S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AAA' long-term rating to Madison Area Technical College (MATC) District, Wis.' $3.5 million series 2020-2021J general obligation (GO) promissory notes. The outlook is stable. MATC's unlimited-tax GO pledge secures the series 2020-2021J promissory notes. Officials indicate they will use the note proceeds to finance building remodeling and improvement projects, the acquisition of movable equipment, and certain issuance costs. The district's debt is eligible to be rated above the sovereign because we believe MATC can maintain better credit characteristics than the nation in a stress scenario. Under our criteria, "Ratings Above The Sovereign: Corporate And Government Ratings--Methodology And Assumptions" (published Nov. 19, 2013), we consider U.S. local governments to have moderate sensitivity to national risk. Despite