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(HARLINGEN, Texas) – As manufacturers rely on automation and advanced technologies, students in Texas State Technical College’s Advanced Manufacturing Industrial Maintenance and Automation and Robotics programs are developing the technical skills needed to keep modern production systems running. Advanced Manufacturing programs focus on robotics, coding and smart automation, preparing students to work with technologies used...

(HUTTO, Texas) — Texas State Technical College, the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team and Arm partnered Wednesday, Oct. 10, for a STEM event designed to inspire students about the future of technology. About 100 students gathered at the East Williamson County Higher Education Center for the “Drive the Future” event, where they tackled engineering...

TSTC partners with TDLR to allow Electrical Construction graduates to sit for state exams   Students in Texas State Technical College’s Electrical Construction program will be eligible to sit for the state journeyman electrician examination as early as 2027. The electrical training program is the first in the country to align with journeyman licensing requirements,...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Surgical Technology program partnered with Stryker Trauma on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to host an open house for a mock cadaver lab at the Harlingen campus. The event gave the public, surgeons and healthcare professionals an opportunity to explore surgical training. Visitors toured the facility and learned about the...

(ABILENE, Texas) – Four Texas State Technical College employees, representing two West Texas campuses, were presented with the Chancellor’s Cornerstone Award on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Recipients from Sweetwater were Joni Coons, the senior coordinator of residence life, Ty Liedtke, an Automotive instructor, and Monica Wagner, executive director of facilities. Alana Hefner, vice president of career...

(WACO, Texas) – Kiewit Corp. supported Texas State Technical College’s Diesel Equipment program by donating 14 tool kits to The TSTC Foundation. The kits benefitted students who began the program this semester. “We’ve found it’s more valuable to donate to the programs than to donate to a fund,” said Marcus Bray, an equipment director for...