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.
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.