Resources for Students
Student Resource Social Worker: 414-297-8137
Need help fast (legal services, drivers license recovery, housing, energy assistance, bus passes and more)? Here is a confidential intake form for students:
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Bus Pass Information:
How can a student qualify for a bus pass and where can they go?
The College has transitioned to the WisGo application. Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits to receive a code and should use their MATC email address to login.
Information about Title IX for Pregnant and Parenting Students
The Student Accommodation Services Department (SAS) ensures that students receive equal access opportunities to all MATC programs, courses and services according to section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which protects students with certain conditions or disabilities from discrimination and assures full access to the college.
Meet Pepper!
Fast Fund
Student Emergency Assistance Grant
Counseling & Psychological Services: CAPS
An important message from MATC's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS):
Counseling services (free and confidential) are available to all MATC students through the CAPS team. Students can schedule an appointment online or email counseling@matc.edu.
Students in need of 24/7 crisis services may utilize any of the following resources:
MATC Public Safety, 414-297-6200
911
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (Call or Text 988).
VITA - Free Tax Return Preparation for Students
The Milwaukee Area Technical College Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (MATC VITA) is officially open for tax season! MATC Accounting students and volunteers who are IRS-certified will be preparing and e-filing 2021 Federal and Wisconsin tax returns for taxpayers with household income of approximately $65,000 or less. The service is completely free and can be done virtually through getyourrefund.org/matc. Questions can be directed to vita@matc.edu or 414-297-8417.
Looking for Helpful Tax Information?
If you are a parent of children under 18, you are probably eligible for the expanded child tax credit that is part of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. The 2021 tax credit ranges from $3000 - $3600 for each child, depending on their age.
Eligible taxpayers may receive half of the total 2021 credit in monthly payments between July and December of 2021. The balance will be distributed with the 2021 tax return.
If you filed a tax return you should automatically receive the payments. If you did not file a tax return but want to obtain the childcare credit, the IRS has a website for non-filers at https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/child-tax-credit-non-filer-sign-up-tool
Help Spread the Word on Scholarship Information!
$300,000 in scholarships are awarded to MATC students each year! Contact: scholarships@matc.edu or visit https://www.matc.edu/costs-scholarships-aid/scholarships.html
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Many scholarship opportunities are still open.
The STORMER Completion scholarship is for folks who ran out of Financial Aid (or are ineligible for another reason) and in their last semester. It can help up to 6 credits worth of tuition.
The Metallica scholarships have reopened; please note, to qualify the student must be close
to graduating this year to qualify.
The Reconnect scholarship can assist with covering past due balances for up to $2000 (matc.edu/reconnect).
The Pepsico Uplift scholarship is available for black and brown students.
The Checota scholarship is open until Friday June 7, 2024.
The Froedtert Memorial Hospital Scholarship application for the 2023-24 academic year is now open until May 26, 2024. Read more here.
MATC ReStart provides a scholarship for eligible returning students to pay off up to $1,500 of a past-due balance owed to the college for items such as tuition, books and other fees. ReStart is breaking down the barriers that stand between you and your dreams of going back to MATC.
More information at matc.edu/ReStart (link)
MATC Promise: Eligible students earn up to 75 credits of free tuition — after other scholarships and grants are applied — to complete an in-demand associate degree or technical diploma.
More information at matc.edu/Promise (link)
McKinley FAST CARE Clinic
1271 North 6th Street Milwaukee (near downtown MATC Campus)
414 978-9037
McKinley FASTCARE Health Center is now open to students. https://www.froedtert.com/locations/fastcare/fastcare-clinic-mckinley-health-center.
Please take your MATC ID card to get services at no cost.
The following pertain to CastleBranch:
Flu vaccine
Physical examination
TB skin test
Many other healthcare services are also available.
Please note: COVID testing is not available at this site.
The Meijer FastCare locations are also available to students as well.
MATC's Food Pantry
Food pantries are available at all MATC campuses! Click here for hours and more details.
Bring your student ID. In addition to those hours, students are always invited to email the address below if they need to pick up outside of regular business hours: weberh2@matc.edu
Community Advocates
Community Advocates offers rent assistance, emergency shelter, substance abuse treatment and a 24 hour domestic violence crisis line --> 414 671-6140. Services in English or Spanish.
Child Care Services
For more information or to arrange a visit, contact child care services at:
Downtown Milwaukee Campus Child Care
Melissa Frankiewicz, Coordinator
414-297-7880
Mequon Campus Child Care
Tracy Ruska, Coordinator
262-238-2456
Amazon Clinic is now available in Wisconsin for a nominal fee.
