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Building Beyond the Blueprint As Fort Bend County grows, a shortage of skilled construction workers threatens to slow the homes and communities driving that expansion. Texas State Technical College is preparing the next generation of workers to help meet that demand. Every new neighborhood begins with a promise: a place to call home, a community...

(ABILENE, Texas) – To help address a growing statewide and national shortage of skilled tradespeople, Texas State Technical College is expanding its Plumbing and Pipefitting program by offering evening classes at its Abilene campus starting this spring. The classes at the Power and Mechanical Center in Abilene will run from 6-9:40 p.m., Monday through Thursday,...

(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...