MATC 2025-26 Catalog

BEFORE YOU REGISTER Get Credit for What You Already Know

Before you meet with an advisor, 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. Credit for Prior Learning Experience is a way to earn credit for specific MATC courses based on skills learned as part of courses completed from another college, work experience, professional licenses, certificates, apprenticeships, military training or through training programs. To graduate, all students must complete 25% of their coursework at MATC. Use Credits Previously Earned at MATC MATC has designed many of its programs to offer students a quicker path to completing advanced credentials by applying their credits earned previously in a related MATC certificate or technical diploma. For example, credits earned while pursuing a Business Management technical diploma could count toward earning an associate degree. Talk with a Pathway advisor for details. Service Members Register First We honor the fact that state law gives veterans and members of the armed forces priority in registering for courses at Wisconsin technical colleges and the Universities of Wisconsin. Veterans register on the first day of each registration period. The Military Education Support Office (MESO) has registration information available for veterans at matc.edu (search MESO).

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 efficient 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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