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(ABILENE, Texas) – Representatives from Tower Extrusions say Texas State Technical College is producing the kind of skilled employees the company needs. “You have the basic knowledge, which gives you a leg up in the industry. That is what we need,” said Trampas Patton, packing department manager at the company’s Olney plant. “We want to...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Despite already having a bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Industrial Management, U.S. Navy veteran and father Kristofeur Eldridge enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Industrial Maintenance program at the North Texas campus. “I’m a lifetime learner, so I just wanted to come to school and utilize my benefits to come learn something...

It was another day of stacking boxes for Natalie Albert—another day surrounded by cardboard and concrete, far from the living landscapes she once hoped to work in. With a forestry degree and dreams of working under open skies, she had taken a warehouse job just to pay the bills. She was ready to get her...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Several Electrical Power and Controls students at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus have paid internships with Texas Instruments (TI), a major semiconductor design and manufacturing company. “Texas Instruments internships are especially important to TSTC students because they provide direct, hands-on experience in the high-demand semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industries,...

Machines, Mentors and a New Home After years of moving between countries and careers, Alemu Desta overcame 300-to-1 odds and finally found a space that felt steady. The industrial maintenance lab at Texas State Technical College buzzed with energy. It was a place where effort translated into progress. “I visited,” said Desta. “I saw I...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Ki’untrez O’Quinn already had a degree in Computer Information Systems when he enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Cybersecurity program.  “I had a plan, but I didn’t really know which route to take in the computer world, so I did some research and found out about cybersecurity,” he said. “My mom was...