Vision Statement

MATC is a premier, comprehensive technical college that provides excellence in education to enrich, empower and transform lives in our community.

Mission Statement

As a public, two-year comprehensive technical college, MATC offers quality educational and training opportunities and services to its diverse, metropolitan community by collaborating with partners to advance the lives of its students.

AQIP Principles

Initiatives that Support the MATC Mission

As outlined in the Wisconsin Statutes, Section 38.001, the board endorses the following educational and training initiatives in support of this mission as determined by community needs and financial capabilities:

• Occupational programs and courses to prepare students for entry or re-entry into the job market or to pursue further education.
  
• Education, training and retraining, which are necessary to maintain employability in a technically changing workplace.
  
• Liberal Arts and Sciences courses to complement occupationally specific instruction and to provide a transfer option for those who choose to pursue further education at an upper-division college or university.
  
• Developmental education in basic skills where necessary for effective participation in occupational training, in employment and in further higher education.
  
• Coordination, cooperation, and contracting with business; industry; labor; elementary, secondary, and higher education; and governmental agencies to provide educational opportunities to residents of the district.
  
• Educational programs and technical assistance to support the economic development efforts within the district.
  
• Opportunities for personal, civic and multicultural enrichment through courses and activities to improve the quality of life for residents of the district.
  
• Flexible instructional delivery systems designed to meet the unique and changing needs of the learner.
  
• Programs focused on creating an understanding of the global economy and enhancing the international competitiveness of the district's business and industry.

MATC is committed to providing the highest quality educational opportunities for all citizens of the district. Further, it is dedicated to providing a diverse and well-trained workforce for the community. Through close collaboration with educational institutions, the public and private sectors, labor and community organizations, MATC will provide leadership in efforts to educate all of its citizens. MATC is committed to being the licensee for WMVS-TV Channel 10, and WMVT-TV Channel 36, as nonprofit educational and public television stations serving the people of southeastern Wisconsin.

MATC will maintain an institutional environment that champions diversity, promotes student well-being, and facilitates and encourages learning and multicultural understanding. MATC is committed to providing an environment that mirrors the ethnic and gender composition of the community, where students and staff value quality education. The college will continue to enhance public understanding of MATC's value to the community.