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Great-paying careersThe average starting salary for an MATC graduate is $35,000.High Skill, High Wage jobs are available to graduates with onlya one or two year commitment.

In demand careers60% of future jobs begin with technical education. MATC has avery strong placement rate with many programs having morejobs available than graduates to fill them.

Affordable tuitionWe strive to keep our tuition as low as possible so you’ll savemoney without sacrificing quality academics. The ability toreceive your degree in less time also results in major cost savings.

You’ll get your education fast!All of MATC’s programs can be completed in 1 or 2 years whichmeans you will quickly learn your field and begin your newcareer!

Instructors with real-world experienceHelping students learn is our top priority, with college instructors bringing a wealth of “real-world” work experienceto the classroom. Most instructors come from industry and havespent years in the work force.

Hands-on learningStudents are provided with “real-world” environments andexperiences to prepare for their careers.

Smaller classesSmaller class sizes allow for more one-on-one interaction withinstructors and more personal attention for students. The small-er student/teacher ratios help students to be more successful.

Location, location, locationLocated in the heart of Manhattan, Kansas, MATC offers all theadvantages of a small college within the larger community.While you are attending MATC you can experience allManhattan has to offer from sports and recreation activities toexcellent shopping to a variety of live entertainment and othercultural activities.

People who careOur faculty and staff know you by name, prepare you for lifeafter graduation, and always care about your success.

Our students develop the skills to pay the bills. This program isdesigned to prepare air conditioning and refrigeration mechanicsand apprentices for entry-level employment in a wide range of construction, maintenance, and service positions in business andindustry. The program prepares students to install, service, and repairrefrigeration and air conditioning systems. The program providesinstruction in residential air conditioning, commercial air condition-ing, heating systems, and commercial refrigeration. Students will beE.P.A. (Environmental Protection Agency) 608 certified.

Technical Courses Begin: AugustLength: Nine months (August-May) for CertificateA.A.S. Degree also available

Career Opportunities• Air Conditioning Technician• Refrigeration Technician• Heating Technician• General Maintenance Technician• Planner

Starting salaries of past graduates: $12.71 - $16.00

If it heats air, cools air, or moves air, we’ll teach you how itworks and how to install it, maintain it, and repair it.If it heats air, cools air, or moves air, we’ll teach you how itworks and how to install it, maintain it, and repair it.

The Automotive Collision Repair program prepares students with the techni-cal and interpersonal skills required for entry-level employment in the auto-motive collision repair field. The Kansas Automotive Collision CoreCurriculum that is based on the four NATEF core areas of certification will bedelivered using the I-CAR Curriculum, the industry standard. Upon comple-tion of the program, students will be able to apply for up to 10 I-CAR points,a standard that is recognized by automotive collision repair shops in theregion.

Technical Courses Begin: AugustLength: Nine months (August – May) for CertificateA.A.S. Degree also available

Career Opportunities• Auto Body Repairers• Auto Glass Installers• Painting and Coating Machine Operators• Sheet Metal Workers• Vehicle Painters• Welders and Solderers


If it has been scratched, dented, hit, rolled, or hailed on, and ithas wheels, we can teach you to make it look like new again.If it has been scratched, dented, hit, rolled, or hailed on, and ithas wheels, we can teach you to make it look like new again.

Our 8 areas of instruction mirror the 8 certification areas of theNational Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).Our 8 areas of instruction mirror the 8 certification areas of theNational Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).

This two-year, four-semester program prepares students for an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Automotive Technology. The program provides the necessary training to diagnose, test, and repair modern cars and light trucks. Graduates are ready for positions as entry-level automotive technicians, service writers, and with experience, service managers and automotive repair businessowners. The Automotive Technology program at MATC is an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) National Automotive TechniciansEducation Foundation (NATEF) certified program. Graduates of theprogram will also be certified by the Mobile Air Conditioning Society(MACS) in refrigerant recovery/recycling.

Technical Courses Begin: AugustLength: Two years (4 semesters)

ASE Certification Areas: • Automatic Transmission & Transaxle• Brakes• Electrical Electronic Systems• Engine Performance• Engine Repair• Heating and Air Conditioning• Manual Drive Train & Axles•Suspension & Steering


The Building Trades program offers training in residential andcommercial building needed in the workforce today. This training includes classes in safety, blueprint reading, tools andmaterials, framing, interior and exterior finishing, roofing, cabinets, and concrete work. Application and practice of skills is accomplished through the construction of a home within thelocal area.

Technical Courses Begin: AugustLength: Nine months (August– May) for CertificateA.A.S. Degree also available

Career Opportunities• Residential Carpenter• Construction Forms Helper• Carpenter Helper• Rough Carpenter• Residential Site Layout Assistant• Residential Roofer


We cover all phases of construction—blueprints, building codesand layouts, concrete, carpentry (rough, exterior, and interior),drywall, finishing, and thetheory behind it all.

We cover all phases of construction—blueprints, building codesand layouts, concrete, carpentry (rough, exterior, and interior),drywall, finishing, and thetheory behind it all.

We’ll teach you how to construct, operate, andmaintain power line equipment.We’ll teach you how to construct, operate, andmaintain power line equipment.

The Electric Power and Distribution program enhances students’ knowledge andtechnical skills required to succeed in the electrical distribution industry.Graduates of the Electric Power and Distribution program will be able to success-fully install, maintain, and operate electrical systems to supply electrical energyto residential, commercial, and industrial customers and to join gas and electricalunderground generation facilities. The EPD program provides the training needed to construct, operate, and maintain power line equipment. This programis one of only a handful in the United States that has open admission to the public. Applicants will typically begin technical courses 1-2 years after they apply.

Technical Courses Begin: JanuaryLength: 12 Months (January to December)Certificate and A.A.S. Degree Available

Career Opportunities• Lineman• Municipal Worker


Applicants must have a valid Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) prior tobeginning the program.

We’ll teach you to welda wide variety of materials (sheet metal, iron, stainless steel, aluminum, pipe, and other metals) using a variety of weld media(oxy-acetylene torch, electric arc, MIG, and TIG) and the theorybehind it all (blueprints, metallurgy, welding theory).

We’ll teach you to welda wide variety of materials (sheet metal, iron, stainless steel,aluminum, pipe, and other metals) using a variety of weld media(oxy-acetylene torch, electric arc, MIG, and TIG) and the theorybehind it all (blueprints, metallurgy, welding theory).

Manhattan Area Technical College’s welding program is designed to prepare students for immediate employment into the job marketupon completion of the program. In addition to providing the specific technical skills necessary for employment, the program alsoincludes general education knowledge necessary to function in today’s society. Students receive classroom and hands-on trainingusing the latest welding and cutting equipment available in theindustry. Students who successfully complete these classes will becapable of passing an AWS structural steel certification test.

Technical Courses Begin: AugustLength: Nine months (August – May) for CertificateA.A.S. Degree also available

Career Opportunities• Gas-Tungsten Welder • Welding Fabricator• Gas Metal Arc Welder • Welding Supervisor• Production Line Welder • Arc Welder• Pipe Welder • Welder Fitter• Maintenance Welder • Oxyacetylene Welder


Our goal is to help you to becomea proficient user of information technology to perform the functions that makea business successful. This program prepares students for work in a wide varietyof positions, including office manager, accounting assistant, database adminis-trator, medical records clerk, or administrative assistant, to name a few.

Our goal is to help you to becomea proficient user of information technology to perform the functions that makea business successful. This program prepares students for work in a wide varietyof positions, including office manager, accounting assistant, database adminis-trator, medical records clerk, or administrative assistant, to name a few.

The purpose of the Business Administration program is to provide students with course options for their chosenbusiness career pathway. Students will be able to choose from three options to develop marketable skills in theirfocused area: accounting, business administrative technology, or medical office administration. Students completing a certificate in one of these three areas will enter the workforce ready to meet the needs of theworkplace. The AAS degree option will provide additional business skills to moveinto management positions and/or pursue a bachelor’s degree at a university.

Technical Courses Begin: August and JanuaryLength: 9 Months for Certificiate

18 Months for A.A.S. Degree

Career Opportunities• Medical Records Clerk• Medical Secretary• Administrative Assistant• Receptionist• Accounting Clerk/Assistant• Executive Assistant

Starting salaries of past graduates - $10.75 – $14.00

The Computer-Aided Drafting Technology program prepares students with theskills required to meet industry standards across the United States. Workingwith engineers, architects or machinists, drafters help develop CAD plans anddrawings for industry. Students will demonstrate competence via a technicalportfolio and credentials that will prepare them for success in entry-level inter-mediate and senior positions. The program provides instruction in engineeringgraphics, architectural design, manufacturing drawing and processes. Studentsmay complete a Certificate or an Associate of Applied Science Degree.

Technical Courses Begin: August and JanuaryLength: 9 Months for Certificiate

18 Months for A.A.S. Degree

Career Opportunities• Drafting Technician • Electrical Drafting• Detailer • Civil Drafting• Machine Drafting • Steel Drafting• Architectural Drafting • Research & Development Drafter


Engineers and architects design it;drafters draw it using computer-aided drafting (CAD) software. Ourprogram covers all fields of drafting, including architectural, structural,mechanical, machine, and civil drawings.

Engineers and architects design it;drafters draw it using computer-aided drafting (CAD) software. Ourprogram covers all fields of drafting, including architectural, structural,mechanical, machine, and civil drawings.

This program covers concepts and skills required to design, install,operate, manage, and secure servers, Local Area Networks (LANs),Wide Area Networks (WANs), and their connections to the Internet.

This program covers concepts and skills required to design, install,operate, manage, and secure servers, Local Area Networks (LANs),Wide Area Networks (WANs), and their connections to the Internet.

Information and Network Technology is concerned with the design, implementation, and configuration of network servers, computer networks, andnetwork infrastructure and their integration into a comprehensive computingsystem. Both hardware and software aspects are covered. Specific topics includecomputer communication protocols, computer network analysis, reliability, security, fault tolerance, operating systems, computer and network hardware, and asset management. Successful Network Technicians must be adaptable, self-learners with good spatial, logical, and organizational skills. Strong mathskills are not required but do generally indicate the individual’s problem-solvingability.

Technical Courses Begin: August and JanuaryLength: 2 years (4 semesters)

• Network Administrator • Computer Support Specialist• Network Designer • Network Support Specialist• Information Systems Manager • Computer Repair Technician• Computer Consultant


Dental Hygienists are educated and licensed oral health profes-sionals. Their primary focus is to prevent and treat patients’ oralhealth and assist them with their whole body health. As a gradu-ate of an accredited dental hygiene program, graduates may alsobe qualified to work in education, public health, research, andadministration. The MATC Dental Hygiene AAS degree programwill prepare graduates to take their written national board exam,clinical exam, and the state exam required for licensure to practice.

Admission to the dental hygiene program is highly competitive,and enrollment is limited. The admissions committee chooses themost qualified applicants for admission into the program by considering the following items:

Successful completion of pre-requisite courses:• Microbiology (5 credit hours)• Anatomy and Physiology (5 credit hours)• Chemistry (5 credit hours)

Assessment/Placement Scores• Grade Point Average• Letters of Reference• Interview

Dental Hygienists in Kansas earned an average wage of$31.36 per hour.*

*According to the Kansas Department of Labor 2008 Wage Survey

A licensed dental hygienist is on the “front line” of patient care,responsible for providing education,clinical, and therapeutic services thatpromote total health through goodoral health.

A licensed dental hygienist is on the “front line” of patient care,responsible for providing education,clinical, and therapeutic services thatpromote total health through goodoral health.

Upon successful completion of the Practical Nursing Program, thegraduate is eligible to take the National Council LicensureExamination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN).

Upon successful completion of the Practical Nursing Program, thegraduate is eligible to take the National Council LicensureExamination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN).

Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) give direct care to patients in a varietyof settings under the immediate supervision of a registered nurse,physician, or dentist. The Practical Nursing program provides prepara-tion for the LPN role through classroom and clinical experiences,using the Kansas Practical Nursing Core Curriculum. Upon completionof the program, the graduate will be eligible to apply for licensure asa practical nurse and to take the National Council Examination forPractical Nurses (NCLEX-PN). The curriculum also serves as the firstlevel for students who want to continue their education in nursing.

Starting salaries of past graduates: $12.50 – $23.00

Our one-year Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program isdesigned exclusively for a Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.) toenter and complete coursework that prepares him/her to take thelicensing examination to become a Registered Nurse (R.N.).Recent clinical patient care experience is recommended for success. This progam begins with an expectation that studentshave LPN-level nursing skills and knowledge base.

Our one-year Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program isdesigned exclusively for a Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.) toenter and complete coursework that prepares him/her to take thelicensing examination to become a Registered Nurse (R.N.).Recent clinical patient care experience is recommended for success. This progam begins with an expectation that studentshave LPN-level nursing skills and knowledge base.

A registered nurse with an associate’s degree is a skilled health careprovider who administers nursing care directly to patients and theirfamilies in a variety of settings. The Associate Degree program atMATC provides a bridge from a licensed practical nurse to professionalnurse by completing additional nursing courses and clinical practice.The graduate is eligible to take the National Council LicensureExamination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).


Medical Laboratory Technicians prepare and analyze specimensusing body fluids and cells. They use microscopes and othersophisticated laboratory equipment and computerized instru-ments to test and analyze results. Lab technicians usually workunder the supervision of medical and clinical laboratory technolo-gists. The Medical Laboratory Technician program is a partnershipbetween Manhattan Area Technical College and Seward CountyCommunity College (SCCC). Students enroll with SCCC for the lec-ture portion of the program, which they will access online directlyfrom SCCC. Students then enroll at MATC for the lab and clinicalportions of the training and complete these at facilities providedby MATC and regional healthcare providers.

Medical Laboratory Technicians in Kansas earned an aver-age wage* of $14.00 - $16.00 per hour.


As members of the health care team, Medical Lab Techniciansprovide physicians with information essential to the effectivediagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patient disease.

As members of the health care team, Medical Lab Techniciansprovide physicians with information essential to the effectivediagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patient disease.

Surgical technology is one of the fastest growing professions inthe country. It is projected to grow faster than the average of allother occupations through the year 2012.

Surgical technology is one of the fastest growing professions inthe country. It is projected to grow faster than the average of allother occupations through the year 2012.

The Surgical Technology program prepares individuals to maintain,monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adhere to aseptic tech-nique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative person-nel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilizationand handling; surgical supplies management; wound exposure andclosure; surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring;maintenance of hemostasis, and patient and team scrubbing. TheSurgical Technology program is a partnership between ManhattanArea Technical College and Seward County Community College(SCCC). Students enroll with SCCC for the lecture portion of theprogram, which they will access online directly from SCCC.Students then enroll at MATC for the lab and clinical portions ofthe training and complete these at facilities provided by MATCand regional healthcare providers.

Surgical Technologists in Kansas earned an average wage*of $16.34 per hour.


Credit Tuition Tools &Hours & Fees Books* Supplies*

Air Conditioning & RefrigerationTechnical Certificate 38 3600 500 1100A.A.S. Degree 62 5650 900 1100

Automotive Collision RepairTechnical Certificate 45 4800 500 3500A.A.S. Degree 62 6100 900 3500

Automotive TechnologyA.A.S. Degree 62 5900 1100 3800

Building TradesTechnical Certificate 39 3500 500 800A.A.S. Degree 62 5500 900 800

Business AdministrationTechnical Certificate 33 3000 600A.A.S. Degree 62 5600 1200

Computer-Aided Drafting TechnologyTechnical Certificate 34 3400 600 100A.A.S. Degree 62 6200 1000 100

Credit Tuition Tools &Hours & Fees Books* Supplies*

Dental HygieneA.A.S. Degree 62 15000 1400 4500

Electric Power & DistributionTechnical Certificate 54 7000 700 1300A.A.S. Degree 63 8300 1200 1300

Information & Network TechnologyA.A.S. Degree 62 6500 1600 2000

Medical Laboratory TechnologyA.A.S. Degree 67 7200 650 805

NursingPractical Nursing 46 5400 1100 700Assoc. Degree Nursing 62 6500 900 500

Surgical TechnologyTechnical Certificate 41 4400 750 1200

Welding TechnologyTechnical Certificate 39 4300 400 500A.A.S. Degree 62 6300 800 500

*These expenses are not payable to MATC and will vary depending on where purchasedTuition and fees are calculated each semester and based on the number of credit hours a student is enrolled.These costs were prepared with the latest information on 5.13.09 and may be subject to change.

Notice of Non-DiscriminationThe MATC Board of Directors supports and complies with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973and Amendments, The Americans with Disabilities Act, Title IX and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to the regulations of the Department of Health andHuman Services and the Department of Education. It is the policy of the Board of Directors that no person in the United States (on the grounds of race, color, religion,sex, national origin, ancestry or disability) shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefit of or otherwise subjected to discrimination under any programor activity of, or employment with Manhattan Area Technical College. Specific complaints of alleged discrimination under Title IX (sex) and Section 504/ADA (handi-cap, disability) should be referred to Trysta Williams, Title IX/Section 504/ADA Coordinator, 3136 Dickens Ave., Manhattan, KS 66503, 785.587.2800.

Ready to visit?Campus visits are available by appointment at 9:00 a.m. and1:30 p.m. on weekdays (Monday-Friday).Please give us 48 hours notice!

Ready to apply?The earlier, the better! Enrollment is limited, andapplicants are admitted on a first-applied, first-accepted basisin all programs except the Allied Health Programs.

Ready to pay for it?Federal financial assistance is available to qualified applicants.Other financial assistance and scholarships are available aswell. Contact the financial aid office for details.

Ready for more?Please contact us if you have any questions:

Manhattan Area Technical College3136 Dickens AvenueManhattan, Kansas 66503

800.352.7575785.587.2800Fax: 785.587.2804

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Manhattan Area Technical College3136 Dickens AvenueManhattan, Kansas 66503-2499587.2800 800.352.7575www.matc.net

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