Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC)

Overview of Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC)

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Students even have loads of flexibility when they enroll as MATC students. They can take courses online, which is almost an expectation these days, but MATC students can even choose to take online courses via synchronous or asynchronous delivery. There are also hybrid courses, in which less than half of the course requires a physical presence.

However, since students sometimes find that they cannot make it to campus, MATC offers a Virtual F2F Flexible format where students can log in to "attend" class from a remote location. These courses are delivered synchronously, which means that students must log on at class time. However, this offers a great option for those who fall ill or who otherwise cannot make it to campus for class.

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MATC Acceptance Rate and Admissions

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MATC Tuition Cost & Financial Aid

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Milwaukee Area Technical College is a publicly funded community college institution. As such, MATC can provide a strong education to Wisconsin residents at a reduced rate. Students who commute from out of state, or who don't yet have Wisconsin residency, must pay more. Thus, state residents pay about $8,000 for a full year of tuition, books, and other academic fees. Non-residents pay nearly $10,000 for the same education.

Researchers know that college students need to eat and live, meaning their costs will likely include more than just tuition, so gross costs are tallied for educational institutions. Once all those costs are factored, Wisconsin residents pay $21,000 whether they live on or off campus. Out-of-state students only pay a bit more. Non-residents face gross costs of only around $23,000. However, this is before financial aid is factored in and the actual net price is discovered.

The financial aid office at MATC can work wonders and they bring the average net price, including all living costs, down to a mere $9,000. For the lower income households, the net price is slightly lower at $8,800. The upper income households, which earn over $110,000, the total net cost is only slightly more than $15,000.

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Popular Academic Programs at MATC

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Milwaukee Area Technical College students enroll so that they can learn as much as possible before starting their careers. Thus, they look to MATC's excellent academic reputation to help them achieve their dreams. To see how well this works out for students, researchers took a look at the school's educational statistics including the retention rate, graduation rate, and other metrics.

The retention rate is a measure of how many full-time, first-time Milwaukee Area Technical College students returned to campus for their second year. Researchers discovered a retention rate of 53%. Since most community and technical colleges are populated primarily by part-time students, this is a strong figure. In fact, the part-time retention rate was found to be 44%. Thus, researchers concluded that most of MATC's students found satisfactory curriculum, faculty, and resources on campus.

When it came time to graduate, however, MATC's numbers were a bit thin. Only 15% of students were shown as graduating. However, an additional 12% transferred to other schools. Educational researchers consider transfer students to be highly motivated and likely to graduate. Thus, MATC can be seen as preparing approximately 27% of its students for graduation either on their campus, or elsewhere. Researchers also found that an average of 25% of MATC's students enrolled in a different institution. Thus, it seems that MATC is a solid institution that does prepare students for success, though many choose to complete their degrees elsewhere.

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Outcome & Salary

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Milwaukee Area Technical College students are career minded individuals who may be interested in learning what their educational investment will return. Researchers note that there are no occupational or financial guarantees when it comes to a college degree. However, we can investigate the experiences of previous graduates.

Of graduates who responded to a questionnaire, MATC's Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Tech students reported the highest median salary of $73,000. The fifth highest-earning degree was found to be the Fire Protection degree students, who report a median income of $55,000. Other top-earning degreed graduates include the Registered Nursing students, Electrical Engineering students, and the Allied Health Professionals. Those graduates reported median salaries in the low to middle $60k range.

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