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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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Checota Scholar Making All Her Makeup Dreams Come True

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

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

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Building a Better City From the Ground Up

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 06 September 2023

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

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MATC Graduate Completes 15-year Journey to Earn Degree

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 05 September 2023

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

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MATC Students Will Help the Community Thanks to Scholarship

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 29 August 2023

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

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Regional Employers Thanked For A Job Well Done

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 28 August 2023

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

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Paralegal Studies Graduate Embarks on a New Career

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 18 August 2023

After working in the same job for almost 30 years, Jennifer Paulmann found herself without one. Thank to MATC's Post-Baccalaureate Legal...

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Automotive Maintenance Technician Graduate Makes His Passion His Profession

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 17 August 2023

While studying in the Automotive Maintenance Technician program at Milwaukee Area Technical College, Mark Ellis worked at a Kwik Trip gas station...

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Over 350 MATC Students Have Received Full-Ride Checota Scholarship

  • Darryll Fortune, fortundl@matc.edu
  • 17 August 2023

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

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MATC Summer Program Accelerating Interest in Automotive Careers

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 17 August 2023

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

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A Powerful Transformer on the Scene

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 17 August 2023

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

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Mastering the Art of Combining Commerce and Creativity

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

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...

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Summer Automotive Camps Igniting Interest in College and Careers

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 30 June 2023

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...

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MATC Foundation Appoints Four New Board Members

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

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

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

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

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

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M³ College Connections Graduates Ready for Learning and Life

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 09 June 2023

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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Bilingual Welding Graduate, Metallica Scholar Creating New Arc for Her Life

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 02 June 2023

Magnolia Romero Castellano was among the first students to earn a technical diploma in a brand-new bilingual welding program at Milwaukee Area...

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PepsiCo Uplift Scholar Helps Keep City Fleet Ready and Rolling

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 02 June 2023

City of Milwaukee employee Diego Sanchez learned many of his maintenance skills by taking classes at Milwaukee Area Technical College. He liked the...

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Soul Food: Teens Complete Inaugural MATC Culinary Arts Training Program

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

Six North Division High School students recently completed the inaugural Culinary Arts and Job Readiness Program, a collaboration between MATC and...

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MATC GED/HSED Graduates Demonstrate Perseverance and Resiliency to Obtain Diplomas

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc,edu
  • 24 May 2023

At an energetic, exuberant ceremony in MATC’s Cooley Auditorium on May 22, 228 students received their General Education Development (GED)...

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For Five In The Correctional System, Brighter Future Possible With MATC Welding Certificates

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

On May 22, five men in the care of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections received welding certificates at a ceremony held at MATC’s...

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PepsiCo Uplift Scholar Refused To Be Counted Out

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

With persistence, perspective, a scholarship from PepsiCo, and perhaps a bit of innate pugilism, Jermaine House earned an associate degree in...

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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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Two Practical Nursing Students Graduating From High School And College At Same Time

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

Thanks to the M³ College Connections program, Chiann Walker and Fayth Buchanan Cooper both earned 25 college credits and received a technical...

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Mexico Native Finding All the Right Words at MATC

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

At Milwaukee Area Technical College, Guadalupe Ward has vastly improved her English, is working to attain her General Equivalency Development (GED)...