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Career Experience Events

Explore Careers While in School

People spend years searching for the right career. At Moraine Park Technical College, students don’t have to wait that long.

Our Career Experience events give high school students a chance to explore real career paths before graduation. Students experience campus life, participate in hands-on career activities, and explore jobs that align with their interests. Space is limited, so register today.

Event Schedule

  • 7:45 to 8:15 a.m. – Registration
  • 8:15 to 8:30 a.m. – Welcome and introductions
  • 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. – Attendees will explore various program areas, connect with Moraine Park instructors and students, and engage in hands-on activities.
  • 10:45 to 11:20 a.m. – Attendees will hear directly from local employers as they share their career journeys. Recruiters will also highlight opportunities through High School Career Academies and Dual Enrollment.
  • 11:20 to 11:30 a.m. – We will wrap up with a group photo.

Upcoming Career Experience Events

Health Sciences Careers

February 3, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Beaver Dam Campus

Students in 9th through 12th grade are invited to Moraine Park’s Beaver Dam Campus to explore careers in health and human services. Please register by January 30.

Featured Programs

Happy nursing student in scrubs sitting at a table with a laptop and skeleton on it.

Health Sciences Careers

February 10, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Fond du Lac Campus

Students in 9th through 12th grade are invited to Moraine Park’s Fond du Lac Campus to explore careers in health sciences. Please register by February 6.

Featured Programs

Radiography student adjusting a machine that radiates red light.

Human Services Careers

February 10, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Fond du Lac Campus

Students in 9th through 12th grade are invited to Moraine Park’s Fond du Lac Campus to explore careers in human services. Please register by February 6.

Featured Programs

Two policemen talking to high school students.

Health Sciences Careers

February 11, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | West Bend Campus

Students in 9th through 12th grade are invited to Moraine Park’s West Bend Campus to explore careers in health sciences. Please register by February 6.

Featured Programs

Two nursing students listening to the heartbeat of a patient dummy.

Trades Careers

April 7, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Fond du Lac Campus

Students in 9th through 12th grade are invited to Moraine Park’s Fond du Lac Campus to explore careers in the trades. Registration will open approximately three weeks before the event.

Featured Programs

A student illuminating part of a car to find things to fix.

Past Career Experience Events:

Students in 9th through 11th grade explored careers in engineering, manufacturing, and robotics.

Featured Programs

High school student trying on fire protection gear during a Moraine Park Career Experience event.

Students in 9th through 11th grade explored careers in engineering, manufacturing, and robotics.

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Our instructor, Tom, will teach you to drive to Robots in Quality and Advanced Manufacturing.

Students in 9th through 11th grade exploreed careers in business.

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Student working on a desktop computer.

Students in 9th through 12th explored careers in business, IT and digital arts. 

Featured Programs

Graphic design student Adam is happily sitting at his work station with several computer screens.

Students in 9th through 12th grade explored careers in business and digital arts. 

Featured Programs

Students studying at a desktop PC.

Students in 9th through 12th grade explored careers in Information Technology.

Featured Programs

Students in 9th through 12th grade explored careers in the trades.

Featured Programs

High school students wearing hard hats doing an exercise with wires to learn more about Moraine Park's Electricity program.

Students in 9th through 12th grade explored careers in the trades.

Featured Programs

High school students working on on yellow PCP pipes to learn more about the Moraine Park Gas and Utilities program

High School Career Academies

Career Experience events help you select the Career Academy that best fits your desired career or job.

Career Academies are your chance to get a head start on college and your career while still in high school! Each Academy is a set of classes focused on a specific career area, such as Business, IT, Healthcare, or Manufacturing.

Complete all required courses within a Career Academy to earn the corresponding Moraine Park certificate or technical diploma before graduating high school.

Pyramid graphic showing how dual enrollment through dual credit courses or start college now courses allows students to attend a career academy which in turn allows students to earn a Moraine Park certification.

Questions?

Contact Kim at 920-924-3324 or email kspartz@morainepark.edu.

If you require accommodations to fully participate in this event, please direct your request at least one week in advance to Becky Kuszynski, Accessibility Services Manager at 920-924-3361, bkuszynski@morainepark.edu. TTY/VP: Use Relay/VRS