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Hired Before Graduation – Mobile Applications Developer

Jared Dutra is in the Information Technology – Mobile Applications DeveloperJared Dutra headshot program here at Moraine Park. We sat down with him to ask some questions about his experience in the program and working in the field.

Tell us a little about yourself.
I’m a 20 year old just following my dreams. Believe it or not, mobile app development came to me right after I graduated, about two years ago. I had plans to go into the military, but broke my knee two weeks before graduating high school. So I got a job at a call center, moved into my own apartment, and started my own life grinding to make it work.

What program have you studied at Moraine Park, and why did you go into this field?
I’m in the Information Technology – Mobile Applications Developer program. I chose this field because I’m interested in all kinds of development, but the mobile platforms are growing substantially right now. So there’s a large, new, market that is ready for me to tap.

What are your plans after graduation from MPTC?
I have already been hired as a developer at Sun Graphics Media in Sheboygan. They are a marketing firm that does a large variety of services, but I landed the position as a developer for websites and mobile web apps. Continue reading

October 4, 2017by dgarofalo
Cosmetology, Hired Before Graduation

Student Spotlight: Ash looks to “make it big”

Cosmetology student at Moraine Park works in salon
Ash is one of many of Moraine Park’s Hired Before Graduation success stories and is hoping for more big things in the future. She’s a student in our cosmetology program, and here’s a little insight what that’s been like, in her own words:

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June 29, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
Cosmetology, Hired Before Graduation

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Katie Klettke

Katie Klettke works at manicure station
Katie Klettke is looking to make it big in her hometown of Ripon. She’s a cosmetology student here at Moraine Park, and here’s a little insight into her journey into this career field, in her own words:

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June 20, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
Business, Hired Before Graduation

HIRED BEFORE GRADUATION: Class Assignment Leads to Job

allysa larsen headshot

Many schools claim to provide real-life experiences, but it is unusual when a class project leads to a job.

Moraine Park’s Associate of Science in Accounting degree provides a career preparation project within Accounting 3.  Students create a professional résumé and cover letter and practice interviewing skills based on an actual job posting.

Initially, student Allysa Larsen picked a general accounting position. Eventually, she decided to a select a position that better matched her goals.   Continue reading

June 20, 2017by Joan Falter
Cosmetology, Hired Before Graduation

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Cosmetology student Myranda Abhold

Moraine Park Cosmetology student putting perm rollers in customers hair
If you’ve been a customer of Renaissance Salon & Spa in Fond du Lac during the past year, chances are you’ve either heard the cheery voice of or seen the smiling face of Myranda Abhold. She’s a cosmetology student here at Moraine Park, and here’s a little insight into her journey into this career field, in her own words:

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June 15, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
Health Careers & Wellness, Hired Before Graduation

Hired Before Graduation: My Dream Job!

Moraine Park female student

The upcoming class of 2017 Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) students are entering a field that is exploding with opportunity! One of our students, Crystal Smith, is excited to begin her career in laboratory medicine. She chose our program after completing the phlebotomy certificate program at Moraine Park Technical College. After she enrolled in the phlebotomy course, she learned about the MLT program and decided to pursue a degree in MLT.

“I loved science and I wanted to be the one in the lab who tested the samples and was able to get answers from testing bodily fluids and other specimen. I knew that this was my destiny and I had to apply to the MLT Program,” Crystal said.

And that destiny is already well into motion! Continue reading

May 12, 2017by Linda Bau
Alumni, Business, Hired Before Graduation

HR grad: Moraine Park “helped me get where I am today”

Moraine Park Technical College alumnus Tyler Soto recently returned to our classrooms to discuss his time in our Human Resources program, and where his education here has led to both before and since graduation:

Here’s Tyler’s journey, in his own words: Continue reading

April 26, 2017by Marla Werner
Business, Hired Before Graduation, Veterans

Hired Before Graduation: Displaced worker returns to retool

mary poster stands on outdoor path

Mary Polter knows the benefit of education and hard work.  In the late 1980s, she graduated from Moraine Park Technical College’s administrative assistant program while serving in the Army Reserves.  For 25 years she worked in accounts payable at two employers.  But when her department was outsourced overseas, she spent nine months searching for a new job.  She considered her options and accepted her former employer’s reeducation funding.

Mary took a step in a new direction with college that had helped her in the past.  She returned to Moraine Park to earn an associate degree in accounting. Continue reading

February 20, 2017by Joan Falter
Business, Hired Before Graduation

Hired Before Graduation: Hockey, parenthood, turtles and big dreams!

Moraine Park alum Joan Rider

Ever feel busy and daunted by what’s on your plate? Joan Rider can relate. She’s juggling hockey leagues, a business, a job, classes, raising a 10 year old, and more!

But, if there’s one defining quality about Joan, it’s that she’s driven to reach her goals–and not just the ones at the end of the ice rink! Let’s let her tell you how, in her own words: Continue reading

January 30, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
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