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(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Long before she began studying at Texas State Technical College, Nancy Roblero understood the meaning of helping others. Growing up in Los Fresnos, Roblero spent most of her childhood alongside her parents, who operated a free developing center for children learning disabilities in Matamoros, Mexico. “I saw the compassion my parents had...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – The hum of a household machine might be background noise to most people, but for Josue and Miguel Moncada, it was the start of a technical language. The brothers, students in the Mechatronics program at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, were first introduced to the electrical field growing up watching their...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – When Deven Kalinec transitioned into the tooling department at HDH Instruments in Pattison, he realized that a technical education was the bridge he needed between his experience as a high-level deep hole drilling machine operator and his long-term career goals. Kalinec began searching online after he attempted to interpret complex blueprints on-the-job....

Three years ago the property on Wycon Drive in Waco was overgrown with weeds. Today, that land is changing the lives of residents in McLennan County. Leaders from Texas State Technical College, the city of Waco and McLennan County formally opened The WorkSITE (Skills, Innovation, Training and Education), a collaborative accelerated training facility, in February...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Rebecca Lara served for 22 years in the U.S. Army as a nuclear, biological and chemical warfare specialist. She found the transition to civilian life challenging — especially without the routine that had guided her for two decades. Lara was encouraged by a relative who first toured the Occupational Safety and Environmental...

Upgrade: Nontraditional Automation and Controls Students Rebuild Their Careers Life is full of upgrades and change. As many Texas companies adopt automated machinery to increase production speed and efficiency, the demand for skilled technicians continues to grow. In response, Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus developed the Automation and Controls program, giving nontraditional students the...