Value Added to Northern Communities
Students who live in Milwaukee's northern suburbs attend all MATC campuses. They make the greatest use of the Mequon Campus, but also heavily attend the Downtown Milwaukee Campus.
Total number of Washington County residents who took classes from MATC during the 2007 school year: 824
By postal community:
Allentown - 7
Colgate - 34
Germantown - 241
Hartford - 116
Hubertus - 41
Jackson - 65
Kewaskum - 24
Newburg - 2
Richfield - 35
Slinger - 30
West Bend - 229
Total credits taken by Washington County residents,
campus-by-campus:
Mequon - 2,989
Milwaukee - 2,706
Oak Creek - 1,056
West Allis - 709
Office of Corporate Learning (customized training) - 136
Total number of Ozaukee County residents who took classes from MATC during the 2007 school year: 1,498
By postal community:
Belgium - 52
Cedarburg - 285
Fredonia - 65
Grafton - 347
Mequon - 361
Port Washington - 269
Saukville - 119
Total credits taken by Ozaukee County residents, campus-by-campus:
Mequon - 6,973
Milwaukee - 3,886
Oak Creek - 905
West Allis - 545
Office of Corporate Learning (customized training) - 49
In providing services to local residents, the Mequon Campus has expanded programming in recent years:
The most visible and important enhancement was our launch of a free-standing, self-contained Registered Nursing program.
This fall at the Mequon Campus, we will similarly launch a free-standing, self-contained Graphic Arts program.
Such programs allow local students to complete their studies entirely at Mequon.
Thanks to agreements with UW-Madison (Badger Track) and UW-Milwaukee (Panther Tracks), students can begin at the Mequon Campus, and after two years gain admission and junior standing at either of these leading public universities.
The Mequon Campus always has dedicated itself to giving back to its local communities, but that commitment has been stepped up in the last five years.
Our approach is regional, encompassing both Washington and Ozaukee counties.
Regional engagement:
The Mequon Campus launched the First Fridays Forum in partnership with the Ozaukee County Board. This forum advances regional progress for the Washington/Ozaukee area.
The campus administrator is an active member of the Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington (WOW) Workforce Development Board. In partnership with the Workforce Development Board, MATC provides space for a one-stop workforce development office at the Mequon Campus.
MATC Mequon regularly hosts meetings of local civic and business groups, such as the "Retooling the Talent Pool" seminar.
Specific to Germantown:
MATC belongs to the Germantown Chamber of Commerce, supporting business growth and economic development.
MATC holds biannual graduation banquets in Germantown for Automotive Technology students hired by Ford Motor Company and Daimler-Chrysler dealerships.
MATC created a computer learning lab at the Germantown Library and supports programming there.
Our 2008 budget includes money for new computers at the Germantown Library.
MATC has participated in community efforts/events such as the Business/Industry Fair.
Specific to Ozaukee County:
The campus administrator sits on the board of directors of the Ozaukee County Economic Development Corporation.
MATC annually provides state-mandated, Ozaukee-specific certification training for local law enforcement agencies. We also provide specialized training (i.e. emergency vehicle operation) for Ozaukee County sheriff's deputies and corrections officers. In addition, we provide multiple law enforcement training opportunities to other Ozaukee County police departments.
MATC provides a full series of Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement associate degree courses at the Mequon Campus. These courses are required for the associate degree and/or certification as a law enforcement officer.
MATC provides the state-mandated EMT-Basic Refresher sessions to Ozaukee County clients (fire departments and ambulance services) at the Mequon Campus and onsite at fire departments.
MATC provides EMT-Basic Training for Ozaukee County fire departments, ambulance providers and private citizens, both at the Mequon Campus and onsite.
In addition, we offer Intermediate EMS Technician training, as well as CPR training, to Ozaukee County businesses.
Ozaukee County law enforcement officers annually utilize Oak Creek Campus training facilities (firearms range, emergency vehicle operating driving course and tactical shoot-house).
Ozaukee County firefighters utilize the flashover simulator at the MATC Oak Creek Campus (one of the few existing flashover simulators in the state of Wisconsin).
MATC provides State of Wisconsin Fire Fighter I training and licensing for Ozaukee County fire departments and private citizens at the Mequon Campus and the Milwaukee Fire Academy.
MATC provides state-mandated, community-based residential facility (CBRF) training (fire recognition and suppression techniques) for licensed employees at treatment facilities (nursing homes, assisted living centers, Alzheimer units).
MATC belongs to the five Chambers of Commerce in Ozaukee County (Mequon-Thiensville, Port Washington, Saukville, Cedarburg and Grafton), supporting business growth and economic development.
MATC sponsors the annual "Gathering on the Green" event at Rotary Park in Mequon.
We also provide use of our Mequon Campus Lecture Hall for the annual talent event, "Ozaukee Idol."
The Mequon Campus provides the Village of Thiensville with flood protection by means of cells/basins developed on the southwest side of the MATC campus.
MATC also participates with Ozaukee County in a disaster management planning committee.
The MATC Mequon Campus has been designated a potential first-responder, disaster staging area.
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