Madison Area Technical College

Madison Area Technical College

Motto	Real world smart.
Type	Public Technical College
Established	1912
President	Jack E. Daniels, III
Academic staff	2,400
Students	30,065
Location	Madison , Wisconsin , United States
Campus	Urban
Nickname	WolfPack
Colors	Blue&White
Mascot	Wolfie
Website	madisoncollege.edu

Madison Area Technical Collegeor simplyMadison CollegeorMATCis a public technical andcommunity collegebased inMadison, Wisconsin. It serves students in parts of 12 counties in south-central Wisconsin:Adams,Columbia,Dane,Dodge,Green,Iowa,Jefferson,Juneau,Marquette,Richland,Rock, andSauk.

Campus locations include three throughout the city of Madison and four regional sites in the cities ofReedsburg,Watertown,Fort Atkinson, andPortage.^[1]

It is among the largest of the 16 schools in theWisconsin Technical College System. Madison College had a total enrollment of 30,065 in the 2019 - 2020 academic year.^[2]According to the 2019 Graduate Report, 92% of students found a job within six months of graduation.^[3]

The college was founded in 1912 as the Madison Continuation School, providing vocational education, citizenship, and homemaking classes.^[4]In 1921, it moved into a building next to the formerMadison Central High Schoolin downtown Madison and became known as Madison Vocational School.^[4]

In response to theGreat Depression, the Madison Vocational School created non-credit, continuing education courses in artisan crafts, such as millinery, woodworking, and chair-caning. During the 1942–43 academic year, courses met on the third shift to teach skills needed for wartime manufacturing jobs.^[4]In 1950 the school purchased a Baptist church building as an addition.^[5]

Starting in 1966, the college offered college-transfer and credit-bearing courses. In 1987, the primary campus shifted to a larger, east-side facility, built near the Truax FieldDane County Regional Airport.

In 2004, the college opened a campus atVillager Mallon the south side of Madison.

In 2010, a state referendum funded physical updates at regional campuses and new construction at the Truax campus.

In 2010 the college began to refer to itself as "Madison College", in part to help end confusion withMilwaukee Area Technical College, which also uses the acronym "MATC". The official name of the school remains Madison Area Technical College.^[6]

On November 2, 2010, 60 percent of voters supported the Madison College Smart Community Plan, a $133,770,000 plan for new facilities, renovations, and upgrades to meet the increasing demand for education and job training.^[7]Projects included in the plan were a Health Education Building, including a public clinic, dental hygiene clinic, and massage therapy clinic; a Protective Service Center; an emergency vehicle operations course; the Truax gateway, which contains a library, student achievement center, and enrollment center; and new classrooms, labs, and learning centers at the regional campuses in Fort Atkinson, Reedsburg, Portage, and Watertown.

In response to the need for accessible, quality higher education facilities and community gathering spaces in Madison's most underserved part of the city, Madison College opened its new, expanded Goodman South Campus in Fall 2019.^[8]This $23 million, state-of-the-art facility was funded largely by private donations.^[9]At the same time Madison College closed its downtown campus after 88 years.

The school offers more than 180 associate degrees and technical diploma programs, as well as trade apprenticeships and other certifications.

The Liberal Arts transfer program offers associate of arts and associate of sciences degrees that satisfy the first two years of general studies at some four-year institutions.^[10]Madison College has seven tailored liberal arts pre-majors designed for transfer.^[11]TheUniversity of Wisconsin--Madisonis the school's largest transfer partner.^[12]

Madison College offers 11 areas of study:^[13]

• Architecture & Engineering
• Arts, Design & Humanities
• Business
• Construction, Manufacturing & Maintenance
• Culinary, Hospitality & Fitness
• Education & Social Sciences
• Health Sciences
• Information Technology
• Law, Protective & Human Services
• Science, Math and Natural Resources
• Transportation

In addition to traditional, in-person, campus-based courses, the college offers degrees and courses in online and hybrid models.^[14]

Adult continuing education programs offer non-credit professional and personal development classes.^[15]In 2014, Madison College began to offerdigital badgesfor learning.^[16]

The Madison College Wolfpack is a member of the NJCAA Division III (North Central Community College Conference) for all sports except for Baseball & Softball (Division II).

Madison College Teams:^[17]

• Men's Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer
• Women's Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball
• Co-Ed Esports

• Robert Dwayne Gruss, Roman Catholic bishop^[18]
• Steve Hilgenberg, Wisconsin State Assembly^[19]
• Debi Laszewski, Professional female bodybuilder^[20]
• Joe Parisi, Dane County Executive^[21]

• Official website

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