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.
473 students have successfully completed ITA.
- 253 ITA graduates (53%) enrolled at UW-Madison.
- 220 ITA graduates (47%) enrolled in 13 other post-secondary institutions.
Over 95% of ITA graduates have matriculated into post-secondary options.
News
Information Technology Academy welcomes Mary Kay Kasten Dickinson
Information Technology Academy (ITA) is pleased to welcome Mary Kay Kasten Dickenson as the new ITA tribal program manager. She will join the ITA team on June 5. Mary Kay comes to us with over …
May 26, 2023Information Technology Academy welcomes Barb Miller
Information Technology Academy (ITA) is pleased to welcome Barb Miller as the new ITA tribal program manager. She will join the ITA team on February 20. Barb comes to us with over 25 years of …
February 13, 2023Information Technology Academy welcomes SoHappy Davids
Information Technology Academy (ITA) is pleased to introduce SoHappy Davids as the new ITA Oneida student outreach support specialist. She will step into her role on February 13. SoHappy comes to us from Pulaski Community …
February 1, 2023- More News posts
Questions?
Reach out to your case manager or email us at ita@doit.wisc.edu.
