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Health Care Equipment Campaign

Moraine Park Technical College celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Health and Human Services wing on the Fond du Lac Campus on Nov. 3, 2025.

The 44,926-square-foot project, including an 8,908-square-foot addition, will modernize classrooms, labs and simulation spaces to reflect real-world settings found in hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics and emergency service areas. An additional 7,048-square-foot renovation, separate from the referendum budget, will house general science education and cosmetology classrooms. 

The project will be completed in two phases. Phase one of the construction, which is currently underway, will add the simulation spaces and update existing areas for radiography, medical lab technician, surgical technology and respiratory therapy programs. Phase two, which will begin in 2026, will remodel the remaining E-wing.

Campaign Timeline

  • Construction Begins: October – November 2025
  • Campaign Visits: November 2025 – December 2026
  • Space Opens to Learners: August 2026

The Need & Solution

Skilled Labor Shortage

Across Wisconsin and the nation, health care workforce shortages have reached crisis levels. Emergency rooms are overextended, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) crews are short-staffed and health systems are struggling to fill critical positions. Communities cannot wait years for solutions—they need a pipeline of well-trained professionals now.

Employer-Needed Skills

To stay aligned with current clinical standards, Moraine Park must modernize many of its health care training tools. Students need access to the same tools, technology and simulated experiences they will encounter in hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics and emergency settings. This is essential to ensuring we continue providing relevant, hands-on education that prepares our graduates to confidently enter the workforce.

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

Our Strategy

Moraine Park (MPTC) is committed to creating world-class learning environments that mirror the realities of today’s health care systems. Through a $750,000 equipment campaign, we will invest in modern health care simulation tools, immersive technology and industry-standard training equipment that ensure every graduate is workforce-ready from day one. These resources will strengthen student learning, deepen partnerships with health care providers and increase confidence in the skills of Moraine Park graduates.

Campaign Goals

Help us raise $750,000 to fully equip the new Health and Human Services wing designed to meet critical community needs. Your support will help create a lasting impact by strengthening essential services across our community.

Together, we can enhance the core learning areas that shape student success.

  • Upgrade simulation labs with high-fidelity manikins, advanced monitoring systems and simulation software that allow interdisciplinary work across all health care programs to practice life-saving procedures in a safe, realistic environment.
  • Modernize radiography equipment and laboratory technology so students train on the same machines used in clinical practice, ensuring they meet accreditation standards and employer expectations.
  • Introduce augmented reality/virtual reality platforms for Surgical Technology and EMS training, providing immersive experiences where students can practice rare or high-risk procedures in safe learning environments.
  • Enhance interdisciplinary training, enabling students in all Health and Human Services programs to train together in team-based simulations—just as they will in hospitals and emergency settings.
Radiography student adjusting a machine that radiates red light.

Who Benefits?

Paramedic-EMT includes an ambulance classroom
  • Students: More than 500 students every year across six health care programs including Nursing, Surgical Technology, Radiography, Respiratory Therapy, EMS and Laboratory Technology programs will gain access to state-of-the-art learning environments.
  • Health Care Providers: Local hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, fire departments and ambulance service providers will receive a steady pipeline of highly skilled professionals ready to meet urgent staffing needs.
  • Communities: Every resident in our region benefits from faster, safer and more effective care in times of need—whether through routine visits, specialized procedures or emergency response.

Why MPTC?

For over a century, Moraine Park Technical College has delivered high-quality education, training and innovative solutions to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving marketplace. We grow, adapt and innovate in close collaboration with our industry partners. Highlights of our impact include:

  • Proven Outcomes: Our graduates consistently achieve high certification and licensure exam pass rates and strong employment outcomes.
  • Expert Faculty: Our instructors bring decades of real-world clinical and field experience, ensuring that training is both rigorous and relevant.
  • Community Impact: MPTC is a trusted resource for local hospitals, clinics, EMS providers and fire departments—many of which rely on our graduates to fill essential roles.
  • Regional Reach: With campuses serving students across multiple counties, investing in MPTC directly supports the growth and well-being of the broader region.
MPTC Lab Technician

Your Impact

MPTC Nursing student teaching a class
  • Exceptional Certification and Licensure Success: Students will be fully prepared to meet—and exceed—national certification requirements, the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) exam, the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®) and other health care credentials. Our goal is to achieve 100 percent pass rates, ensuring every graduate enters the workforce with confidence and competence.
  • Enhanced Clinical Readiness: Before caring for live patients, our students train in immersive simulation environments that mirror real-life medical scenarios—ensuring they are confident, competent and prepared. This builds critical thinking, interdisciplinary teamwork and decision- making skills that translate directly into patient safety.
  • Workforce-Ready Graduates: By training on the same equipment used in hospitals, clinics and EMS environments, our students require less on-the-job training and orientation. This means faster onboarding, stronger employer satisfaction and an immediate impact on staffing shortages.
  • Improved Community Health Outcomes: A larger, better-prepared workforce means fewer delays in care, shorter wait times in emergency rooms, stronger EMS response and healthier communities overall.

Your Support

Contact Us

Alicia Mattingly

Alicia Mattingly

Development Officer

920-924-3263
amattingly@morainepark.edu

Partnering Together

Your investment is more than an upgrade to equipment—it is a direct investment in saving lives, strengthening the health care system and ensuring every community member has access to well-trained professionals when they need them most.

Get in touch today to help shape student success at Moraine Park Technical College!