...S&P Global Ratings assigned its '###' long-term rating to Madison Area Technical College (MATC) District, Wis.' $3.5 million series 2020-2021B general obligation (GO) promissory notes and $8.305 million series 2020 taxable GO refunding bonds. At the same time, S&P Global Ratings affirmed its '###' rating on the college's existing GO debt. The outlook is stable. The district's unlimited-tax GO pledge secures the series 2020-2021B promissory notes and outstanding bonds. Officials indicate they will use note proceeds for remodeling, the acquisition of movable equipment, and certain issuance costs. Officials will use the GO refunding bonds to realize present value savings. The district's debt is eligible to be rated above the sovereign because we believe MATC can maintain better credit characteristics than the nation can in a stress scenario. Under our criteria"Ratings Above The Sovereign: Corporate And Government Ratings--Methodology And Assumptions" (published Nov. 19, 2013), we consider...