"The Gateway Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors requisitioned this study to better understand and to be able to more clearly articulate what each of us felt by intuition—Gateway provides a vital service to its students and the communities it serves. Broad-based benefits exist for the individual student, but perhaps even more so for the employers of those students and the communities’ taxpayers…."

Bryan Albrecht, Gateway Technical College President

"As I begin my presidency, it is heartening to learn of the vast array of excellent benefits experienced by our community because of Gateway Technical College. This report helps us understand where we have impact so we can maximize those benefits through new programs, such as the successful Boot Camp approach to concentrated training, in conjunction with the Workforce Development Centers, to meet critical workforce demands.

We invite you to come to our campuses to observe our hands-on approach to learning, under the leadership of our industry-savvy instructors. We are happy to show you how your tax dollars help students to become stronger contributors to their employers and to their communities, and collaboration to continue having a positive economic impact on our communities.

I would like to thank the Gateway Technical College Foundation for taking a leadership role in commissioning this most interesting report."

Dennis Schultz, Chairperson of the Gateway Board of Trustees.

"Both as chair of the Board of Trustees and through my employment as Director of Kenosha County Human Services, I see an illustration of these numbers every day. People who learn English, people who develop skills, and people who can now move into an entirely new, better paying career, become contributing members of the community, rather than a drain on scarce resources. Gateway, more than any other institution, provides people with that opportunity."