Moraine Park’s boot camps are three-month programs that prepare students for a career in welding or computer numerical control (CNC) machining. They aim to combat the current skilled worker shortage in the industry. Without the commitment of our business partners, this training wouldn’t be possible.
To say that Rosy Samou, of Ripon, has had a winding journey to get to Moraine Park Technical College would be an understatement.
Rosy is a native of Cameroon, Africa, and in the last five years has moved internationally twice, traveled nearly 10,000 miles, learned English, gave birth to her third child, earned her CNA, enrolled in the nursing program, and is now petitioning to be a Registered Nurse (RN).
Many of you may have been wondering what all the construction was all about on the second floor of the A building. After all the banging, pounding and drilling, the dust has cleared and construction is complete. Come and visit to see what’s new!
The Student Success Center (SSC) is bright and airy – a great, quiet place to come study and have instructors answer your questions on reading, writing and math. Here you can earn a GED, study for your nursing test, get help learning to write papers, and so much more! We have private study rooms and lots of resources to help you brush up on your skills. Newer additions to the SSC include some fun games where students win prizes, as well as a Student of the Week Award.
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What gives TRIO students an “EDGE”? And what is TRIO?
TRIO is a group of programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education to assist low-income and first-generation students through their educational career. The EDGE at Moraine Park Technical College is one of the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) programs that serves 140 MPTC students.
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