Madison Area Technical College Overview
Located in Madison, Wisconsin, Madison Area Technical College is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Madison makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.
What Is Madison Area Technical College Known For?
- The highest award offered at Madison College is the postbaccalaureate certificate.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 35% of the faculty were full-time.
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Madison Area Technical College Rankings
Madison College landed the #266 spot in our 2022 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,587 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Madison College also holds the #11 spot on the Best Colleges in Wisconsin ranking.
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Madison College has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#40 | Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#84 | Best Associate Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Madison College.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Madison College has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#3 | Best Business Support & Assistant Services Schools | College Factual |
#3 | Best Culinary Arts Schools | College Factual |
#5 | Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools | College Factual |
#50 | Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools | College Factual |
#63 | Best Nursing Schools | Nursing Degree Search |
#72 | Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Madison Area Technical College?

Contact details for Madison College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1701 Wright Street, Madison, WI 53704-2599 |
Phone: | 608-246-6100 |
How Do I Get Into Madison College?
You can apply to Madison College online at: madisoncollege.edu/apply
Can I Afford Madison Area Technical College?
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Madison College, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,380 a year. That adds up to $21,520 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Madison College is 9.5%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
Madison Area Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 36 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 3,622 full-time undergraduates at Madison College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Madison Area Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 192 |
Black or African American | 215 |
Hispanic or Latino | 492 |
White | 2,342 |
International Students | 85 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 296 |
Geographic Diversity
Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Madison Area Technical College. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 66 countries are represented at Madison College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Congo.
Online Learning at Madison Area Technical College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Madison College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 14th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of Madison College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Madison Area Technical College was 103.2%. This is the #417 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Madison College regardless of major.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Madison Area Technical College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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