If you’re envious of artistic talent and creativity, then walking around Moraine Park’s Fond du Lac campus last Wednesday night would have been a difficult adventure for you, for sure.

Graduating students from Moraine Park Technical College’s programs showcased their talents at the College’s Portfolio Showcase.

There were animations, drawings, designs, photos and, well, lots of cool stuff! Continue reading

Congratulations to the Moraine Park Business Professionals of America Club members who traveled to Florida last week to compete at the National Business Professionals of America (BPA) Competition. After taking 1st in the State of Wisconsin in Presentation Management Team, they were invited to compete at Nationals.

The Presentation Management Team consisted of Christian Dahl, Karen Hall, Katie Antonian and Katy Logsdon. After spending hours preparing, we are proud to announce that the Moraine Park team  placed 2^nd in the Nation in Presentation Management-Team Category! Continue reading

Think life has handed you setbacks too large to overcome? Try telling that to DeWayne Sexton. Losing a mother as a child. Being separated from his siblings growing up. Reuniting only to have his brothers be killed shortly after. Joining the military and losing many close friends in battle. Losing his last remaining brother to a drunk driver. Being diagnosed with cancer. Feeling too old and too lost and too worthless. DeWayne has seemingly been through it all – and has somehow weathered all these struggles to do remarkable things.

One of those remarkable things is being named our 2017 Student of the Year. We couldn’t be more thrilled to give him this honor. To say that DeWayne is deserving is a tremendous understatement. Here’s DeWayne’s story of struggle and finding purpose throughout these setbacks, in his own words: Continue reading

Moraine Park sent students from the CNC/Tool & Die club and the Electricity club to the State Skills USA competition in late April.  The CNC/Tool & Die students competed as a team in the Automated Manufacturing Technology category while the Electricity students competed as individuals in the Industrial Motor Control or Residential Wiring categories.

Moraine Park had students take all 3 top spots in Industrial Motor Control. Zach Heberer placed 1st, Jacob Stamm placed 2nd and Ramon Cruz-Nagera placed third. Continue reading

Moraine Park Technical College has been placing special emphasis on students who have served or are currently serving our country, proclaiming its 2016-17 academic year our “Year of the Student Veteran.”

During this special year, with our student awards banquet upcoming, we’ve added a special award to our traditional lineup of offerings: a “Student Veteran of the Year” award.

Taking home this prestigious honor this year is a deserving individual named Carla Stephany, an engineering student at Moraine Park who served in the United States Air Force. She’s an ambitious, hard-working and inspiring woman, and we’re very excited to present her with this award.

In her own words, this is Carla’s background, what brought her to Moraine Park, and what her plans for the future are: Continue reading

Want a motivating story to start your day? Rachel Bestor’s is as good as any. She’s had plenty of ups and downs in her journey to find her right career path, but her perseverance has brought her great things. Here’s Rachel’s story, in her own words:

My name is Rachel Bestor. I was born and raised in Fond du Lac, WI, where I currently reside. My family means the world to me. They supported me throughout my education at Moraine Park and helped me when I was struggling over my assessments and the rollercoaster of happiness and stress. My hobbies include spending my free time with my family and going on outings. We especially enjoy the summer where we can spend much of our time outdoors just enjoying the weather and having fun.

I have one brother and one sister who are both older than me and who both went on to bachelor’s degrees right out of high school. Then there’s me who became a single mom shortly after high school. I was 18, going on 19 when I had my first child and it was a struggle to continue on in college, but I tried it anyway.

That’s when I first chose Moraine Park Technical College. Continue reading

Several students were recognized for their contributions to MPTC and the Student Nurse’s Association on the West Bend campus at the annual awards banquet. Receiving awards were Joey Jaeger, Jessica Corbett, Jessica Bach, Ashland Morecki, Emily Ewe, Nicki Stavrakis, Kristine Gould, Melissa Meyer and Erica Breitenstein.

To learn more about our nursing program and other career options, visit morainepark.edu/programs.

The countdown is on to the last semester for Cosmo students.  The salon will be closed from May 22 – June 2, 2017.   Students are very busy in the salon and ready to start their careers in the beauty industry.  Book your appointment for June 5 – July 27, 2017 by calling 920-924-3177!  Here are some great creations from our students. Continue reading

Moraine Park Technical College (MPTC) is doing our part to help increase the number of females in IT with our Girls Make IT Happen, #ITgirls event on June 26 through June 29. The event will feature one day in each of the following IT disciplines: IT Tech Support and IT Network, Graphic Communications, IT Web Developer, and IT Mobile Apps and will run from 1-4 pm each day. The event is geared towards young women entering grades 9-12 this fall interested in exploring IT careers. Continue reading