The “Junior” class in Moraine Park Technical College’s cosmetology program is wrapping up their first eight weeks by coloring each others hair! This is always exciting because they get to do anything they want and get to practice on a real person versus a manikin. Check out some photos of the fun!
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What’s your definition of “arise”? According to dictionary.com, it’s best known as: “to awaken; wake up; to move upward; ascend; to come into being, action, or notice; originate; appear; spring up”.
All of these exciting action words can help describe the ARISE project happening at all 16 technical colleges across the state!
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On September 28, 2017 twelve students successfully completed Moraine Park Technical College’s Medical Assistant second one year long training cohort at the West Bend Campus.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) ACT 4 Healthcare Grant program, the Medical Assistant program at the West Bend Campus is condensing the 35 credit technical diploma program into a one-year cohort model including a set M,W, F schedule with a Friday lab time and intrusive advising for targeted student support.
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Are you interested in transferring your MPTC credits to a 4-year college or university but are in class or working during the face-to-face transfer fairs? The Virtual Transfer Fair is held after hours and allows you to log in from anywhere with internet and talk one-on-one with a live representative from a specific college or university that MPTC has articulation agreements with! You no longer have to be at a specific place at a specific time.
Here’s how you do it. During the hours of a Virtual Transfer Fair simply go to www.morainepark.edu and click on the “Join Now” button
Students spent October 13 & 14 in Racine at the first Wisconsin Student Government (WSG) meeting of the year.
WSG advocates for the accessibility, affordability and quality of the Wisconsin Technical College System. Meetings are held throughout the state of Wisconsin approximately twice per semester. The group is comprised of two elected representatives from each of the 16 Technical Colleges in Wisconsin.
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This week the Senior students get a glimpse of what the State Board exam is like. Every Cosmetology class participates in this mock board test so they are prepared when they take the actual test. A couple days before the mock test, students pack the supplies needed to complete the test. There are specific guidelines and processes that have to be followed.
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This week the Cosmetology students are learning cap highlighting. Cap highlighting is a technique to create highlights in the hair. It is used for clients with shorter hair and one advantage is that the hair will process at the same time and evenly. The students put the perforated cap on their manikin and then use a tool which resembles a crochet hook to pull strands of hair through the holes in the cap. Want to get in on the fun? Check out all the information on our cosmetology careers.
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Moraine Park Technical Colleges very own Brian Simmons won a $500 scholarship in a welding competition held at the Exposition Center, Wisconsin State Fair Park from October 3rd through the 4th. Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch handed out the awards.
While Floridians were fleeing hurricane Irma, 2016 MPTC electrical power distribution alumnus Jake Merrill, along with approximately 80,000 other lineman from across the U.S. and Canada, headed to Florida to help repair the utility infrastructure and restore power. Jake is an apprentice lineman through Missouri Valley Line Constructors and works for M. J. Electric. He recently took some time to answer a few questions about the experience:
When did you get to Florida? Where in Florida were you?
We left Wisconsin on September 8. We first stopped in Lake City for our safety orientation, then drove to Orlando for one night. We got up the next day and drove to Sunrise, let me remind you this is when the hurricane was coming through, then drove to Fort Lauderdale where we stayed for about a week. After that, we went to Homestead for a day and then worked in Naples for a few days. On September 24 we were released from the hurricane work in Naples and a few of us headed to Texas for a couple weeks to help wreck out and rebuild a 210’ lattice tower.
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