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Moraine Park awarded 100% of WTCS grant requests

It’s pretty rare that you get everything you ask for, but that’s exactly what’s happening to Moraine Park when it comes to Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) grants. Every year WTCS makes funds available to the 16 technical college districts (and others) in Wisconsin, but recently more and more of these grants have been competitive.

Most of the time, most colleges have to settle for only a portion of what they are hoping for. Continue reading

April 13, 2017by Jim Huycke
Achievement, Business, Community Engagement

Cosmetology “Highlights” – Week of March 20, 2017

It was quiet around Techniques Salon and Spa this week because of spring break, but that didn’t keep the students from learning.  Both classes of students along with one of their instructors, Ms. Eileen, attended the 2017 America’s Beauty Show in Chicago.  “Highlights” of their adventures were: Continue reading

April 12, 2017by Michelle Freund
Achievement, Faculty and Staff, IT & Web

And the “Circle of Joy” award goes to …

Moraine Park Technical College held our final IT Careers Completion Ceremony on March 6, 2017 through the U.S. Department of Labor Interface grant program.  In 2014 Moraine Park received $995,662 of a $23.1 million statewide project.  In total, 93 MPTC students earned 126 certificates helping to prepare them for IT careers.  To date, 24 students have used their certificates into career pathways towards IT Associate degrees. Continue reading

March 31, 2017by Anne Lemke
Achievement, EWD, Manufacturing

“I just planned on working hard and making money” – A Boot Camp Student Profile

For Dylan Feutz, hard work has always been the easy part. When he graduated from high school in 2011, he chose the low-cost path. “The only reason I never went to college after high school is because I didn’t want to pay for it,” said Feutz, “I just planned on just working hard and making money.” Over the years in the workforce, he’s held jobs in food service and manufacturing, but something drove him to want more. Continue reading

March 31, 2017by Samantha Story
Achievement, Faculty and Staff

Staff honored by Career and Technical Education Association

Group photo of Moraine Park staff honored at Career & Technical Ed Asso.

The Moraine Park Association for Career and Technical Education (MPACTE) honored six individuals for their dedication and professional excellence at Moraine Park Technical College during its annual awards banquet Feb. 23.

This year’s banquet was held at the College’s Fond du Lac campus. So, who took home awards? Continue reading

March 3, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
Achievement

Super heroes. Presidential candidates. Sausage. Behold, the Ultimate Deans List

The Ultimate Deans List graphic

What does Superman, a sausage company entrepreneur, crooning singer, professional wrestler, legendary basketball coach and the “Mayhem Guy” from Allstate Insurance commercials have in common?

They’re all people who’ve made our Ultimate Deans List.

Yes, to celebrate the release of the most recent Moraine Park Technical College Dean’s List, we’ve compiled another special list of Deans just for fun. So, without further ado (that was just the perfect amount of ado, though, wasn’t it?) here’s a list of famous people with the first or last name Dean: Continue reading

February 22, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
Achievement, Health Careers & Wellness

Making dreams a reality through the CNA Bootcamp

Moraine Park CNA femal grad standing with Transition Specialist

Sarai Picazo-Cruz has a champion’s heart with big dreams, though it may take some time to realize that given her gentle and quiet demeanor.  Continue reading

January 26, 2017by Melissa Schmidt
Achievement, Business

“I want to set an example for my children”

Female portrait

— Written by Dawn Weber, Administrative Professional student and December 2016 graduate

Hello Friends!  My name is Dawn Weber.

I am a widow and mother of three children. I am very much involved in my community. Not only am I a football mom, wrestling mom, golf mom, baseball mom, and softball mom, but I Continue reading

December 21, 2016by Amy Harmsen
Achievement, Manufacturing

A man’s job? Please. THIS is Sara’s job – and her passion

Female Moraine Park student working on machinery

From a young age, Sara Martens found joy working with machinery. After high school, she considered the CNC/Tool and Die Technologies program at Moraine Park in West Bend to make this passion a career.

Wonderful, right? A passion. A plan. Perfect.

Well, it wasn’t quite that easy. Continue reading

December 15, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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