Technical Diploma│1 Year│33 Credits│Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, West Bend, Online│Eligible for Financial Aid
Meeting and Event Planner
Moraine Park’s Meeting and Event Planner technical diploma will help you to become skilled in planning, organizing, coordinating and executing events, both large and small.
Professional events reflect an organization’s brand, which is why having a skilled professional to perfect the details is essential. Are you an organized person? A strong communicator? Do you love working with people?
If so, the Meeting and Event Planner program at Moraine Park may be a perfect fit for you. This technical diploma program provides students with the skills and knowledge to succeed in entry-level meeting and event planner roles.
What You’ll Learn
Students will gain experience in all aspects of the event management process, including setting goals and objectives, establishing themes, planning logistics, managing budgets, promotion and post-event evaluation. Graduates are skilled in project management and prepared to take the CAPM® exam through Project Management Institute, if they choose to do so. All program course credits can directly transfer to Moraine Park’s Administrative Coordinator associate degree.
- Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements.
- Review and prepare event contracts and invoices.
- Develop and maintain event budgets.
- Coordinate logistics, services, technology and staff for events.
- Arrange venue, lodging, and transportation for special events.
- Confer with staff at a chosen event site to coordinate details.
- Create materials for marketing, promotion, and publicity for events.
Potential careers include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Activity and Events Coordinator
- On Site Coordinator
- Special Events Coordinator
- Catering Coordinator
- Conference Coordinator
- Conference Planner
- Events Manager
Earn another technical diploma or an associate degree along this pathway.
Moraine Park’s admissions starts with the online application. The admissions steps and financial aid process can take 4-5 weeks for some programs, so plan ahead.
View and begin standard admissions steps.
If you have any questions or need help with the process, please contact us at admissions@morainepark.edu OR 920-924-3200, TTY/VP:Use Relay VRS.
Several factors influence the total cost of your degree, including enrollment fees, the number of credits required, textbooks and equipment. Financial aid can assist with those costs.
The following estimated costs for completing this degree are based on the 2023-24 academic year and are subject to change. For further details, please visit the estimated cost of attendance page.
$5,897.10
Current tuition and fees
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Textbooks*
*Based on new books, rental, electronic, and used options may be available.
