Madison Area Technical College
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| Madison Area Technical College | |
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| Established | 1912 |
| Type | Public Technical College |
| President | Dr. Bettsey L. Barhorst. |
| Faculty | 2,400 |
| Students | 44,000 |
| Location | Madison, WI, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | MATC (de facto) and Madison College (de jure) |
| Colors | Blue & White |
| Mascot | Wolfie |
| Website | Matcmadison.edu |
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Madison Area Technical College (MATC) is a technical and community college headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. It serves parts of 12 counties in south-central Wisconsin: Adams, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Marquette, Richland, Rock, and Sauk. It is among the largest of the 16 schools in the Wisconsin Technical College System, serving about 44,000 people per year.[1] It consists of ten facilities, with six located in Madison and the others in the cities of Reedsburg, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, and Portage.[1]
The college was founded in 1912 to serve the local Madison community. It was located in the former Madison Central High School in downtown Madison; in the 1980s the campus was largely moved to an east-side location near the Dane County Regional Airport.
The school offers more than 140 associate degree and technical diploma programs, as well as trade apprenticeships and other certifications and adult continuing education programs.[2] In the 2003–2004 school year, 20,461 students were enrolled in degree-credit programs, 4,215 in adult basic education, 20,352 in adult continuing education, 3,517 in community service and 1,989 in ESL programs.[citation needed]
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[edit] 10-year facilities master plan
On February 16, 2009, MATC proposed the 10-year facilities master plan. The plan to help the school adjust to the hike in enrollment and the long wait-lists to many programs. The plan calls for the dismantling of the Mitby theater to make room for a more appealing front entrance and student services area. To replace the Mitby, a new 200-300 sent theater will be erected.
The former Famous Footwear headquarters would become home to the criminal justice and emergency medical training program. The Commercial Avenue campus, that formerly housed these programs, will be phased out.[3]
[edit] Name change
Some MATC administrators wanted to have the name of Madison Area Technical College (MATC) changed because it has been confused with Milwaukee Area Technical College (also MATC). Commentators have said it was an attempt to distance the school from the Milwaukee school's president, who had been convicted of driving under the influence and was fired.[4] The name change was ultimately rejected[who?] for financial reasons.[5] After the rejection, the college decided to change the nickname of the school from MATC to "Madison College", with implementation at the start of the 2010-11 academic year. The college also re-branded its logo with underemphasis on the words "Area Technical".
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "About MATC". Madison Area Technical College. http://matcmadison.edu/matc/about/. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "Facts at a Glance". Madison Area Technical College. http://matcmadison.edu/matc/about/reports/facts.shtm. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ Despite economy -- or because of it -- MATC says it needs to grow to meet demand The Capital Times, 2009-02-16 Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ [http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/campus_connection/article_c9d9cd18-c31e-11de-ab21-001cc4c002e0.html "Campus Connection: MATC rebranding itself as Madison College"] The Capital Times, 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ "College decides against name change" The Clarion, 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
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