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(WACO, Texas) – More than 15 first-semester students in Texas State Technical College’s Mopar Career Automotive Program (CAP) at the Waco campus are starting this semester to immerse themselves in the world of the Chrysler automotive family. The end goals are for the students to gain experience in dealerships, setting them up for success after...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Some welding students at Granger High School are working on a bathroom stall project for one of their campus buildings. The students are working with new Miller-brand equipment made possible with a Jobs and Education for Texans grant in excess of $340,000 from the Texas Workforce Commission. The equipment includes automatic darkening...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – On Sept. 17, Texas State Technical College invited a representative from Ledwell, a family-owned manufacturer of custom truck bodies and trailers based in Texarkana, to speak with Welding students at the college’s Marshall campus about employment opportunities at the company. Amado Azua, Ledwell’s human resources director, held a Q&A-style employer spotlight for...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – It is not every day that a company invests directly in an employee’s college education. But that is exactly what TIA Aeronautics did for Rigoberto Almaraz, an engineer at the company who scans and inspects aviation parts. The Harlingen-based aviation maintenance company needed a skilled machinist to manufacture parts for its airplanes....

(SWEETWATER, Texas) – It was a morning of celebration as Texas State Technical College officially opened the Building Construction and Culinary Arts programs at the Sweetwater campus on Thursday, Sept. 18. The Sweetwater and Nolan County Chamber of Commerce hosted the ribbon-cutting event, which was attended by guests enjoying hors d’oeuvres prepared by the Culinary...

(WACO, Texas) – For Kelby Rogers, collision repair work has a family connection. “I grew up around my grandfather and watched him in the shop, and it interested me,” said Rogers, of Mount Vernon, Texas. Rogers is in his last semester in Texas State Technical College’s Auto Collision and Management program at the Waco campus....

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – For Andrea Grant, earning her Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Management from Texas State Technical College last spring marked an important milestone on her path to a fulfilling career in the financial industry. “I started as a teller at Rio Grande Valley Credit Union and was promoted to a member...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Aiden Ochoa was already a skilled diesel mechanic in high school. He won several competitions and secured an internship with Kirby-Smith Machinery, a heavy equipment and crane distributor, at its Dallas location. “I worked there for two years in high school, then following that they wanted to keep me on as...

(WACO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Waco campus recently recognized 11 distinguished alumni with TSTC Trailblazer Awards. A lengthy nomination and interview process was held to select TSTC graduates who exemplify the college’s core values of excellence, accountability, service and integrity. The awards are being given this year as part of the college’s 60th...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Brandon Foster is the newest associate provost at Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus, joining John Kennedy in the position. Once an instructor for TSTC’s Diesel Equipment program, he has a deep understanding of both the challenges and opportunities that the college’s faculty and students face on a daily basis....

(ABILENE, Texas) – Texas State Technical College lit up the Abilene night on Thursday, Sept. 11, during the grand opening celebration of its Power and Mechanical Center. Mike Reeser, TSTC’s chancellor and CEO, said the college’s mission has not changed over its 60-year history and the new Abilene facility will continue the legacy of placing...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – For the history of Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus, there is nobody better to ask than Judy Cox. Cox has worked at the campus since its inception all the way back to 2001, when it shared a building with Wharton County Junior College in Richmond. She started her career...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – After fathering his first child at 16, Steven Moore thought that college seemed out of the question. Almost 20 years later, he received his associate degree in Cybersecurity from Texas State Technical College. “I couldn’t have said five years ago that I would’ve had an associate degree,” Moore said. Moore said TSTC’s...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Plumbing and Pipefitting, a program new to Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, recently welcomed its first cohort of students as the fall semester got underway. Among those students are Ricardo Cantu, David Martinez and Fernando Ochoa. Cantu, of Lyford, is pursuing a Plumbing and Pipefitting – Tradesman certificate of completion. He...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Despite having worked in maintenance for over 20 years, Darius Holmes had never earned a degree in his field. That changed when he received his Associate of Applied Science degree in Electrical Power and Controls at TSTC’s recent Summer 2025 Commencement at the North Texas campus.  “I really wanted to get...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Raymundo Pina has an ambitious goal to carry on the family legacy as an electrical lineworker by following in the career footsteps of his father, grandfather and uncle. But he aims to forge his own path through the Electrical Lineworker and Management program at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus. “Many of...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Diesel Equipment program in Harlingen buzzed with excitement Tuesday, Sept. 2, as the campus’s first cohort of students entered the Transportation Technologies Center to kick off the fall semester. Anticipation ran high as 31 Diesel Equipment students met their new instructors and stepped into the diesel lab for...

(ABILENE, Texas) – Students returned to Texas State Technical College’s West Texas campuses this week to find some new facilities and programs waiting for them. At the Abilene campus, the Power and Mechanical Center opened its doors to four programs: Diesel Equipment, Electrical Lineworker and Management, HVAC, and Plumbing and Pipefitting. Students toured the nearly...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Owen Shreve enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Diesel Equipment program at the Marshall campus after moving to Elysian Fields from Bremerton, Washington. He now balances his education with a full-time job as a field service technician. “When I moved to Texas, I discovered the school,” he said. “I’ve always enjoyed fixing...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Williamson County campus set forth into the world more than 20 new graduates at its Summer 2025 Commencement held Friday, Aug. 29, at the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor. Among the graduates were several from the HVAC Technology program ready to ignite their careers. “Our job is...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Move-in day on Aug. 29 at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus saw dorms buzzing with activity as students eager to pursue educations in high-demand technical careers arrived. Fall semester classes start Sept. 2. Among the new students are Cynthia Esquivel, Josiah Fisher and Jayden Gil. Each one shared why TSTC aligned...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Enrollment at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus continues to rise each year. With more than 600 students expected at the start of this fall semester, the campus hired several new instructors throughout the summer semester. Todd Holloway, a new Building Construction instructor, brings 35 years of experience to TSTC. As the...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Recent Texas State Technical College graduate Mohamed Deyab’s journey to becoming an HVAC technician began not in a classroom, but in his own home. After working across industries from construction to health care, he reached a turning point following a series of HVAC service visits at his home. “After moving from Brooklyn,...

(WACO, Texas) – More than 450 graduates of Texas State Technical College’s Waco campus are ready to soar into their new careers. Among those receiving certificates of completion or associate degrees at the Aug. 27 commencement ceremony held at the BASE at Waco’s Extraco Events Center were more than 20 graduates of the Aviation Maintenance...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Axel Mendoza, an Architectural/Civil Drafting Technology graduate from Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus, received the Provost’s Award for academic achievement along with his Associate of Applied Science degree at the college’s recent Summer 2025 Commencement. “The Provost’s Award is a prestigious honor given to graduating students who have demonstrated...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – In honor of Texas State Technical College’s 60th anniversary, the Marshall campus awarded two successful alumni with the TSTC Trailblazer Award. “The award honors alumni who forge new paths in their industries and make a meaningful impact in their communities as well,” Bart Day, provost of the Marshall campus, said. “They continue...

(NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas) – More than 40 students received certificates of completion or associate degrees at Texas State Technical College’s Summer 2025 Commencement for the New Braunfels campus on Monday, Aug. 25. The ceremony was held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos Hotel Convention Center. The ceremony marked the first group of students...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Marshall’s Memorial City Performance Hall went wild not once, but twice during Texas State Technical College’s Summer 2025 Commencement held Friday, Aug. 22.  The Marshall campus held two ceremonies, one exclusively recognizing 64 Electrical Lineworker and Management graduates. The majority of those graduates received certificates of completion from the program. Mark Bayliss,...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – With a strong sense of Texas pride in the air, more than 340 Texas State Technical College graduates walked the stage at the Harlingen Convention Center on Friday, Aug. 22, to receive certificates of completion or associate degrees at TSTC’s Summer 2025 Commencement. Jiancarlo Gonzales, of Harlingen, graduated with an Associate of...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Gina Cano-Monreal, Ph.D., has been named provost of Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, effective July 29, 2025. Cano-Monreal previously served as the college’s associate vice chancellor for instructional shared services, supporting TSTC’s 12 campuses across the state. In that role, she oversaw curriculum quality and alignment, instructional design and support, and...