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MATC Remembers Herb Kohl as Friend, Benefactor and Champion

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 12 January 2024

Herb Kohl loved seeing Milwaukee schools succeed and Milwaukee Area Technical College was no exception. A Milwaukee native, a highly successful...

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Returning to College After 20 Years, MATC Promise for Adults Participant Finds Success

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 14 December 2023

Nearly 20 years after giving college a try, Shauna Winkelman enrolled at Milwaukee Area Technical College through the college’s Promise for...

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MATC Promise Program Delivers for Puerto Rico Native

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 13 December 2023

Choosing to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College was one of the easiest decisions Thailyanis De Jesus ever made. The MATC Promise for New High...

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MATC President Vicki J. Martin Announces June Retirement

  • Darryll Fortune, fortundl@matc.edu
  • 27 September 2023

After a 10-year tenure bookended by launching groundbreaking scholarships and forging new and impactful partnerships, Milwaukee Area Technical...

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For Better Tomorrow, Dream Big Today, Says MATC Commencement Speaker

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 22 May 2023

Milwaukee business woman Dr. Valerie Daniels-Carter delivered the keynote speech at MATC’s Spring Commencement ceremony held at Fiserv Forum...

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: High School Seniors Celebrate Committing to MATC

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 21 April 2023

On Thursday, April 20, about 100 high school seniors committed to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College to make their hopes and dreams a reality...

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For Students and Student-Athletes, MATC Is a Big Hit

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 23 March 2023

MATC is sponsoring a community event at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at Gee's Clippers, 2200 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee....

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MATC’S CASA ABIERTA TO HIGHLIGHT DIVERSE PROGRAMS INCLUDING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND BILINGUAL OFFERINGS

  • Darryll Fortune, fortundl@matc.edu
  • 22 March 2023

On Thursday, March 23, 4-7 p.m., Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) will host “Casa Abierta,” an open house focused on informing...

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Designing Woman: MATC Promise graduate helping nurses dress for success

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 08 February 2023

Katie Jackson, a 2021 nursing graduate from Milwaukee Area Technical College, is bringing fashion to functional nursing scrubs. The Milwaukee...

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MATC Changed Our Lives, It Can Change Yours

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 15 December 2022

MATC held its first community pop up event December 7 at the Sherman Phoenix Marketplace, 3536 West Fond Du Lac Avenue. The event, the first of...

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MATC Promise student gets gig with Google

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 16 September 2022

Kris Johnson, a Web & Digital Media Design student at Milwaukee Area Technical College, will spend the next 20 months working as a digital...

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MATC graduate using chess to help youths move in the right direction

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 08 September 2022

MATC Foundation Board President Julianna Ebert recently donated to Your Move a unique chess set and board created and crafted by MATC students in...

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70-year-old MATC student earns degree, plans to open a boutique

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 24 May 2022

Sellers, 70, earned an associate degree in business management from Milwaukee Area Technical College on May 22 She plans to open a boutique selling...

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MATC holds first in-person Commencement since 2019

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 17 December 2021

Milwaukee Area Technical College held its first in-person Commencement since the COVID-19 pandemic began Dec. 17, 2021, at Fiserv Forum,. More than...

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MATC to Host in-Person Open House Dec. 2 at Education Center at Walker’s Square

  • Ginny Gnadt, MATC Public Relations Coordinator, 414-297-6770
  • 24 November 2021

Milwaukee Area Technical College will host an in-person open house from 3-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at its Education Center at Walker’s...

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MATC To Hold Virtual Open House Nov. 10-11

  • Ginny Gnadt, Public Relations Coordinator, gnadtv@MATC.EDU
  • 02 November 2021

Milwaukee Area Technical College will host two free, public virtual open houses for prospective students and their families from 6-8 p.m Nov. 10...

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MATC Expands High School Promise Eligibility to Include GED, HSED and Adult High School GraduatesMATC Expands High School Promise Eligibility to Include GED, HSED and Adult High School Graduates

  • Ginny Gnadt, Public Relations Coordinator, gnadtv@matc.edu, 414-467-7221
  • 22 October 2021

Milwaukee Area Technical College is expanding the MATC Promise program to include new graduates of MATC’s Adult High School and students who...

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MATC to Receive $700,000 Grant from Northwestern Mutual to Support Advising, MATC Promise and IT Programs

  • Ginny Gnadt, MATC Public Relations Coordinator, gnadtv@matc.edu, (414) 467-7221
  • 29 September 2021

Deepening its commitment to closing the opportunity gap in Milwaukee, Northwestern Mutual, through its Foundation, today announced more than $3...

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MATC to Host a Virtual Open House April 29

  • Ginny Gnadt, Public Relations Coordinator, gnadtv@MATC.EDU
  • 12 April 2021

Milwaukee Area Technical College will host a free, public virtual open house for prospective students and their families from 6-8 p.m. Thursday,...

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MATC Responds to COVID-19 Stress by Reopening Promise Application Window for High School Class of 2020

  • Ginny Gnadt, Public Relations Coordinator, gnadtv@MATC.EDU
  • 24 February 2021

In response to stress on students brought on by the pandemic, Milwaukee Area Technical College is reopening the application window for the MATC...

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Chris Abele Donates $500,000 and Anonymous Alumnus Gives $125,000 to Support MATC’s Free-Tuition Promise Programs

  • Ginny Gnadt, Public Relations Coordinator, gnadtv@matc.edu, (414) 297-6770
  • 02 October 2020

Philanthropist and former Milwaukee County executive Chris Abele donated $500,000 in September to the Milwaukee Area Technical College Foundation,...

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MATC Announces Technology Package for MATC Promise and Other Students to Increase Digital Equity

  • Ginny Gnadt, Coordinator, Public Relations:
  • 14 July 2020

Milwaukee Area Technical College announced today an expansion of the MATC technology scholarship program which has supplied Chromebooks to students...

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Class of 2020 to Get a Second Chance to Apply for MATC Promise for New High School Graduates

  • Ginny Gnadt
  • 05 May 2020

To better serve the community affected by economic stress caused by COVID-19, Milwaukee Area Technical College is reopening the application window...

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Priority Deadline Approaching for MATC Promise for Adults; Program Provides Free Tuition to Eligible Students

  • GINNY GNADT, PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR
  • 08 April 2020

Milwaukee Area Technical College reminds prospective students of quickly approaching deadlines for the MATC Promise for Adults, which provides free...

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MATC Promise for Adults Community Ambassadors Network

  • Ginny Gnadt, Public Relations Coordinator
  • 06 January 2020

The final deadline to apply for Milwaukee Area Technical College's MATC Promise for Adults for the Spring semester is Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020....