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For First Time in a Long Time, Checota Scholar’s Present and Future Are Bright

Thanks to Milwaukee Area Technical College and a full-ride scholarship from the Ellen and Joe Checota MATC Scholarship Program, Anthony Owens has a...

Full-Ride Scholarship Provides Tuition, Books, Supplies Along With Support and Care

MATC administrators and students, along with Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, urged current and prospective MATC students to apply for a Ellen...

MATC Metallica Scholar Has Hands of Welder, Heart of Artist

Thanks to Milwaukee Area Technical College and a scholarship supported by the world-famous rock band Metallica, Colombia native Daniel Rubiano has...

Brand New World Awaits Brand New U.S. Citizens

The determination and accomplishments of 26 new U.S. citizens were recognized by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, city officials, community partners, and...

Checota Scholar Has Always Been All About Helping Others

Thanks to MATC and to the Ellen and Joe Checota MATC Scholarship Program, Faby López Franco will graduate in December, join the workforce and...

MATC Switches on Powerful Partnership in Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park

Representatives of MATC, We Energies, the City of Milwaukee, the Metcalfe Park neighborhood and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District...

Uniquely Abled Academy Graduate Fitting in Just Fine in the Working World

Eric Gama recently graduated from Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Uniquely Abled Academy (UAA), designed to give students with autism the...

Making a World Class Impression: German Students and Teachers Visit MATC

A group of 11 students and two teachers traveled more than 4,200 miles from Germany to Milwaukee Area Technical College. They spent a week learning...

Full STEM Ahead: MATC Opens New Center Dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Nearly 100 MATC administrators, faculty, staff, students, industry partners and guests on Friday, Sept. 29 officially opened a new, 10,000...

Icing on the Cake: MATC Culinary Arts Graduate Demonstrates Her Baking and Decorating Skills

To help celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, MATC Culinary Arts graduate Gloria De Angelo, who grew up in Mexico, came to the Downtown Milwaukee...

MATC Making Progress To Becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI)

Milwaukee Area Technical College has made considerable progress in feeling more like home for Hispanic/Latino/a students – a welcoming place...

Success Always in Style for MATC Cosmetology Graduate

MATC Cosmetology graduate Sherrie Williams styles hair and supplies products to a long list of personalities and celebrities, including actress...

Checota Scholar Making All Her Makeup Dreams Come True

Thanks to the full-ride, Ellen and Joe Checota MATC Scholarship Program, Queen Johnson got her tuition, supplies and meal cards paid for, allowing...

Building a Better City From the Ground Up

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Michael Emem got his first job in construction while attending Milwaukee Public Schools’ Bradley Tech High...

MATC Graduate Completes 15-year Journey to Earn Degree

Thanks to the professional and financial support from one of the most successful Black women entrepreneurs in Milwaukee and a strong commitment to...

MATC Students Will Help the Community Thanks to Scholarship

60 Hispanic/Latino/a students - including 57 from MATC - were awarded a LULAC Milwaukee Brewers Scholarship on Saturday, August 26, during Mexican...

Regional Employers Thanked For A Job Well Done

More than 200 regional businesses and industries were honored at the first M³ Employer Appreciation Breakfast on Friday, August 25, at...

Over 350 MATC Students Have Received Full-Ride Checota Scholarship

In less than one year in existence, the Milwaukee Area Technical College’s (MATC) Ellen and Joe Checota MATC Scholarship Program has awarded...

MATC Summer Program Accelerating Interest in Automotive Careers

12 Milwaukee-area high school students completed a three-day summer camp at Milwaukee Area Technical College where they learned skills required to...

A Powerful Transformer on the Scene

Phillip King, Ed.D., started as Milwaukee Area Technical College's new executive vice president, Student Success on July 17. Reporting...

Mastering the Art of Combining Commerce and Creativity

Thanks to the full-ride Ellen and Joe Checota MATC Scholarship, MATC student and artist Zion Bullock is learning how he can make money from his...

Summer Automotive Camps Igniting Interest in College and Careers

Martin Romo is one of several soon-to-be MATC students who attended automotive camps, held each summer for the past five years, sponsored by the...

MATC Foundation Appoints Four New Board Members

The MATC Foundation Inc. Board recently appointed Mona Fowler, Jaime Hurtado, Emily R. Phillips and Timothy Smith to its board of directors.

Automotive Maintenance Graduate on Right Track Thanks to Full-Ride Checota Scholarship

Thanks to MATC’s quality instructors, encouraging advisors and a full-ride scholarship from the Ellen & Joe Checota MATC Scholarship...

M³ College Connections Graduates Ready for Learning and Life

Nearly 100 members of the class of 2023 got a head start on their higher education hopes and dreams thanks to a unique, innovative partnership...

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For First Time in a Long Time, Checota Scholar’s Present and Future Are Bright

Full-Ride Scholarship Provides Tuition, Books, Supplies Along With Support and Care

MATC Metallica Scholar Has Hands of Welder, Heart of Artist

Brand New World Awaits Brand New U.S. Citizens