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Facts at a Glance

 

Our programs

Career and Technical Education

  • Nearly 130 associate degree, diploma & certificate programs
  • Apprenticeships in more than 20 skilled trades
  • High School Tech Prep Partnerships

College Transfer

  • First two years toward a bachelor’s degree
  • Guaranteed transfer to UW–Madison for qualified MATC students

Continuing Education

  • Hundreds of nondegree enrichment and employment preparation classes

College Preparedness

  • Adult Basic Education
  • English as a Second Language
  • High school completion
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Our business services

  • Business, Industry and Community Service (BICS) offers customized training to area businesses, government and nonprofits. Call (608) 243-4479 or visit matcmadison.edu/bics.
  • Business Procurement Assistance Center (BPAC) assists companies with obtaining government contracts. Call (608) 243-4490 or visit matcmadison.edu/bpac.
  • Executive Directors for Economic and Workforce Development serve our district’s regional communities. Call (608) 524-7825 (North region) or (920) 206-8004 (East region).
  • T.E.C. Incubator Center provides office and lab space and entrepreneurial assistance for technology focused start-up businesses. Call (608) 246-6073 or visit www.teccenterinc.org.

Our students

MATC Enrollment by Campus 2005–06

 

  Madison Truax 17,374
  Madison Downtown 10,997
  Madison Commercial Avenue 5,651
  Fort Atkinson 3,205
  Portage 2,400
  Reedsburg 2,413
  Watertown 2,732
  Other 3,487
Total unduplicated enrollment 43,333

 

Note: Students attending classes at more than one campus are included in the total for each campus, but are counted only once in the total unduplicated enrollment.


Our graduates

MATC Class of 2005, surveyed 6 months after graduation:

  • 97% are employed, 74% in jobs related to their field of study
  • 92% are working in Wisconsin, 81% in the MATC District
  • UW–Madison accepts more transfer students from MATC than from any UW two- or four-year campus

Our district

  • Vision: Transforming lives one at a time
  • Mission: Madison Area Technical College provides accessible, high quality learning experiences that serve the community.
  • Values: Excellence, Respect, Integrity

The MATC District includes:

  • 40 school districts
  • 223 municipalities
  • 700,000 residents
  • Portions of 12 counties

Our funding

2006–07 General Fund Revenues
Local 63.2%
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State 11.7%
Federal 0.1%
Tuition and Fees 22.8%
Institutional 2.2%
Total 100.0%
General fund revenue & fund transfers
$107,772,000
General fund expenditures
$107,772,000



Local Revenues

MATC received an average of 6.23 cents of every dollar paid in property taxes for tax year 2005. (The percentage will vary in communities whose local taxes are higher or lower than average.)

District Employees
Approximately 2,000 employees work at MATC full- or part-time.

MATC budget online: matcmadison.edu/financialresources/budgetnotice.htm

Madison Area Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of political affiliation, age, race, creed, color, handicap (disability), marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest or conviction record, service in the armed forces, genetic testing and the use or non-use of lawful products off the employer’s premises during non-working hours.


Our leadership

MATC District Board 2006-07

Members At-Large
Gerald R. McGowan, Fort Atkinson, Chair
Carolyn S. Stoner, Helenville, Secretary
Robert W. Elkins, New Glarus, Treasurer

Employer Members
John H. Ashley, Sauk City
Janice K. Bultema, Stoughton, Vice Chair

Employee Members
Carousel Andrea Bayard, Madison
James A. Cavanaugh, Madison

School Administrator Member
Jon R. Bales, DeForest

Elected Official Member
Vera M. Riley, Cross Plains MATC

MATC President: Bettsey L. Barhorst

 

Last Modified: January 5, 2007

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