Register for Classes

Steps to register for ESL/ELL classes at the Downtown campus:

• All students must take a placement test called TABE-E Reading test.

  • This is a 30 minute reading test. 

  • Students can make an appointment with the Testing Center by calling 414-297-6233 or emailing assessment@matc.edu

• After completing the test, students can make an appointment with an ESL/ELL advisor 

  • Advisors will help students register for classes and pay online. 

• ESL Spring classes downtown will meet online and in-person. Students can pick which classes they'd like to take. 

• Day and evening classes begin around the end of January and end mid-May.  

• Day classes will be held between 8:00AM - 2:00PM. 

• Evening classes will be held between 6:30PM - 8:30PM. 

• Saturday class includes Pronunciation.

• Please contact an advisor or instructor for a detailed spring schedule. 

• ESL classes will meet virtually (online) at specific times. 

• Day and evening classes begin mid-June and will end in July 17.

• Day classes will be held between 9:00AM - 11:30AM. 

• Evening classes will be held between 6:30PM - 8:30PM. 

• Please contact an advisor or instructor for a detailed summer schedule. 

• ESL fall classes downtown will be online and in-person. Students can pick which classes they'd like to take. 

• Fall classes begin  mid-August and end mid-December. 

• Day classes are offered between 8:00AM - 2:00PM. 

• Evening classes are offered between 6:30PM - 8:30PM. 

• Saturday classes include Pronunciation. 

• Please contact an advisor or instructor for a detailed fall schedule. 

The ESL program serves students living in Milwaukee and includes resident aliens, refugees, and U.S. Citizens.  Read more about the ESL/ELL program on MATC's ESL/ELL website. 

If you have an F1 Visa, you may not study ESL/ELL at MATC because it is not an intensive ESL program (IEP).  If, however, you would like to study in a college program at MATC, please contact our international advisor Karla Huerta and visit MATC's international student website for more information.