We all know that creating a great program is important, but so is connecting with community partners and potential students to make them aware of the opportunity. And that’s just what Anne Lemke, Moraine Park Technical College (MPTC) TAACCCT 3 and 4 Grant Manager, has been doing.

While sharing information about programs and services available at MPTC with a Forward Service Job Club, Anne met Andy Bond. Andy has since been accepted into the Spring 2016 Mobile Apps for iOS and Android Certificates cohort at MPTC. Continue reading

When someone asks you about your  “identity”, what would you say? What defines you? How do YOU define you? Once you’ve answered that question, would you say others perceive you the same way you perceive yourself? Now that’s the challenge that we face. Continue reading

If you are interested in taking the first step to a health care career,  CNA summer boot camps – through our U.S. Department of Labor grant – might be the way to go!  The first step to apply to the grant is to attend an upcoming spring information session.  Sign up here!  There are dates and time choices available at all 3 campuses. Continue reading

Guest speaker, Claudia Pitt Galligan, an alumni of our Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) program, recently came back to Moraine Park Technical College to speak to some of our second-year students and share how much this program has meant to her. If you’re unaware, Medical laboratory technicians assist physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases by performing tests on tissue, blood and other body fluids.

Here’s a look at how Claudia took a leap of faith to go back to school – even with a four-year degree already in hand – to make a better life for herself: Continue reading

If asked to visualize welding, or automotive, or things like Mechatronics, metal fabrication and civic engineering, what are some things people typically think of?

Someone doing those jobs. Someone potentially making good money doing those jobs.

Oh, and that someone being a man, right?

But it doesn’t have to be that way Continue reading

Many students mistakenly think they don’t qualify for aid and prevent themselves from receiving financial aid by failing to apply for it. We don’t want you to fall into that trap! Here are four common reasons people don’t apply for – and the reasons they’re wrong!

I’m not going to bother filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid because … Continue reading

In honor of International Women’s Day coming up on March 8, here’s 10 interesting (and, sometimes frustrating) facts about women in today’s workforce. Take a look!

Also, if you’re a female curious about career options outside of “the norm” … smile.  We’ve got an event coming up just for you! Our unique Jane of All Trades event is – you guessed it – March 8! You can come in and explore 12 higher-paying careers traditionally see as fields for men. Click here for all the details.  We hope to see you there!

1. Jobs in which men are traditionally employed typically pay Continue reading

If you’re struggling to achieve your dreams, hopefully Hannah Koepp’s story can resonate with you and offer hope.  She’s been there. Three jobs. A mother with cancer. Worries spreading in a swirling storm of uncertainty.

But her dreams endured. The Moraine Park Foundation believed in those dreams, and offered help to bring them closer to reality. Check out Hannah’s story in this emotional video.  In so many ways, she is truly “Driven to do.”

To learn more about the Moraine park Foundation or to support its scholarships, please click here. 

Amidst a gentle symphony of scissors snipping and clippers clipping, 16 women gathered, learned together and bonded in 1975 in the cosmetology classroom of Moraine Park Technical College’s Fond du Lac campus.

These women were the second class to graduate from the College’s cosmetology program, and despite experiencing many changes during the 40 years since they met – both in the beauty industry and personally – their bond to each other has remained constant. Continue reading