Health Professions at Milwaukee Area Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Milwaukee Area Technical College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 12,618.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

MATC Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at MATC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, MATC does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

MATC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at MATC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Milwaukee Area Technical College.

MATC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at MATC are white. Around 51% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. MATC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Milwaukee Area Technical College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	148
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Milwaukee Area Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	126
Allied Health Professions	67
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	65
Mental & Social Health Services	52
Dental Support Services	37
Health & Medical Administrative Services	19
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	16
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	6

Related Majors

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Personal Care Aides	63,270	$24,250
Registered Nurses	59,030	$71,470
Nursing Assistants	32,310	$29,590
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,690	$55,820
Software Applications Developers	16,940	$87,700

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.