Mid-State Technical College And Lakeland University Celebrate 31 Years Of Collaboration

Saturday, November 18th, 2023 -- 7:39 AM

Mid-State Technical College and Lakeland University celebrated 31 years of continued collaboration in bringing post-secondary opportunities to central Wisconsin at a Nov. 15 event on Mid-State’s Marshfield Campus.   

Lakeland University will now have a staffed space at Mid-State’s Marshfield Campus to provide outreach and advising to students interested in pursuing a bachelor's or master’s degree.  

Dr. Shelly Mondeik, Mid-State Technical College president said “Our mission at Mid-State is to transform lives through the power of teaching and learning. I know with this partnership we are going to transform them even more.” 

“We are thrilled to expand our partnership in the Marshfield region,” said Dr. Beth Borgen, president of Lakeland University.  

Kevin Yeske, School District of Auburndale district administrator, noted that opportunities like this haven’t always existed. He said, “Our relationship with Mid-State and our students is a perfect example of the many opportunities that exist outside of the traditional professional track that I experienced.” 

According to Yeske, Auburndale High School’s 2023 graduating class of 51 students earned 270 Mid-State credits that saved them over $100,000 in college tuition. Seventeen percent of Auburndale High School’s class of 2024 plan to attend Mid-State upon graduation, up from fourteen percent in 2023.

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