Website Accessibility
Gateway Technical College is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for all individuals, including people with disabilities. We strive to provide an accessible and inclusive online experience in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II and the U.S. Department of Justice’s web accessibility requirements.
Our Commitment
We are actively working to ensure that our website and digital content meet or exceed the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards, which are the current benchmarks adopted by the U.S. Department of Justice for public entities.
What We Do
- Regularly test our website and digital tools using automated and manual accessibility evaluations.
- Train staff on accessibility best practices.
- Incorporate accessibility into our web design, content creation, and procurement processes.
- Provide reasonable accommodations and alternative formats upon request.
- Use Google Docs to convey information.
Technical Specifications
Accessibility of Gateway Technical College’s website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.
The free NVDA screen reader and the Mozilla Firefox web browser used in combination provides the greatest accessibility support.
Accessibility of Videos
Gateway Technical College has policies on closed captioning and audio descriptions to ensure access to videos that are provided on our website. A link to the audio-described version of a video can be found within the YouTube video description of the non-audio-described version.
How to Report Accessibility Issues
If you experience any difficulty accessing any part of our website or digital content, please contact us so we can address the issue promptly.
Josh Vollendorf
Director of Compliance & Title II/ADA Coordinator
Email: accessibility@gtc.edu
Phone: 262-564-3062
We will respond to your request within 5 business days and work with you to provide an accessible alternative or fix the issue.
Ongoing Efforts
We continuously review and improve our digital platforms. This statement will be updated as improvements are made.
Last Updated: April 13, 2026
Privacy Statement
H-188 Website Privacy Policy
Gateway Technical College is committed to protecting the privacy of website visitors and the information shared on our website. This policy explains the ways in which we collect information while using the Gateway website (www.gtc.edu), how that information can be used, and how we protect the information you choose to provide us.
By visiting gtc.edu, you are accepting the practices described in this policy. This notice applies solely to information collected on Gateway sites.
Information Collected
The Gateway website (gtc.edu) uses cookies or similar technology. You can accept or decline cookies in your web browser settings. By doing so some parts of the site may not function properly.
Non-Personal Information
When you browse through our website at gtc.edu, certain information is collected in relation to your computer's IP (Internet Protocol) address. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about visits from IP addresses:
- Date and time of visit
- Pages visited
- Operating system, browser used and screen resolution
- Search terms used
- Originating website
- Internet service provider
- Terms you use in our site’s search engines
We may use this information for statistical purposes and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. No additional information is collected unless otherwise stated.
Personal Information
Gateway does not require that you provide personal information to visit our website. However, you may choose to provide us with personal information through an e-mail message, live chat, information request form, registration form, survey, alumni membership form, etc. This information is used only to fulfill the purpose you authorize or in support of college-sponsored programs.
Gateway Technical College does not disclose, give, sell, or transfer any personal information about our online visitors to third parties except as required by law.
Third-party tracking
Third-party vendors, including advertising networks and web traffic analysis services, may use cookies on our site to collect non-personal data. Google Analytics helps website administrators track site usage, understand how users find sites, and improve website function and content. For more information on Google Analytics, please visit Google’s website.
Other third-party tools show Gateway advertisements on sites across the web. Using cookies and related technologies, these tools show ads to people who’ve previously visited our websites, might be interested in our sites based on other sites they’ve visited or be a web user in a specific geographic area.
Pixel Tags
Pixel tags, also called web beacons, may be used on Gateway’s website, email messages or newsletters. Pixel tags allow us to monitor the actions of users opening a particular webpage, email or newsletter to customize our offerings to you. They also help us determine number of page visits or email opens to help improve user experience and site content.
Other Websites
Our website contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. These links are provided only for the convenience of our visitors.
Security
Gateway uses appropriate security measures to help protect user information within our limits. While we work to maintain information security, we encourage users to exercise caution when disclosing personal information.
Policy Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your use of this website, please contact the webmaster at: webmaster@gtc.edu.
Gateway Technical College – Marketing and Communication Dept.
Attn: Abbie Ford, Director Marketing & Communications
3520 30th Avenue
Kenosha, WI 53144