Start College Now
Start College Now provides greater learning opportunities for qualified high school juniors and seniors. If you wish to begin college early, or want to prepare to enter the workforce immediately after high school graduation, you will be interested in Start College Now.
This program will allow students the opportunity to take post-secondary (college courses) at MATC during the regular academic year. Students do not pay for these classes if your high school board determines the classes are not comparable to classes offered by the high school. If approved by the high school board, the student will receive both high school and post-secondary credit for successfully completed classes.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR START COLLEGE NOW?
Start College Now program is available to public high school students in grades 11 and 12 who meet the following requirements:
- Have completed the 10th grade.
- Are in good academic standing and have no disciplinary/enrollment issues.
- Apply to their local school board by March 1 for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester.
HOW DO I START?
1 - Meet with your high school counselor to discuss your career plans and determine if enrolling in college courses through the Start College Now program is right for you.
2 - To apply for the program, students should complete the program application and submit it to the local school board by the required due date.
- You must obtain your parent or guardian's signature on the application.
- The signed forms with approved classes listed MUST be submitted to MATC by May 15 for the fall semester or November 15 for the spring semester.
3 - Once the application is approved by the local school board and forwarded to the MATC, the student will be informed of the process for registration at orientation.. In order to register for a requested course, the student must meet course requirements, prerequisites, and there must be space available in the course at the time of registration request (registration form).
WHAT CLASS CHOICES ARE AVAILABLE?
You will find many choices available virtually, online and at all four MATC campuses - Oak Creek, West Allis, Downtown Milwaukee and Mequon.
Any Associate Degree, Technical Diploma and Certificate courses may be taken, as long as all prerequisite, corequisite, program and petition requirements are met.
MATC Start College Now Eligible Courses
Course Name/Course Number and Credit Value
ANIM-101-Basic Drawing for Animators- 3 credits
AUDIO-100-Introduction to Audio-1 credit
AUTO1-300-Express Service- 2 credits
ART-201-Understanding Art- 3 credits
BADM-134-Business, Organization & Management- 3 credits
****BARBERING & COSMETOLOGY COURSES AVAILABLE-MUST START FALL SEMESTER
CHILDD-148-ECE: Foundations of Early Child Education- 3 credits
****ELECTRICITY COURSES AVAILABLE-MUST START FALL SEMESTER
EMT-192-Emergency Medical Technician- 5 credits
ENG-195-Written Communication- 3 credits
ENG-196-Oral/Interpersonal Communication-3 credits
ENG-197-Technical Reporting-3 credits
ENG-201-English 1- 3 credits
ENG-202 English 2- 3 credits
ENG-340-Workplace Communication-2 credits
GRDS-107-Digital Imagining: Adobe- 3 credits
HEALTH-101-Medical Terminology- 3 credits
HEALTH-104-Culture of Healthcare- 2 credits
ITDEV-117-Logic and Problem Solving-3 credits
ITNET-110-Manage Windows Desktop Client Operating System- 3 credits
ITSUP-101-Computer Information-3 credits
ITSUP-102-CompTIA A+ Essentials-3 credits
****NAIL/MANICURING COURSES AVAILABLE FOR BOTH FALL & SPRING SEMESTERS
NATSCI-177-General Anatomy & Physiology- 4 credits
NATSCI-201-Anatomy & Physiology-4 credits
NATSCI-207-General Chemistry- 4 credits
NUTRITION-101- Nutrition-1 credit
NRSNA-300-Nursing Assistant- 3 credits
MATH-200-Intermediate Algebra-4 credits
MATH-201-College Algebra-4 credits
MATH-230-College Algebra & Trigonometry-5 credits
MATH-231-Analytic Geometry & Calculus 1-5 credits
MATH-232-Analytic Geometry & Calculus 2-5 credits
MATH-260-Basic Statistics-3 credits
MATH-304-Math Principles 1-1 credit
MUSIC-148-Music Fundamentals- 2 credits
PSYCH-159-Abnormal Psychology-3 credits
PSYCH-188-Developmental Psychology-3 credits
PSYCH-231-Introductory Psychology- 3 credits
PSYCH-232-Abnormal Psychology-3 credits
PSYCH-238-Lifespan Psychology- 3 credits
POLICE-900-Intro to Criminal Justice- 3 credits
RLEST-180-Principles of Real Estate- 3 credits
RLEST-182-Real Estate Law- 3 credits
SOCSCI-172-Intro to Diversity- 3 credits
SOCSCI-203-Intro to Sociology- 3 credits
SPEECH-201-Elements of Speech- 3 credits
WELD-300-Fundamentals of Arc Welding-2 credits
WELD-301-General Arc Welding-2 credits
WELD-302-Specialized Arc Welding-2 credits
WELD-305-Fundamentals of Oxyfuel Welding-1 credit
Questions?
Nichole Johnson