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These Dual Enrollment opportunities make college more affordable and introduce high school students to higher-level coursework before they immerse themselves in college.
High school students in our district save over $5 million in tuition and fees by taking college credit courses in high school.
Advanced Placement (AP) courses prepare students to attempt the Advanced Placement Exam. Successful completion of AP exams can lead to the awarding of college credit. Read how Advanced Placement credits are accepted at MPTC.
Cooperative Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) enables students to complete college coursework (through several Wisconsin colleges) available at their high schools. Students who apply to a program at MPTC need to provide an official transcript from their CAPP college/university for review and transfer.
The annual cost of tuition and fees at Moraine Park is around $4,800 compared to an average of between $7,444 and $32,472 at four-year institutions.
Many programs are eligible for financial aid and more than 84% of full-time and first-time students receive financial aid.
Over $3.2 million in financial aid was distributed for spring 2024, with a majority as financial gifts (scholarships or grants).
More than ever, students and families are questioning the value of a college degree. Does the investment (time and cost) pay off when local employers are paying high wages and benefits?
While you and your student will need to make that decision together, here are some actual numbers and facts to consider:
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| Nov 13 | Career Exploration Event - Health & Human Services Exploration Event (Registration Required) |
| Nov 13 | Start College Now Registration Sessions (Online 11:30am & 5:30pm) |
| Dec 4 | Start College Now Registration for Spring Semester begins |
| Jan 8 | SCN Orientation Session (online 11:30am or 5:30pm) |
| Jan 20 | Start of Spring 2025 semester |
| Feb 1 | HS Senior Scholarship Application Available |
| March 1 | Fall Start College Now applications due to HS counselors |
| April 15 | HS Senior Scholarship Deadline |
| May 11 | Moraine Park Foundation Scholarship Deadline |
As temperatures drop, many of us rely on natural gas or propane for heating our homes, cooking, warming our shower water, and keeping our fireplaces lit. While the demand for gas utility services continues to increase, the supply of skilled technicians who install and repair vital infrastructure can’t keep pace.
Moraine Park’s Gas Utility Construction and Service program is specifically designed to meet local service industry and employer needs. Offered at the Beaver Dam campus, the nine-month technical diploma program has a summer start and finishes in March.
Students train in the Energy Education Center, a fully functioning gas utility lab that replicates real-world-job-site environments. They gain the skills and knowledge to install and repair underground natural gas including residential and commercial lines. The versatile training can easily transition into other underground construction careers in fiber optics or telephone.
There will be a projected 1,000 gas utility related job openings in and surrounding MPTC’s district over the next three years (Lightcase Data, October 2024.) Our graduates boast 100% job placement and have career options to stay close to home or join travel crews that operate out of state. Companies such as Michels, KS Energy Services, Madison Gas and Electric, WE Energies and Wisconsin Public Service commonly hire our students.
This opportunity is perfect for students looking for a high-paying, in-demand career that allows them to work outdoors in a new work environment that changes virtually every day. Contact Recruitment today to arrange a tour of the campus to learn more.
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Across the parking lot from Beaver Dam High School sits Moraine Park Technical College. When Kaydn Terlisner walked over to MPTC’s Beaver Dam campus to check it out, he took control of his future. He quickly found himself admitted to the College and registered for classes.
This summer, Kaydn started MPTC’s Gas Utility and Construction program full-time, while still in 12th grade. By next March, two months before graduating high school, he will have his technical diploma from college and be career ready!
How did it all fall into place? During his junior year Kaydn toured Moraine Park. “I thought I wanted the EPD (Electrical Power Distribution) program but there was a long wait list. Then I met a Gas Utility student from another high school, so I started talking to my counselor about how to start college early.” In February, Kaydn applied for Start College Now and MPTC’s Concurrent Admissions, both dual enrollment opportunities for high school students.
Since the Gas Utility and Construction program is a June start, Kaydn gave up a school-free summer and began college classes. By August, he earned nine credits, including the CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) Theory course. This fall, he shared, “I enjoy the flexibility with my school schedule allowing me to work-part time and having spare time to enjoy my senior year of high school.”
Stephen Logan, MPTC instructor shared “Kaydn has done very well in his first two semesters in the college’s Gas Utility & Construction program. Although younger than the rest of the students, he fits right in and is one of the first students to take on a task when assigned.”
Kaydn aims to secure a job in the gas utility field, ideally in a welding-focused role, where research shows there will be 714 openings over the next three years. (Lightcast Data, October 2024)
MPTC celebrates Kaydn! His journey with Moraine Park highlights how his ambition and proactive choices pave the way for a bright future. A motivated and self-directed individual, he is well on his way to building a successful career.
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Can’t find what you’re looking for? Search the Moraine Park website for more information or contact recruitment@morainepark.edu.
