FREE BUS RIDES FOR QUALIFIED MATC STUDENTS

Qualified MATC students can ride Milwaukee County Transit System buses for free by using the UMO Mobility app or a WisGo card. To qualify, a student must be taking six or more college-level credits during Fall or Spring semesters, or three or more college-level credits during the Summer session.

If you qualify, download the app or get a WisGo card. Here’s how:

UMO Mobility App

The app is the simplest way for qualified students to ride the bus for free. Here’s how it works:

1. 1. Get the benefit code from the email you should have received two weeks before the semester started. It should have “WISGO Bus Pass” in the subject line. 
   2. Download the UMO Mobility app available at the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
   3. Set up an account in the app.
   4. Enter the benefit code when prompted and complete the setup process.
   5. Open the app when you get on the bus and scan the QR code.

WisGo Card

If you aren’t able to use the UMO Mobility app, you’ll have to get a WisGo card. Cards are only for students who do not have a smartphone, are financially unable to maintain a data plan, or have disabilities that make it difficult to use a phone. Here are a few things to know about the WisGo card:

• Get a card at the Student Life office at any MATC Campus:
  • Downtown Milwaukee: S Building, Room S230C
  • Mequon: Room A129
  • Oak Creek: Room A204
  • West Allis: Room 133
• DO NOT add money to your WisGo card. Adding money to it will invalidate it, and a replacement WisGo card will need to be purchased.
• If you lose your WisGo card, you will have to pay $25 for a new one. First pay the fee at the Cashier’s office and get a receipt. Then bring the receipt and your Stormer Pass (student ID) to the Student Life office to get a replacement card. The lost original card will be deactivated.

The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) offers many routes to MATC campuses. A complete list of bus routes is available on our Public Transportation Page.