MATC 2026-27 Catalog

TABLE OF CONTENTS Making MATC Possible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Start Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Contact Information and Locations . . . . . . . 3 Flexible Course Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Credentials: Associate Degrees, Technical Diplomas, Certi fi cates and Apprenticeships, plus Digital Badges . . . . . 4 Community Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How To Apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Admission Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Orientation and Registration: New Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Undecided: Career Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Academic and Career Pathways . . . . . . . . 10 Career Essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Online Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Microcredentials/Digital Badges . . . . . . . . 12 Registration: Continuing Students . . . . . . 13 Credit for Prior Learning and Experience . . 13 Four-Year Transfer Opportunities . . . . . . . . 14 Job Resources: CareerHub . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Academic Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Resources for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Con fl ict Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Business and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Community and Human Services . . . . . . . . 64 Creative Arts, Design and Media . . . . . . . . 84 General Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Manufacturing, Construction and Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 STEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Course Descriptions for Degrees, Diplomas and Certi fi cates . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Community Education: Adult High School, GED/HSED, Learning English . . . 326 700-Level Course Descriptions . . . . . . . . 333 Apprenticeships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Accreditation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Directory of Credential Information . . . . . 344 MATC District Board of Directors 2025-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 Explore MATC’s Programs and Academic and Career Pathways

This catalog was prepared according to information current as of March 11, 2026. All information is subject to change.