mɪlwˈɔːkiː ˈɛɹiə tˈɛknɪkəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ tɹˈeɪsᵻz ɪts ɹˈuːts tʊ ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən wɪskˈɑːnsɪn lˈɔː hˌuːz pˈɜːpəs wʌz tʊ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒ jˈʌŋ ɐdˈʌlts hˌuː dɹˈɑːpt ˌaʊɾəv hˈaɪ skˈuːl tə wˈɜːk fˈʊltˈaɪm tə kəntˈɪnjuː ðɛɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən pˈɑːɹttˈaɪm.
Milwaukee Area Technical College traces its roots to a 1911 Wisconsin law whose purpose was to encourage young adults who dropped out of high school to work full-time to continue their education part-time.