MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE O-12

700 West State St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443
Tel: (414)297-6600
Admissions: (414)297-6274
Fax: (414)297-7990
Web Site: http://matc.edu

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Wisconsin Technical College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1912. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 55,992. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 10,500 applied, 100% were admitted. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission for students satisfying minimum degree requirements (students not meeting these requirements are placed in pre-program curricula). Options: Common Application, electronic application. Required: high school transcript, ACCUPLACER. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 8/20. Preference given to district residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2624 full-time, $78 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $15,812 full-time, $494 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $215 full-time, $7 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course level and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Student services: legal services, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. William F. Rasche Library plus 4 others with 60,847 books, 856 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 1,000 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Located on the west shore of Lake Michigan, Milwaukee (population 640,000) is the largest city in Wisconsin with all major forms of commercial transportation available. Milwaukee is the nation's brewing center, also a major grain market and manufacturing center. Products of industry are metal, machinery, food, leather, chemicals, textiles, electrical machinery, and other items. The city is headquarters of the Lake States National Forest Region. The county has a park system and many of the units contain public golf courses, tennis courts, and other recreational facilities. Milwaukee's State Fair is held each year in August.