MATC 2024-25 Catalog

CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING AND EXPERIENCE (CPLE)

Get Credit for What You Already Know Before you pick your courses and start at MATC, think about what previous courses and experiences could earn you college credit. It’s possible you’ve already gained college-level learning on your own. CPLE is a way to earn credit for speci fi c MATC courses based on skills learned as part of courses completed from another college, work experience, professional licenses, certi fi cates, apprenticeships, military training or through training programs. To graduate, all students must complete 25% of their coursework atMATC. SAVE MONEY ON COURSE MATERIALS Pay little or nothing for course materials by using Open Educational Resources (OER), which are textbooks, modules, streaming videos, tests, software and any other tools or materials in the public domain that can be used for free. It’s interactive, convenient and eco-friendly. Access No Cost or Low Cost Course Materials in three easy steps: 1. Go to Self-Service and select “Course Catalog.” 2. Scroll to “Course Types” and select “No Cost Books/Materials” or “Low Cost Books/Materials <$50.” 3. Select courses from the list and enroll.

PATHWAY ADVISORS Each Pathway has a team of advisors available to support students along their educational journey. Email your Pathway to connect with an advisor. Margaret Ehlert, one of many advisors in the Community & Human Services Pathway, shares how advisors can help: “Working with a pathway advisor will ensure that students have pertinent information up front, which helps them make the best choice for classes to take each semester and allows them to get through the program in the most ef fi cient way. We discuss workloads with students and time needed for each class, help them look at their home and work schedule commitments, and collaborate with students to set them up for success.”

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