Dual Enrollment Academy
Dual Enrollment Academy (DEA) participants receive college-level training to begin careers in high-demand fields. Throughout their senior year of high school, DEA students earn high school and college credits while spending the majority of their school day, both fall and spring semesters, at MATC. DEA is designed for students attending high schools within the MATC District.
Students
Eligible Student Must:
- Be a 2025-26 high school senior
- Have a counselor recommendation
- Have a high school GPA of 2.0 or higher
- Be in good academic standing and on track to graduate from high school
Student Benefits
- High school seniors earn college credits and high school credits
- Students may earn an industry-recognized credential upon program completion
- Students attain an introduction to the college experience
- MATC’s labs and work spaces feature state-of-the-art technology, and students benefit from their instructors’ professional industry experience
- Credits earned through DEA can be applied to MATC programs in the future, which shortens the time and reduces the cost to complete a technical diploma or associate degree
Academies
2026-27 Academies
Business & Management:
- Event/Hospitality Management
Creative Arts:
- Culinary Arts
Community and Human Services:
- Criminal Justice
- Early Childhood Education
- Fire Protection Technician/EMT - Oak Creek and Mequon
Healthcare:
- Dental Assistant and Bilingual Dental Assistant
- Nutrition & Dietetic Technician
- Phlebotomy
- Practical Nursing
- Pre-Health
Manufacturing, Construction & Transportation/ Trades Academies:
- CNC/Machining Technician
- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating Service Technician (HVAC)
- Welding
STEM:
- Environmental Health and Water Quality Technology
- Information Technology
- Science Processing Technician (New!)
Timeline
Dual Enrollment Information Nights: We invite interested students and their families to visit an MATC campus to learn more about Dual Enrollment opportunities for the 2026-27 academic year.
The Information Nights will include:
- an overview of MATC's Dual Enrollment program offerings (both Start College Now and Dual Enrollment Academies) within each of the MATC Pathways
- an introduction to college-level learning
- an opportunity to meet instructors in your career path
- an overview of the application process
- West Allis Campus Dual Enrollment Info Night - Tuesday, January 27th: 4:30p.m. - 6:30p.m.
- Programs featured: Real Estate, Information Technology, Nutrition & Dietetic Technician
- Mequon Campus Dual Enrollment Info Night - Thursday, January 29th: 4:30p.m. - 6:30p.m.
- Programs featured: Environmental Health and Water Quality Technology, EMT, Welding
- Oak Creek Campus Dual Enrollment Info Night - Thursday, February 5th: 4:30p.m. - 6:30p.m.
- Programs that will be featured:
- Manufacturing, Construction & Transportation programs:
- Building Automated Systems
- CNC/Machining Technician
- HVAC
- Welding - Community & Human Services Pathway programs:
- Criminal Justice
- Fire/EMT - Pre-Health Academy
- Manufacturing, Construction & Transportation programs:
- Programs that will be featured:
- Downtown Milwaukee Dual Enrollment Info Night - Tuesday, February 10th: 4:30p.m. - 6:30p.m.
- Programs that will be featured:
- Healthcare Pathway programs:
- - Dental Assistant & Bilingual Dental Assistant
- Health Unit Coordinator
- Phlebotomy
- Practical Nursing - Business & Community & Human Services Pathway programs:
- - Culinary Arts
- Early Childhood Education
- Entrepreneurship
- Event/Hospitality Management
- Programs that will be featured:
- Virtual "Catch All" Dual Enrollment Info Night - Wednesday, February 18th: 3:30p.m. - 5p.m.
Contact
- Megan Poytinger
Dual Enrollment Coordinator
poytingm@matc.edu, 414-297-8686