Located in Madison, Wisconsin, Madison Area Technical College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 13,641 students in fall 2024, including 13,610 undergraduates and 31 graduate students. It is part of Wisconsin Technical College System.
Madison Area Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 142 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 3,952 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
13,641
Students enrolled
3,952
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
142
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 142
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
1,457
Certificates under 1 year
1,792
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
649
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
54
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
13,641
Undergraduates, fall 2024
13,610
Graduate students, fall 2024
31
Full-time, fall 2024
28%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
18,443
Full-time, 2024-25
23%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Wisconsin Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Jennifer Berne
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization