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People of Color Overcoming Barriers and Finding Success at MATC

Five current and former MATC students of color shared their educational experiences on Tuesday, February 11, at the Downtown Milwaukee Campus. The...

MATC Nursing Graduate Eddie Myrtle Skinner leaves legacy of caring and compassion

Eddie Myrtle Skinner, a 1962 nursing graduate from MATC who in 2004 endowed the Edie L. Somerville & Eddie Myrtle Skinner Nursing Scholarship...

-MATC Offering Free Help with 2024 Tax Returns

MATC accounting students and others are volunteering at MATC’s Oak Creek Campus to help community members, students, faculty and staff with...

M³ Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Students Enter College and Explore Careers

On Thursday, January 30, about 150 M³ representatives, community partners, elected officials, students and other guests gathered at...

Quick Pick-Me-Up: MATC’s New Convenience Store Stocks Goodies and Necessities

MATC students, faculty and staff can find tasty treats, savory snacks and other goodies a new convenience store located on the third floor of the...

Game Changer: MATC To Lease New Athletic Training and Event Facility in Deer District

Milwaukee Area Technical College on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, signed a lease agreement for a new shared-use athletic training facility to be...

Diligence, Perseverance and Ubuntu Key To Making MLK’s Dreams a Reality

More than 200 Milwaukee Area Technical College students, faculty, and staff, along with elected officials and community members commemorated the...

Spring Ahead: Rapid Registration Event Helps New and Continuing Students Prepare of Upcoming Semester

Hundreds of new and continuing students got ready to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College this spring at a Rapid Registration event held...

MATC Winter 2024 Graduates Encouraged To Dream Bigger and Lead by Example

On December 14, 2024, more than 1,000 students received their associate degrees, technical diplomas, apprenticeship diplomas and Adult High School...

GED/HSED Graduates Earn Diplomas and Look to Brighter Future

On December 17, 2024, nearly 300 students earned GED certificates and HSEDs at a boisterous, ebullient graduation ceremony at MATC’s Cooley...

Making It Right: HSED Graduate Ready To Move Forward in Life

Thanks to Milwaukee Area Technical College, Mildred Ramos this month earned her High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) and college credit through...

At 61, MATC Graduate and Metallica Scholar Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

At the age of 61, and after having both of his knees surgically replaced, Tommy Wilhite will earn an associate degree in Air Conditioning and...

New U.S. Citizens Exuberant About Their Achievement

On November 18, 2024, 36 MATC students who completed all the requirements to become newly naturalized United States citizens were honored and...

MATC To Graduate More Than 1,000 Students at 2024 Winter Commencement

At 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 14, Milwaukee Area Technical College will host its 2024 Winter Commencement at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

MATC President’s Award Winner Always Looks on the Bright Side of Life

And for all her many accomplishments in the classroom and in the community, MATC student Shauna Morris-Patterson won the President’s Award, a...

Sweet Smell of Success: MATC Students Take Home Awards for Gingerbread Houses

Christmas came early for several Milwaukee Area Technical College students on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, as they won awards in the...

From Setbacks to Success: MATC Helped Graduate Rewrite Her Story

For her perseverance, her academic achievements and leadership qualities, Carina Gray was honored with the Outstanding Student Technical Diploma...

MATC Outstanding Associate Degree Graduate Has Heritage of Helping Others

For his academic achievements, his exemplary involvement at the college and his willingness to help anyone almost anytime, Associate of Science...

Students Receive HVAC/R Equipment Donation to Boost Hands-On Instruction

On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the college celebrated receiving six Rheem heating and cooling systems with state-of-the-art heat pump technology and...

MATC, We Energies and Partners Celebrate A Year of Student Success at Electrical Power Distribution Training Center in City

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, representatives from Milwaukee Area Technical College, We Energies, and other partners celebrated the completion...

Full Cooperation: M³ Partnership Wins Wisconsin Policy Forum Award

A partnership between the three educational entities called M³ (pronounced M-cubed) has won an award for intergovernmental cooperation from...

Bilingual Welding Instructor’s Story Arc Full of Overcoming Obstacles

Karen Feliciano knows that every obstacle can be overcome. Feliciano, who has served as a welding instructor at MATC since 2021, moved to...

Vibing and Voting: Party at the Polls Held at MATC’s Downtown Milwaukee Campus

Hundreds of MATC students, faculty, staff and community members attended a Party at the Polls event on Thursday, October 31, at the college’s...

Out of the Shadows: Exhibit Celebrates History of Milwaukee’s LGBTQ+ Community

The lost and hidden history of Milwaukee's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community is being spotlighted at an exhibition called...

MATC’s Uniquely Abled Academy Working to Meet Employer Needs

In spring of 2024, Nick Anderson received a certificate in CNC operations from MATC through the college's Uniquely Abled Academy (UAA), a...