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Manufacturing, Automation and Robotics Lab

The expansion of Moraine Park’s West Bend Campus facilities will add a Manufacturing, Automation and Robotics Lab to support advanced manufacturing, welding, metal fabrication and robotics for apprenticeship degree programs and job training.

Student Impact

This expansion will:

  • Increase opportunities for high school students to earn college credits at regional high schools.
  • Bring seven new manufacturing programs to the West Bend Campus.

Community Impact

  • There are expected to be more than 14,000 manufacturing jobs open over the next 10 years.
  • The seven new programs will help fill the job growth gap over the next ten years and offer hands-on training facilities for the district high schools.
  • 26% of jobs in our district are manufacturing.
  • 64% of students work within MPTC’s district after graduation.

Estimated Cost

$18.5 million

Updates

Phase 1: Robotics and Adv. Manufacturing Addition

  • Design – will begin this month and be completed by June 2023
  • State Board final approval – March 2024
  • District Board final approval – April 2024
  • Addition construction – May 2024 to March 2025
  • Open – Summer 2025

Phase 2: Conference Center and Front Entrance Addition

  • Design – will be designed July to December 2023
  • State Board final approval – March 2025
  • District Board final approval – April 2025
  • Addition construction – April 2025 to December 2025
  • Open – Spring 2026