At Moraine Park Technical College, our mission is more than words; it is a promise to inspire, educate and uplift our communities. With campuses in Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, and West Bend, and regional centers in Horicon and Jackson, Moraine Park serves more than 14,000 students from many walks of life each year.
Moraine Park’s undergraduate enrollment increased by more than 11% in 2024, and WalletHub recently ranked us the best community college in Wisconsin.
Students can now enroll in our new transfer degree programs and then seamlessly transfer to the following universities with junior status:
Mason Higgins is 18, in his first year at Moraine Park and only a few credits shy of a college degree because he took all the manufacturing courses available to him through the Start College Now program in high school.
“I took Intro to Welding as a high school freshman and after hours of welding time, I knew for certain this would be my career.”
Higgins began working at Metalcraft of Mayville as part of his high school’s Youth Apprenticeship program. Now, he works full-time, five nights a week while taking courses at Moraine Park.
“The opportunities I got from Moraine Park’s partnership with my high school have helped me get ahead financially. I was able to start laying the groundwork for my future before graduating and I’m confident and prepared as I move into my next chapter.”
“When I came to Moraine Park, I did not want to do any extracurriculars,” MPTC student, Damien Garza, said. “I was here to do a job. I had been through school before, and I knew the drill: show up, do the work, get the grades and graduate. Eventually, after attending a few meetings, my mind started to change.”
Garza serves as Moraine Park’s Fond du Lac Student Senate President and the College’s District Student Government (DSG) President.
Yadira, 20, is a second-year student in Moraine Park’s Nursing program, and Guadalupe, 18, just started her first semester of the Substance Abuse Disorder Counseling program.
Yadira works at Marquardt Home Health as a CNA and plans to pursue her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) after graduation and work in women’s health. She is also a part of Moraine Park’s Promise program, an opportunity for debt-free tuition.
“Moraine Park’s Promise Program has not only helped me afford tuition, but it has also given me amazing mentors who helped guide me as a first-generation college student,” Yadira mentioned.
