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
Below are the planned academies for the 2025-26 school year:
- CNC/Machining Technician (pdf)
- Criminal Justice (pdf)
- Culinary Arts (pdf)
- Dental Assistant (pdf) and Bilingual Dental Assistant (pdf)
- Early Childhood Education - New! (pdf)
- Environmental Health and Water Quality Technology - New! (pdf)
- Event/Hospitality Management (pdf)
- Fire Protection Technician/EMT Oak Creek (pdf) and Mequon (pdf)
- Health Unit Coordinator (pdf)
- Information Technology (pdf)
- Nutrition & Dietetic Technician (pdf)
- Phlebotomy (pdf)
- Practical Nursing (pdf)
- Pre-Health (pdf)
- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating Service Technician (HVAC) - New! (pdf)
- Welding (pdf)
Timeline
We invite interested juniors and families to attend a DEA info night to learn more about Dual Enrollment Academies. DEA Info nights will take place in January and February 2026 and dates will be announced by early December 2025. If you haven’t yet, please talk with your high school counselor about your interest in the Dual Enrollment Academy program.
Contact
- Megan Poytinger
Dual Enrollment Coordinator
poytingm@matc.edu, 262-238-2207