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MPTC’s Free Services to the Community!

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Did you know that Moraine Park offers free services to the entire community?

  • Career assessment
  • Basic education instruction
  • College entrance exam prep
  • Resume help
  • Help with college coursework
  • GED/HSED courses
  • Career center resources/job search
  • English Language Learners (ELL) classes

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August 9, 2019by Kristina Haensgen
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Community Engagement, Trades

WHEELS OF FORTUNE: Special project helps boy with health troubles

Mason and women on trike and two children behind

Moraine Park Technical College mechanical design and engineering students had many great things to say after completing a special bike project to end the school year:

“It was fun to do [something so] meaningful,” said Tyler Hess from Random Lake.

“I’m just glad we got the opportunity to help,” said Jonathan Schalow of Farmington.

“I love being outside; and am glad I could help someone enjoy the outdoors a little more,” said Jacob Fendt of Hartford.

But in the end, nothing said more on a cloudy May afternoon than the roaring laughter of 11-year-old Mason Schommer of West Bend; his wide smile utterly contagious as he sat alongside his mother, Megan, on a specially-modified, two-person trike.
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June 8, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
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Community Engagement, Faculty and Staff

Come on in! We’re hosting an (awesome) Open House April 8

Grab a pen. Write this down:

Eat cake and ice cream. Get face painted. Watch things spark and sizzle. Win prizes (like an iPad!). Moraine Park. April 8. 

If nothing else, remember that quick summary! But, of course, that’s not telling the whole story. We have some HUGE things planned for our upcoming Open House. Here’s the details, and we hope to see you there!!
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March 27, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
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Community Engagement, Health Careers & Wellness

Advocating for their community!

Moraine park student community posters

An important part of becoming a nurse is learning how a nurse cares for individual patients. Nursing students will also need to learn how to care for their communities they live and work in.

Third semester nursing students get that opportunity during their Mental Health and Community Concepts course. One of the assignments the nursing students complete is titled “Advocating for Your Community.” The students choose a community topic in their city or county and then develop a plan to help the community they choose.
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December 16, 2016by Kerry DeGroot
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Achievement, Community Engagement

Great Pink Pumpkin 5K raises 10k (for a great cause!)

women carry pink pumpkins at moraine park

Moraine Park’s 2016 Great Pink Pumpkin 5K Run/Walk featured over 500 participants and raised more than $10,000 for Breast Cancer Recovery and student scholarships.

Breast Cancer Recovery is an organization whose mission is to provide environments for women with breast cancer survivors to heal emotionally.

The third annual Great Pink Pumpkin Run was held Oct. 15 at the College’s Fond du Lac campus. Co-chairs Brenda Schaefer, Moraine Park social science instructor, and Jeff Stueber, business management instructor, said they’re thankful for the support the event received in raising both awareness and funds for a good cause.
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November 1, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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Community Engagement

Power of Pink! Registration open for Great Pink Pumpkin 5K Run/Walk

Moms, strollers, and kids at Pink Pumpkin walk/run

Moraine Park Technical College is hosting its third annual Great Pink Pumpkin 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15.

Money raised from this event will make it possible for women battling breast cancer to attend the “Infinite Boundaries Wellness Retreat,” organized by the Breast Cancer Recovery, an organization whose mission is to provide environments for women breast cancer survivors to heal emotionally.
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September 19, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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