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(WACO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Building Construction program added this fall a second associate degree track aimed at commercial construction management. The associate degree is offered at the Harlingen and Waco campuses. Students pursuing the commercial or residential tracks take many of the same classes, such as Residential and Light Commercial Construction Drawings...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s aviation maintenance program celebrated a milestone on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony recognizing its designation as a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Designated Mechanic Examiner (DME) testing site. The designation allows students to complete the FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certification testing process on the Harlingen campus....

  More Than an Education TSTC community rallies behind student in need Wade Rutledge witnesses’ lives changing daily in Abilene — including his own. The California native moved to Texas to be closer to family, including a cousin who retired from the U.S. Air Force. Wade, who relocated to the Big Country alongside his father,...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Advanced Manufacturing mobile training lab, part of the Accelerated Training Solutions division, will bring industry-focused training directly to employers across Texas. The lab will depart Harlingen on Tuesday, Nov. 10, to deliver hands-on technical training at the request of the college’s industry partners. “For us, it comes down...

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,...