Information Technology Academy (ITA) is a pre-college program that provides high school students from the Lac du Flambeau, Madison, and Oneida communities and surrounding areas the opportunity to reach their full potential through hands-on technology coursework, college preparatory academics, and personal wellness development that supports their successful completion of high school and matriculation into higher education.
A primary goal of the ITA program is to prepare students to be competitive applicants for UW–Madison. Upon completion of the ITA program and acceptance to UW–Madison, graduates become People Scholars and are eligible to receive a 4-year, undergraduate, tuition-only scholarship to UW–Madison.
(Note: Being an ITA participant does not guarantee admission to UW–Madison or any post-secondary school. ITA is at no-cost to participants.)
Our Impact
ITA began in 2000 with a small cohort of students in Madison, WI.
In 2013, ITA developed and launched ITA-Lac du Flambeau and ITA-Oneida to reach and serve more Native American students.
ITA now reaches approximately 180 first generation, underrepresented high school students from three cohorts in Lac du Flambeau, Madison, and Oneida.
519 students have successfully completed ITA.
- 280 ITA graduates (53%) enrolled at UW-Madison.
- 239 ITA graduates (46%) enrolled in 13 other post-secondary institutions.
Over 95% of ITA graduates have matriculated into post-secondary options.
News
ITA UW Campus Day – College Walking Tour & Student Exploration
By Liliana Teniente On Friday, March 8, the Information Technology Academy hosted the program’s first ITA UW Campus Day for students to experience UW-Madison’s bustling campus in the height of the Spring semester. A total …
March 15, 2024Celebrating Excellence: 2024 MLK Outstanding Young Person and Scholarship Awardees Shine
The 40th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Recognition Breakfast, hosted by Urban League of Greater Madison, honored nearly 300 middle and high school students of color in Dane County, including five ITA students.
January 18, 2024ITA Students Celebrate Hmong New Year
By Liliana Teniente In honor of Hmong New Year, some ITA students set aside the weekend of November 4 and 5 to partake in the community’s Hmong cultural celebration where they said farewell to the …
November 21, 2023- More News posts
Questions?
Reach out to your case manager or email us at ita@doit.wisc.edu.