Enrollment Trends at MATC

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,750 where 13,792 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 15,278 students in 2019 and was lowest at 11,828 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 15,186 to 13,792 students, a net loss of 1,394 (9.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Milwaukee Area Technical College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 31.21% and the percentage of black students is 31.39% at Milwaukee Area Technical College. 5.52% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 20.85% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 42.50% to 31.21%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.76% to 5.52%. Black student enrollment increased from 29.05% to 31.39%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.51% to 20.85%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7551 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7135 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Milwaukee Area Technical College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

3,499 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 172.72% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Milwaukee Area Technical College from 2015 to 2025.