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(WACO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College honored longtime supporters David and Valerie Fallas with the naming of a Robotics and Industrial Controls Technology lab in their honor at a ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Dr. Roy Dugger Center at the Waco campus. “Every student who walks through these doors will see the...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Adair Briones knows which career path he wants to travel. And with just over a semester left in his college education, recently he was fielding multiple offers to get there.  Briones is pursuing an Associate of Applied Science degree in Cybersecurity at Texas State Technical College’s East Williamson County campus. He attended...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – For candle aficionados who want to add a creative touch to their households, Harlingen-based entrepreneur and Texas State Technical College alumna Edith Lee Romero offers some candles that look good enough to eat. Romero has utilized her TSTC Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Management Technology and skills as a former...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Robert Morman and Amanda Sandoval, both employees at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, have been recognized with 2024 Chancellor’s Cornerstone Awards. The yearly awards process begins with TSTC employees submitting nominations, which are reviewed before being sent to Mike Reeser, TSTC’s chancellor and CEO, who makes the final decision. “The TSTC...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department recently partnered with engineering, construction and project management company Bechtel, the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corp. and Workforce Solutions Cameron to allow graduates from TSTC’s four-week, 140-hour NCCER Basic Rigger program the opportunity to apply for Rigger positions on the Rio Grande LNG...

(SWEETWATER, Texas) – Some Texas State Technical College students were excited to learn that their careers were aided by a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band. TSTC’s Sweetwater campus is part of All Within My Hands’ Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI). All Within My Hands is the nonprofit and philanthropic organization created by members and...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Texas State Technical College will expand its Fort Bend County campus offerings with the addition of the Automotive Technology and Auto Collision and Management Technology programs next fall. But what do those programs entail, and why are they needed? Becoming an automotive technician means learning skills in a variety of fields. For...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Patrick Johnson, founder of the nonprofit organization J-STAR Ministries, regularly contributes to the food pantry at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus. “He is by far the biggest donor to our food pantry; I usually leave with the back of my truck full of food,” Lee Killingsworth, Advocacy and Resource Center coach...

(WACO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technology program hosted its first HVAC Challenge on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Waco campus. More than 50 TSTC students were divided into groups to demonstrate their knowledge in electrical wiring, refrigeration, soldering with copper, and troubleshooting. The event’s purpose was for...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Texan Quentin Keele spent over eight years living in two foreign countries and a northern U.S. state before he realized that Texas is where his heart is. Now the Georgetown native and Air Force veteran is back to help turn on the heat this winter with the skills that he is learning...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – The Electrical Lineworker and Management Technology program at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus recently partnered with construction and engineering company Kiewit Corp. to provide program graduates with paid training opportunities at the company’s training center in Aurora, Colorado, that could lead to permanent jobs with the company. “The new partnership is...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Virtual reality can be a game-changer for some technical programs in higher education — and that is no exception for the Biomedical Equipment Technology program at Texas State Technical College. Recently the program in Harlingen introduced a virtual reality training system developed and provided by NVRT Labs. Using preconfigured Meta Quest 2...

(WACO, Texas) –  Zane Schubert, of Harper, Texas, basks in the small-town life he grew up with. “(Harper) is very close-knit, like everyone knows everyone and is willing to help whenever someone needs help,” he said. Schubert said moving to Waco to attend Texas State Technical College did not bring a state of culture shock,...

(WACO, Texas) – Two employees at Texas State Technical College’s Waco campus have been recognized with the Chancellor’s Cornerstone Award. Amanda Molina, director of visual communications, and Christy Sais, associate manager for enrollment and admissions, have a combined 18 years of experience at TSTC. “It’s truly an honor to work alongside such remarkable and dedicated...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus now has its first full-time recruiter working with veterans, their spouses, and dependents. Gerron Smith began work in August at the North Texas campus. He also will continue recruiting students at TSTC’s Marshall campus. “Recruitment is just like sports,” Smith said. “I like sports....

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – The construction of the new Transportation Center of Excellence at Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus is progressing smoothly. On track to open by the fall 2025 semester, the building will house two new automotive programs in addition to an expanded Diesel Equipment Technology program. While the diesel program is...

(ABILENE, Texas) – The runway to a career in aviation maintenance varied for three Texas State Technical College students. Simon Guijosa, Robert Larson and Jacob Mares are fourth-semester Associate of Applied Science degree students in TSTC’s Aircraft Airframe Technology and Aircraft Powerplant Technology programs. They have formed a bond with their classmates in the TSTC...

(SWEETWATER, Texas) – Brittany Wilson was among the recipients of the 2024 Texas State Technical College Chancellor’s Cornerstone Awards. Wilson, program team lead for TSTC’s Automotive Technology and Diesel Equipment Technology programs in Sweetwater, was one of five recipients statewide. Also receiving the honor were Amanda Molina, director of visual media in Waco; Robert Morman,...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – After graduating from high school, Donovan Suchan followed his father’s advice and explored the possibility of an internship with Komatsu at its Longview facility, where the company manufactures mining equipment. Now a student in Texas State Technical College’s Precision Machining Technology program, Suchan has a partial scholarship from Komatsu and a paid...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College student Mia Segueda experienced a rewarding academic journey as a teenager that would be the roadmap for her future career. Segueda was first introduced to engineering in the robotics club at Berta Cabaza Middle School in San Benito, followed by graduating as valedictorian at Triumph Public High Schools....

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Instructors in the Vocational Nursing program at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus have seen an increase in the number of male students enrolled in the program this year. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2023, men represent nearly 12% of all licensed practical nurses, registered nurses and nurse...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Some 350 Texas State Technical College students and alumni had a chance to talk about their job skills, qualifications and professionalism during interactions with representatives of 48 companies during the fall semester Industry Job Fair at TSTC’s Harlingen campus on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Alumnus Daniel Campos and current student Caitlon Gonzalez shared...

(BRECKENRIDGE, Texas) – Driving by Texas State Technical College’s Breckenridge campus caught the attention of MacKenzie Duvall. Having recently moved to Texas from Washington state to be closer to her grandmother, Duvall said seeing TSTC was an inspiration. “I was sitting one day getting my hair cut when the stylist told me I should go...

(WACO, Texas) –  Wyatt Bruce, of Waxahachie, is a graduate of Texas State Technical College’s Waco campus, where he earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in HVAC Technology. Bruce joined Engineered Air Balance (EAB) in Richardson in 2018. He began as a technician in training and passed the Testing, Adjusting and Balance (TAB) technician...

(ABILENE, Texas) – From a young age, Joseph Flores knew he wanted to help people. The Abilene High School graduate had hoped to enroll in his high school’s emergency medical services (EMS) class, but it was canceled. His uncle Nathan Loflin, the program team lead for Texas State Technical College’s aviation maintenance programs in Abilene,...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Construction of the new Diesel Equipment Technology facility at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus is on track to be completed in November. “We’re incredibly excited to welcome this new addition to TSTC’s Marshall campus,” Bart Day, the campus’s provost, said. “The expanded footprint and $2.6 million investment in new equipment will...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Aidan Parker came to Texas State Technical College to prepare for a career in gunsmithing and found a passion for machining along the way.  Parker, a Thrall native, is in his third semester of working toward an Associate of Applied Science degree in Precision Machining Technology at TSTC’s East Williamson County campus....

(HUTTO, Texas) – Austin West sought job security through a Texas State Technical College education and landed a promising internship with medical technology company ICU Medical before graduation. West is in the final semester of his Associate of Applied Science degree in Industrial Systems at Texas State Technical College’s East Williamson County campus. “ICU Medical...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – The life lessons and skills that Texas State Technical College student Rolando Lopez Jr. learned from his father while growing up would later be the blueprint for his future career. “My father introduced me to his business venture, Lopez R. Construction, when I was 17 years old,” Lopez said. “He taught me...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Ten students in the Cybersecurity program at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus are preparing to compete in the National Cyber League (NCL) event. They are collaborating with the college’s Drafting and Design program to utilize a key resource that is essential for their preparation: graphics cards. Armando Barrera, Ricardo De Leon...