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Administration, Student Services & Support

Student loan fears? Try a pinch of SALT

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Does the thought of your student debt keep you up at night? Are you paralyzed by the idea of owing thousands of dollars? Or do you do your best to not think about it—putting it off until “tomorrow”?

Whether student debt has you breaking out in a sweat, or you’re avoiding the reality for as long as you can, it’s time to face the music. But here’s the good news: You don’t have to fear it. Just face it.
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September 26, 2016by Julie Waldvogel-Leitner
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Student Services & Support

Rethinking your college choice?

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Around weeks four or five, new college students are getting set in their semester “groove”. Courses are set, relationships with instructors are established (hopefully), friendships with classmates are formed, and the class papers/projects are set in motion.

Is the motion different than you expected? Did your college throw you an unexpected curveball? Do you just “have that feeling” it isn’t the right match?

It happens.
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September 23, 2016by Amy Clark
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Student Services & Support

Bring us your transcript!

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Are you looking to restart your college career after some time off or thinking about transferring to Moraine Park Technical College from your current college?? If so, don’t forget to bring along your college transcript.  MPTC now provides an Initial Transcript Review process  that allows potential students to have their transcripts reviewed free of charge.
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September 23, 2016by Gregory Mittelsteadt
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Community Engagement, Student Services & Support

What is Experience-Based Learning?

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Looking to gain experience, have fun, boost your resume, and stand out from the competition? Get involved with Experience-Based Learning! You may ask, what is Experience-Based Learning? Well, Experience-Based Learning provides opportunities to students to get involved through Community Service, Service Learning, and International Education.

Still confused?

Well, my name is Corey Foster and I’m here to help as the new Experiential Learning Intern.
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September 20, 2016by Corey Foster
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Financial Aid, Student Services & Support

Changes are coming for the FAFSA!

Female Moraine Park student smiling

You might hear about some changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). But don’t worry; these changes were put in place to make the FAFSA process easier. Starting with the 2017–18 FAFSA, there will be two major changes:


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September 19, 2016by Julie Waldvogel-Leitner
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Community Engagement, Faculty and Staff, Student Services & Support

A reflection from a new MPTC employee

Moraine Park Diversity Specialist, Nicolle Schroeder

Back to school!  What emotion does that bring to you?  Inevitably, we all feel something when we hear those words.  Maybe even a “whah-hooo” slips out knowing that our own kids will be back to learning.

For years as a high school Spanish Teacher, back to school came with mixed emotions.  Excitement to be able to start fresh with new groups of teenagers but dread for all the work it entailed.  This year is different. 
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September 1, 2016by Nicolle Schroeder
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Faculty and Staff, Student Services & Support

Transition Specialist? What’s That?!

Moraine Park Transition Specialist Melissa Schmidt working at her desk

Transition and change are a part of college life, for sure. The transition to college can involve changes to your life flow, your work schedule, your family’s life, your finances, and much more. Navigating the campus resources can be tough, but you don’t have to do it alone!
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July 28, 2016by Melissa Schmidt
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Student Services & Support

10 tips to prepare new students for the Fall Semester

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As Advisors, we get questions all the time from students who are registered but don’t know what to do next. And I can’t tell you how many phone calls we get that start off with, “I have a really stupid question…”  They aren’t stupid questions, they’re the same questions everyone asks and the reason that we’re here.  But for those of you afraid to ask, here is a list of things we want you to know/do before you start classes in August that will ease your minds:
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July 28, 2016by Renae Fischer
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Student Services & Support, Throwbacks

THROWBACK: Corded phones, wild hair and catalogs, galore.

86-88 Moraine Park Catalog

It’s that time of year again! With registration now open for the 2016 fall semester, many current and prospective students are diving into our course and program offerings and signing-up for classes.

With that in mind, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at a couple of our favorite Moraine Park catalogs from yesteryear. 
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July 14, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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