Spring 2026 class registration is open. ESL classes are available in-person and online.
Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions new students have.
Student parking is available at a reduced cost with your student ID.
See MATC's Parking website for more information.
Before you can get a student parking pass you need to be registered for classes. Tell your teacher if you are having trouble with parking, but please be patient.
After you have registered and paid for classes:
Go to S301 to get your MATC student ID card (Stormer Pass). (See MATC Stormer Pass instructions).
Go to the Cashier to get your parking pass ($25/semester).
Load money onto your Stormer Pass. Use the automated machines on campus (they look like big black boxes). There is one near the doors inside the 8th and Highland MATC entrance.
How to get your Stormer Pass:
You can get an I.D. in-person: The office is in Room S203, between the S-building and the M-building on the 3rd floor.
You need to bring a photo I.D.
You will have your picture taken.
You do not have to pay.
What to do with your Stormer Pass:
Always bring your student ID to campus.
Add money to your Stormer Pass by using an automated machine (they look like big black boxes). There is one near the doors inside the 8th and Highland MATC entrance.
After you add money to your Stormer pass, use it to pay for parking, printing, and food on campus.
Use it to check out books at the MATC library.
Use it to work in the MATC computer labs.
Use it to get in free to Milwaukee museums on the first Thursday of every month.
Use it for discounts to movies.
Your ESL teachers will tell you which books you need to buy. See your schedule for details.
Th MATC bookstore on the corner of 8th Street and State Street is closed.
Textbooks must be ordered online through the MATC Bookstore website.
Save your receipt in case you need to return the book.
MATC has an on-campus Children's Center open Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm.
It is located at the corner of 8th Street and Highland across from the C-building where most ESL classes are held.
Contact the Children's Center directly for more information at:
Downtown Milwaukee Campus Child Care
Melissa Frankiewicz, Coordinator
414-297-7880
frankiml@matc.edu