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Financial Aid Help is Available
During MATC Financial Aid Awareness Week
Help with applying for college financial aid is available at Madison Area Technical College’s Financial Aid Week, April 5 through 7. Special events and special presentations are planned for all five MATC campuses, including Ft. Atkinson, Reedsburg, Portage, Watertown and Madison’s Truax and Downtown locations.
A Financial Aid Fair at MATC’s Truax location, 3550 Anderson St. in Madison, will feature MATC enrollment facilitators and representatives from area lenders to help students and their families begin to find their way through the financial aid maze. The event will be held throughout the campus 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Participants will have computer access and personal assistance with online financial aid applications, as well as in-person information on grants, loans, scholarships, student employment and admissions.
A special evening session will take place on Tuesday, starting at 5:30 p.m., for all college and high school students and their families. The evening session will include a financial aid panel presentation at 6 p.m. MATC students who complete the financial aid application process before the event concludes Thursday evening, April 7, are eligible to compete for four scholarships of $500. The scholarship drawing will take place on April 8.
Other MATC locations will hold events during the week. MATC staff will be on hand to answer financial aid questions and to help students submit financial aid applications. Locations and times are:
• Downtown Education Center, 211 N. Carroll St., Madison: Thursday, April 7, from 6 to 7 p.m. For more information, call (608) 258-2461.
• Fort Atkinson Campus, 827 Banker Road, Ft. Atkinson: Thursday, April 7, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. For information, call (920) 568-7222.
• Portage, 330 W. Collins St., Portage: Wednesday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, call (608) 745-3107.
• Reedsburg, 300 Alexander Ave., Reedsburg: Tuesday, April 5, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and Wednesday, April 6, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (608) 524-7840.
• Watertown, 1300 W. Main St., Watertown: Tuesday, April 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, call (920) 206-8022.
MATC is one of the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System’s 16 collegesand serves approximately 50,000 individuals annually. It provides a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal arts and science, adult basic education and life enrichment studies and activities, as well as customized employee training. MATC provides training in more than 100 career programs. It awards associate degrees, vocational diplomas and certificates, and offers non-degree courses. The college serves all or parts of 12 counties located in south-central Wisconsin and offers instruction through five campuses and various other locations throughout the district.
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March 28, 2005
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