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Best Welder in Washington County

Slinger high school welder Rachel Hau

Moraine Park held a welding competition at our Jackson Campus, Friday, Dec. 2 for high school students.  The event, hosted by our Welding Program, had participants from West Bend and Slinger high schools locate and cut a hole, put the parts together to match a print, then weld them per print.  The students could pick either GMAW, SMAW, or both.

GMAW is gas metal arc welding, and SMAW is Shielded metal arc welding.

So who won the event? Check out below to find out: Continue reading

December 7, 2016by Larry Clark
Business, EWD

Soft Skills are more important than you think!

Moraine Park EWD area business employment engagement conference

Written by: Beau Gellings

As a business representative, I spend most of my day speaking with employers.  Through several conversations I see some commonalities surrounding key workforce gaps.  Items such as technology, different generations, and evolving business plans have impacted how a business’s workforce interacts with each other and how their business is done.   Continue reading

December 7, 2016by Samantha Story
Auto & Transportation, Throwbacks

THROWBACK: Automotive diagnostics, then and now!

Throwback Moraine Park photo from auto lab

The size of diagnostic equipment has changed a lot over the years as new technologies have been introduced into the automotive field.

But as the old adage goes, “size doesn’t matter.” Continue reading

December 7, 2016by Timothy Moy
Graphics and Design

Moraine Park students help with “Humans of Oshkosh” book

Moraine Park female students creating page for "Humans of Oshkosh" book

Our students recently used a collaborative project to help showcase local first responders, as well as share stories of a wide-ranging spectrum of area citizens – young, old, unemployed, business owners, and far more.

This opportunity came through Moraine Park’s “Design Production Planning: Workflow” class. Students in this class worked with a Quest III class from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, with the two groups collaborating to create a “Humans of Oshkosh” book. Continue reading

December 7, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
EWD, Manufacturing, Trades

CNC & Welding Test Drives successful, next session coming Jan. 4

Sometimes the thought of diving into a new career path can seem a bit daunting.

So it’s too bad there isn’t a way you could try out a career and get a feel for the skills needed first, right?

Spoiler alert: There is.

Continue reading

December 2, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
Achievement, Alumni, Auto & Transportation

Moraine Park driver wins Kulwicki Cup, $54,439

Kulwicki race car driver holding winning flag

Alex Prunty, a Moraine Park Technical College alumnus and 24-year-old rising racing star from Lomira, Wisconsin, has won the 2016 “Kulwicki Cup” Championship. That announcement from officials at Kulwicki Driver Development Program (KDDP) came the day before Thanksgiving.

Prunty won the title by eight points (533-525) over New England standout Dave Farrington, Jr., from Jay, Maine.

“Absolutely shaking with excitement!,” Alex posted on Facebook after finding out the news Continue reading

December 2, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
Business

Coffee, hot chocolate and cookies? Yes, please!

Male and female Moraine Park students creating gift baskets

Comfort Cups “N” Sweets is a business started by 14 students in the Business Practice Firm class at Moraine Park Technical College. This class is required in the Administrative Professional, Business Management, and Human Resource Programs. The class provides students with real life experience and utilizes the skills they’ve acquired throughout their program. Within the first few weeks of class students decide what their business will be for the semester. Continue reading

December 2, 2016by Amy Harmsen
Financial Aid

Need help completing your financial aid application? Help is here!

Moraine Park male student working with manufacturing machinery

Mark your calendar now for Moraine Park’s Spring 2017 FAFSA Workshops.   Events will be held on all three campuses at the following times: Continue reading

November 30, 2016by Julie Waldvogel-Leitner
Cosmetology

Practice makes perfect …

Some say it takes two months before something becomes a habit.  The Cosmetology students will have approximately 11 months to practice their newly acquired skills to reach perfection!  And it all starts with working on mannequin heads.  Continue reading

November 30, 2016by Michelle Freund
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