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Logging On: Artificial Intelligence Tool Now Accessible to All at MATC

MATC is the first college in Wisconsin, and one of the few in the Midwest, to make AI accessible to all students, faculty and staff.

Double Vision: MATC Television Students Earn Pellegrini Scholarships

Two students in Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Television and Video Production program will share a scholarship founded last year in...

Guiding Light: MATC Nursing Graduate Wins State Leadership Award

MATC Registered Nursing graduate Elle Honerbaum received a Future Nursing Leader Award from the Wisconsin Nurses Association at the college's...

Happy Being Blue: Police Academy Graduate Overcomes Adversity To Earn Badge

For NiCoalle Zemanovic, wearing a badge and becoming a police officer realizes a dream nearly two decades in the making and completes an...

Joy and Pride: MATC GED/HSED Graduates Celebrate Finishing, Look to the Future

Nearly 300 Milwaukee Area Technical College students earned General Educational Development (GED) certificates, High School Equivalency Diplomas...

No Further Delays: Dream of High School Diploma Finally Comes True

After working for nearly 50 years without a high school diploma, 64-year-old Lisa Perry received her HSED at MATC’s GED/HSED completion...

Helping Hands: MATC Checota Scholar Prepared To Tackle Child Care Shortage

At 41, Levon Coger is doing something about the state's day care shortage. In the fall of 2024, she enrolled in the Child Care Services...

Head Start: MATC’s Integrated Education & Training Program Puts Students on Right Path

At the MATC Education Center at Walker’s Square on Tuesday, May 20, nine MATC students received certificates for completing the...

Taking the Reins: MATC Graduates Prepared To Be Next Generation of Leaders

Milwaukee Area Technical College celebrated Spring 2025 Commencement on Saturday, May 17, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Nearly 1,700 students...

Stormers Ahead: High School Seniors Celebrate Choosing MATC

More than 200 area high school students who gathered at Milwaukee Area Technical College's Downtown Milwaukee Campus on Thursday, May 15, to...

Heating Up: Graduate Finds Success in MATC, Johnson Controls HVAC Partnership

Kyree Nash-Guzman will receive a Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating Service Technician technical diploma from MATC and become the first...

MATC To Graduate Nearly 1,700 Students At 2025 Spring Commencement

Milwaukee Area Technical College will host its 2025 Spring Commencement at noon on Saturday, May 17, at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Nearly 1,700...

All You Need Is Love: Outstanding Associate Degree Graduate Gets Support and Finds Success at MATC

For his perseverance, his academic excellence and his community involvement, Yeng Tha Vue was selected as the college’s Outstanding Graduate...

Full Participation: President’s Award Winner Finds Success Through Involvement and Helping Others

To honor his academic achievements, his contributions to the college and his involvement in the community, Warren Murphy received the...

Inner Beauty: MATC Selects 16 Artists for Community Art Collection

The inspiration and imagination of 16 community artists will grace the walls of Milwaukee Area Technical College this summer — the fifth year...

Figuring It All Out: Argentine Native Earning Her Accounting Degree

While other children in Argentina aspired to be sports heroes, doctors, lawyers, chefs or firefighters when they grew up, Mariel Farina dreamed...

Tool Time: Scholarships Help MATC Apprentices Get Equipment Needed To Succeed

18 MATC construction and industrial trade apprentices received Tools of the Trade scholarships from the Ascendium Education Group to help buy...

From Badge to Blackboard: MATC Criminal Justice Instructor Continues To Make an Impact

Connie Prange has never stopped showing her determination: first by serving as a Milwaukee police officer and detective for 15 years, and then by...

MATC Students Explore ‘Endless Possibilities’ of Artificial Intelligence

For eight weeks this spring, seven MATC students explored various AI tools. They received AI training and spent two months using Gemini and other...

Celebrating Women: Tragedy Put MATC Fire Technology Instructor on Career Path

Natashia Kirch witnessed the fearsome, fatal power of fire at a young age and set her on her career path; a path that has included being the only...

Time To Celebrate: MATC Students, Faculty, Staff and Community Members Mark the End of Ramadan

On Wednesday, April 2, students, faculty and staff, along with community members, gathered at Milwaukee Area Technical College to celebrate the end...

Buzzing at the Barbershop: Men of Color Share Stories of Resilience and Strength

In a barbershop setting — a longtime locale of communication, conversation and community among Black and Brown men — men who could have...

Looking Good: Pride Clothing Swap for Potential Prom Goers Held at MATC

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin came to Milwaukee Area Technical College on Friday, March 28, for a pride clothing swap, where lesbian, gay,...

For Women, Protective Services Careers Can Be Heavy-Duty

On Tuesday, March 25, women in protective services careers gathered at Milwaukee Area Technical College to discuss how they got into their fields,...

MPS Students Explore Career Options at MATC Event

Nearly 1,500 sophomores from 20 Milwaukee Public School high schools got information about the careers and educational opportunities available at...