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(HARLINGEN, Texas) – For Dante Lozano, a Building Construction student at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, entering the construction industry is not just a career choice — it is a family tradition three generations in the making. While Lozano’s grandfather relied on independent training to learn the trade, the path of a technical education...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – As manufacturers across the Houston area search for skilled machinists, Texas State Technical College’s Precision Machining program in Fort Bend County is preparing students for careers. While automation and advanced technology continue to transform manufacturing, skilled machinists remain critical to producing parts used in aerospace, energy, medical device, transportation and industrial manufacturing....

A perfect fit A 32-year partnership takes on a new trade at TSTC   After 29 years of military service, Lolo Granado found that adapting to civilian life was his toughest mission yet. The transition left him feeling unsettled, to the point where he and his wife of 32 years, Mina Granado, made a life-altering...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Twenty-seven high school students attended a hands-on Career Exploration Workshop hosted by Texas State Technical College in Williamson County on Friday. The event was held in partnership with Texas A&M University and the Texas Defense Aerospace Manufacturing Community. The workshop provided participants with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with career pathways...

(WACO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Culinary and Hospitality Management program in Waco opens its student-operated restaurant for the summer semester on Wednesday, July 8. The restaurant is at the Greta W. Watson Culinary Arts Center at the corner of 8th Street and Campus Drive. The restaurant is open to the public, but reservations...

(WACO, Texas) –  Faculty members and students in Texas State Technical College’s Building Construction program at the Waco campus recently rebuilt  a pergola at a butterfly garden at the Cameron Park Zoo. “This is a tiny space but a massive collaboration to get here,” said Krisi Webb, executive director of the Cameron Park Zoological and...