across the country. Learn about Madison College's guaranteed transfer to UW-Madison and Whitewater.

You choose your arrival time, your students choose up to three classes to attend. Classes are first come, first served. Try on college with real-time, real-life, interactive, hands-on classroom experiences.

Courses offered

Anthropology- More than six million years of human history, more than six billion people alive in the world today...No other field explores the length and breadth of the human experience like anthropology. This class will introduce students to human evolution and cross-cultural understanding.

Chemistry- Explore nanotechnology, the science of the very, very, very smal. You will investigate how properties of the element gold change depending on the size of the gold particle. You will use this phenomenon to determine the relative saltiness of everyday household items.

English- In this class, we'll look at examples of art found in everyday life and then with the help of Matthew Guenette, we will create our own postcard poems. The goal is to demonstrate that great literature is available to everyone, and that language has ready made art within it just waiting to be discovered.

French- Welcome to French, an exciting and kynamic language spoken in more than 43 countries. It is one of only two languages, the other being English, that is spoken on five continents. Studies suggest that approximately 50 percent of English words derive from French. Activities will introduce the student to basic communication skills through listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Math- Impress your friends and family with mathimagic! Learn the sleight-of-hand (and the alegbra) behind determining people's ages by the number of times they eat chocolate per week. There is much more to see and do as you become a mathimagical wizard in this class.

Physics- There is a lot more to physics than equations and formulas. Physics is about the HOW and WHY of everything. This class will answer questions such as how does a sailboat sail into the win? How does a jumbo airplane fly? Why is the sky blue? Why is the Pacific Ocean getting smaller? Prerequisites--imagination.

Geology- No longer "rocks for jocks" class! Geologists study everything from earthquakes and volcanoes to glaciers and fossils. In this session, we will use data to investigate the Earth's processes. Some of our investigations will include interpreting glacier movement and global earthquake distribution.

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High School Teachers/Counselors REGISTER your group!

Individual Registration is for students/parents not part of a high school group.

Arrival Times

8:30am - 140 student limit

10:00am - 140 student limit

Class times

9:00-9:25am

9:30-9:55

10:00-10:25

10:30-10:55

11:00-11:25

11:30-12:00pm

Students will sign-in on-line when they arrive.

Madison College will reimburse high schools brining 30 or more students to Career Pathways.

BONUS- Madison College Transfer Fair

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

10:00am-1:30pm

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Madison College takes you there! Meet representatives from 25 of the colleges and universities Madison College classes transfer to before or after Career Pathways.

Stay tuned for more upcoming Career Pathways events!

Human and Protective Services March 18, 2010

Construction, Manufacturing, Apprenticeship and Transportation April 21, 2010

Questions about Career Pathways? Call Vicki at 608-243-4210