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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?

3,486 Undergraduate Awards
  • 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
#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.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Insurance Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Madison College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#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?

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Contact details for Madison College are given below.

Contact Details
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

Madison Area Technical College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Madison Area Technical College?

29% Take Out Loans
9.5% Loan Default Rate

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

3,622 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 13,021 undergraduate students at Madison College, with 3,622 being full-time and 9,399 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
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

7,930 Took All Classes Online
10,116 Took At Least One Class Online
103.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 10,116 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Madison College has changed over the last few years.

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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.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Graduate Certificate TOTAL
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 579 0 12 0 591
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 360 0 0 360
Allied Health Professions 206 54 81 0 341
Business Administration & Management 18 85 80 0 183
Nursing 0 178 0 0 178
Information Technology 51 59 37 0 147
Accounting 0 54 76 0 130
Precision Metal Working 40 0 74 0 114
Design & Applied Arts 0 102 0 0 102
Criminal Justice & Corrections 44 48 0 0 92
Health & Medical Administrative Services 44 11 30 0 85
Computer Software & Applications 0 47 36 0 83
Dental Support Services 48 32 0 0 80
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 17 49 0 66
Culinary Arts 16 15 33 0 64
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 37 0 25 0 62
Human Resource Management 19 23 18 0 60
Marketing 17 21 22 0 60
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 33 25 0 0 58
Teacher Education Grade Specific 27 28 0 0 55
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 17 37 0 54
Carpentry 34 0 16 0 50
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 46 0 2 0 48
Fire Protection 27 17 0 0 44
Computer Systems Networking 0 24 14 0 38
Cosmetology 0 0 36 0 36
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 15 16 0 31
Legal Support Services 0 11 0 19 30
Mental & Social Health Services 14 14 0 0 28
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 15 7 0 0 22
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 11 8 0 0 19
Hospitality Management 0 11 6 0 17
Architectural Engineering Technology 0 16 0 0 16
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 15 0 15
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 0 0 15 0 15
Computer Programming 14 0 0 0 14
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 14 0 0 14
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 14 0 0 14
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 0 0 12 0 12
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 11 0 11
Finance & Financial Management 0 10 0 0 10
Recreation Administration 0 10 0 0 10
Civil Engineering Technology 0 8 0 0 8
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 0 8 0 8
Graphic Communications 0 3 4 0 7
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 7 0 0 7
Health & Physical Education 6 0 0 0 6
Woodworking 0 0 4 0 4
Insurance 0 0 3 0 3
Agricultural Mechanization 0 2 0 0 2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 1 0 0 1
Horticulture 0 0 0 0 0
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 0 0
Real Estate 0 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0 0
Data Entry 0 0 0 0 0
Data Processing 0 0 0 0 0
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Building Management & Inspection 0 0 0 0 0
Construction 0 0 0 0 0
Energy Systems Technologies 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Robotics Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Housing 0 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Social Work 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,346 1,368 772 19 3,505

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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