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November 17, 2024
TSTC’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department partners with Bechtel to employ NCCER Basic Rigger program graduates
(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...
October 30, 2024
TSTC’s new Diesel Equipment Technology facility to open to Marshall campus students in upcoming spring semester
(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...
October 20, 2024
TSTC’s Professional Driving Academy updates training to meet new federal mandate
(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Professional Driving Academy recently updated its four-week, 160-hour commercial driver’s license (CDL) training in accordance with the newest federal mandate that took effect in spring 2024 to meet compliance as an accredited program for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Entry-Level Driver Training. The mandate is intended to...
October 4, 2024
TSTC schedules maintenance training workshop in Brownwood
(BROWNWOOD, Texas) – A maintenance training workshop will be held Monday, Oct. 21, through Friday, Oct. 25 at Texas State Technical College’s Brownwood campus. Cindy Brunett, TSTC’s executive director of Workforce Training and Continuing Education, said the 40-hour hands-on workshop is open to anyone working in an industry or anyone who wants to enter into...
September 20, 2024
TSTC Drafting and Design students learn about job opportunities during employer spotlight
(MARSHALL, Texas) – Representatives from Johnson & Pace Inc., a company specializing in engineering, architecture and surveying, recently visited Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus to give TSTC Drafting and Design students a glimpse of what it would be like to work for their firm. Johnson & Pace project manager Ken Rust, a TSTC Drafting...
September 4, 2024
North Texas welding program expanding knowledge for area workers
(RED OAK, Texas) – Some employees of Indiana-based Lippert Components Inc., which has locations in Texas, recently finished four weeks of workforce training at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus. The 10-member cohort learned how to perform metal inert gas welding and flux core arc welding to test for 1G plate certification endorsed by...
September 1, 2024
TSTC’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department to offer four new certification programs in Harlingen
(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department will offer four new certification courses at the Harlingen campus this fall, including Fiber Optics – Broadband Technician, NCCER Basic Rigger, Phlebotomy Technician, and Remote Drone Pilot. “The four programs we’re offering are short-term training that can lead to a high-paying job,”...
August 29, 2024
Area residents take advantage of workforce training through TSTC
(WACO, Texas) – Izaiah Pecina, of Waco, is already bettering his future. Pecina, who graduated earlier this year from Connally High School in Waco, is taking part in the Industrial Systems training program provided through Texas State Technical College’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department. “I think it’s a great opportunity for me being young...
July 23, 2024
TSTC, city of Waco, McLennan County partner for workforce training initiative
(WACO, Texas) – Construction continues on a workforce training facility in south Waco that is a partnership between Texas State Technical College, the city of Waco, and McLennan County. “It is important to be closer to the industry partners who will utilize the space and for residents seeking quick, short-term training options,” said Kacey Darnell,...
July 7, 2024
Precision machining bootcamp draws high school-age students to TSTC
(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College recently welcomed some Rio Grande Valley high school-age students to TSTC’s Harlingen campus for the America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) computer numerical control machining training bootcamp. The no-cost, one-week bootcamp was conducted by TSTC’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education program in partnership with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station...
June 27, 2024
TSTC students feel confident about testing for their CDLs
(ROSENBERG, Texas) – After weeks of training, students could recently be seen inspecting the truck that will carry them over the finish line of the Professional Driving Academy program at Texas State Technical College. Each student must pass a series of upcoming tests designed to showcase their skills and aptitude in order to earn their...
June 27, 2024
Vigilance is vital to road safety, TSTC CDL trainers say
(MARSHALL, Texas) – Wayne Bradley, a commercial driver’s license (CDL) trainer for Texas State Technical College’s Professional Driving Academy at the Marshall campus, works hard to instill safe driving habits in his students. “When they come to a CDL program, we’re taking an existing driver and we’re upgrading them to a professional driving operator so...
May 19, 2024
TSTC’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education program honors graduates
(HARLINGEN, Texas) – During an evening of celebration on May 10 at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen location, a group of 24 TSTC Workforce Training and Continuing Education graduates received their certificates of completion. The graduates were from the Advanced Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining, NCCER Maritime Welding, and Patient Care Technician programs. Myra De...
May 16, 2024
TSTC’s Professional Driving Academy emphasizes safety in its one-month CDL course
(MARSHALL, Texas) – In Texas State Technical College’s Professional Driving Academy, students can receive the training needed for a Class A commercial driver’s license (CDL) in just one month. “Every aspect of every part of our society — commerce, construction, housing, food, everything — relies on the trucking industry,” Wayne Bradley, a CDL trainer at...
May 10, 2024
TSTC holds ceremony for Tesla START program graduates
(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Thirteen Automotive Technology students in the Tesla START program at Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County location were honored at their graduation ceremony held at TSTC’s Brazos Center on Friday, May 10. Each graduate received an advanced technical certificate in Automotive Tesla START Technician. The program is a collaboration between TSTC...
March 28, 2024
TSTC’s Drafting and Design program visits TechServ
(MARSHALL, Texas) – The Drafting and Design program instructors at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall location took their students on a tour of the joint-use administration and engineering firm TechServ in Tyler on Wednesday, March 27.  “I want (our students) to be able to see these companies for themselves, that way they know that there...
March 14, 2024
Apprenticeships offer extra training for TSTC Diesel Equipment Technology students
(MARSHALL, Texas) – The Diesel Equipment Technology instructors at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus regularly team up with local companies to offer apprenticeships in off-road diesel equipment to their students.  “Apprenticeship programs have been out there since the industry began,” Ralph Cottrell, one of the program’s instructors, said. “It’s one of the ways that...
February 15, 2024
TSTC to offer fiber optics installer training
(ABILENE, Texas) – One of the fastest-growing jobs in the United States is that of fiber optics installer. Texas State Technical College will provide training for people interested in the profession at the four West Texas campuses beginning in March, according to Cindy Brunett, TSTC’s executive director of Workforce Training and Continuing Education. “The federal...
February 8, 2024
TSTC’s Sweetwater campus rolls out CDL program
(SWEETWATER, Texas) – With the job outlook bright for people holding a commercial driver’s license (CDL), Texas State Technical College is once again expanding its Professional Driving Academy. The four-week program will begin its first class at TSTC’s Sweetwater campus on Monday, March 4. Five students will be accepted for the class being taught by...
January 29, 2024
TSTC instructors share winter safety tips for truck drivers
(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Truck drivers have an essential job of transporting goods or materials, but winter weather conditions can cause concerns while they travel on the open road. According to the Federal Highway Administration‘s website, each year 24% of weather-related vehicle crashes occur on snowy, slushy or icy pavement and 15% happen during snowfall or...
January 19, 2024
TWC’s Commissioner Representing Employers sees how TSTC contributes to Texas workforce during campus tour
(RED OAK, Texas) – Texas State Technical College welcomed Joe Esparza, the Texas Workforce Commission’s Commissioner Representing Employers, to its North Texas campus on Friday, January 19, for a tour of the Bombardier Aviation Apprenticeship Program and some of TSTC’s other industry training labs. In addition to Esparza, representatives from local independent school districts, some...
January 5, 2024
How TSTC introduces digital tools in the learning environment
(MARSHALL, Texas) – The instructors and staff of Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus have been asked before how they introduce digital tools in the learning environment. TSTC knows that as technology continues to evolve, the classrooms’ resources must evolve as well. Throughout their previous careers, Automation and Controls Technology instructors Douglas Clark and Troy...
January 3, 2024
TSTC honors Tesla START program graduates in ceremony
(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Students of the Tesla START program at Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus were honored at their graduation ceremony held in the campus’s Brazos Center on Friday, Dec. 15. The program is a collaboration between TSTC and Tesla START that offers an intensive 16-week electric vehicle service training program designed...
December 12, 2023
TSTC recognized by nationwide automation certification organization
(WACO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College has been recognized by the Smart Automation Certification Alliance for the number of microcredential certifications awarded to noncredit Industrial Systems students in 2022. “I think it just validates the push for industry-based certifications,” said Adam Barber, TSTC’s executive director of Workforce Training and Continuing Education for the Marshall,...
November 7, 2023
TSTC expands its training opportunities for area companies
(HUTTO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department is expanding its offerings for companies in Williamson County. Nine employees from TASUS Texas Corp. and R&D Molders Inc., both plastics fabrication companies in Georgetown, are taking a 12-week maintenance technician course at the Hutto campus. Angie Reyes, human resources and safety...
November 6, 2023
TSTC’s Marshall campus hosts regional Texas High School Welding Series competition
(MARSHALL, Texas) – Texas State Technical College hosted a Texas High School Welding Series (TXHSWS) regional welding competition on Friday, Nov. 3, at the college’s Marshall campus.  The student competitors were scored on a pass/fail system, and those who passed received an American Welding Society certification. Ninety-nine high school students from across Texas participated in...
November 5, 2023
Scholarships available for TSTC Workforce Training and Continuing Education program’s NCCER courses
(HARLINGEN, Texas) – November is National Scholarship Month, and Texas State Technical College’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education program has scholarships available for its upcoming National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Core, Carpentry and Electrical courses. The courses are for individuals who are interested in developing or enhancing their technical training skills. “The...
October 13, 2023
TSTC expanding Professional Driving Academy to Brownwood
(BROWNWOOD, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Professional Driving Academy is growing. “I am extremely excited to have the Professional Driving Academy in Brownwood because there is a big demand for CDL (commercial driver’s license) drivers locally and across the state,” said Raquel Mata, associate provost of TSTC’s Brownwood campus. Cindy Brunett, TSTC’s executive director...
September 17, 2023
TSTC partners with Practice Management Institute to provide medical training
(ABILENE, Texas) – Texas State Technical College and Practice Management Institute (PMI) are providing a system-wide training initiative for Hendrick Health employees in Abilene.  The program will bring front desk, management, coding, compliance and billing courses to hospital employees. It will also include certifications for Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM), Certified Medical Coder (CMC), Certified...
September 14, 2023
TSTC, city, county host groundbreaking ceremony for The WorkSITE
(WACO, Texas) – Leaders from Texas State Technical College, the city of Waco, and McLennan County gathered on Thursday, Sept. 14, to ceremonially break ground for The WorkSITE (Skills, Innovation, Training and Education) workforce training facility. The $17 million, 25,000-square-foot building will be on Wycon Drive in Waco. The training facility’s purpose is to increase...
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