Latest News

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Automotive Technology program is answering the call from automobile dealers such as Fiesta Nissan in Edinburg, Mercedes-Benz of Harlingen and Sames Auto Group in Harlingen to help keep their service department standards high. Starting this fall, the program at TSTC’s Harlingen campus is rolling out a broadened curriculum...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s newest graduates at the North Texas campus are ready to energize their careers. More than 40 graduates, ranging from those in high school who earned dual credit hours to nontraditional students, took part in the Spring 2025 Commencement held Monday, April 28, at the Waxahachie Civic Center....

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Despite already being a college graduate, Trenton Patterson began to feel that his major was no longer right for him. When he came across an Instagram post for Texas State Technical College, he enrolled in the Computer Networking and Systems Administration program at the Marshall campus. “I was always interested in how...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Austin Dacillo earned his Associate of Applied Science degree in Cybersecurity at Texas State Technical College and then decided he wanted to pair the skills with something a little cooler. “I like working with computers, but I like that HVAC is hands-on,” Dacillo said. “I can see an immediate result of my...

(WACO, Texas) – Data centers are sprouting up on the Texas landscape like its cherished bluebonnets. Texas has more than 270 data centers, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Many of these are located in the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio areas. New data center projects have been announced in recent months...

(WACO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College has earned the 2025-26 Military Friendly® School designation. TSTC earned the silver designation among the large community colleges. Mike Reeser, chancellor and CEO of TSTC, said he is proud of the college’s commitment to helping military veterans and its Military Friendly® designation. “Our U.S. veterans of the armed...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – With pride and ambition in their hearts, more than 480 Texas State Technical College graduates walked the Harlingen Convention Center stage on Friday, April 25, to receive certificates of completion or associate degrees at TSTC’s Spring 2025 Commencement. For some of them, the celebration carried extra meaning. One became the first in...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Jackson Scott has always been a well-rounded individual, from running his own lawn care business, participating in his high school’s agriculture program, and most importantly, a fascination with science.  That fascination led him to enroll in Texas State Technical College’s Process Operations program. “I do a lot of hands-on things myself, so...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – What began as internships at iServe Biomedical in Houston for three Biomedical Equipment Technology students from Texas State Technical College have turned into full-time jobs at the company. Chris Hernandez, Juan Hernandez and Anthony Vega, who are candidates for graduation at TSTC’s Spring 2025 Commencement on Friday, April 25, at the Harlingen...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Graduates from Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus and their families and friends attended TSTC’s Spring 2025 Commencement held Wednesday, April 23, at the Stafford Centre in Stafford. Kori Bowen, vice president of industry relations at TSTC, gave the speech welcoming everyone to the event. “Tonight is a night that...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Ever since his first visit as a high school sophomore, Garrett Sweeney knew that Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus was the place for him. “I liked it. I didn’t necessarily know what I wanted to do, I just knew I wanted to come here,” he said. Sweeney enrolled in TSTC’s Industrial...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – There are many reasons why a person will choose a career, from taking over a family business to making money. But for Kate Salas, a student in Texas State Technical College’s Occupational Safety and Environmental Compliance program, that reason is safety education. Salas first learned about the program during a tour of...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Precision Machining Technology students from Texas State Technical College’s Williamson County campus brought home medals in every event they competed in at the SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference held April 2-5. Eight students from the campus’s Precision Machining Technology program attended SkillsUSA Texas to compete in five events. The group...

(WACO, Texas) – Students from Texas State Technical College’s Waco campus won more than 25 medals at the recent 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Leadership and Skills Conference in Corpus Christi. Students won gold medals in eight events, which qualifies them to participate in the 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference taking place June 23-27 in...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – An all-female team of students from Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus earned silver medals in a building construction skills competition at the SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference held April 2-5.  TSTC students Michelle Martinez, Pamela Perez, Esmeralda Reyes and Diana Zuniga competed in the TeamWorks event at SkillsUSA Texas...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Eleven students from Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus received gold medals at the recent 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference in Corpus Christi. The students are Jillian Contreras, of Harlingen, in Practical Nursing; Mohamed Deyab, of Harlingen, in Sheet Metal; Robyn Dunkin, of Laguna Vista, in Medical Terminology; Adriana...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – The Digital Media Design program at Texas State Technical College is equipping a new generation of creatives with the skills, technology and industry knowledge needed to thrive in the world of design and digital storytelling. “Our graduates are trained with a powerful blend of technical and creative skills that prepares them for...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – The degree or certification is not the end goal for those who attend Texas State Technical College; rather, the goal is to find and get a high-paying job in their field. The college’s employer spotlights are designed for that exact purpose. Many times a semester, employers from various industries will visit TSTC...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Jorge Martinez and Autumn Sereno, two Drafting and Design students from Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus, returned from the 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference with gold medals in Additive Manufacturing. “I originally went to SkillsUSA on recommendation from a couple of people — one being Jorge, but I...

(BROWNWOOD, Texas) – Jared Baucom was excited to learn that he could go to college in his hometown. The Brownwood native and Winchell Volunteer Fire Department firefighter is in his first semester of the Emergency Medical Services – EMT program at Texas State Technical College’s Brownwood campus. “When I heard that classes were beginning again,...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Skyler McMurrian grew up surrounded by diesel vehicles, from his toys to his family’s farm equipment. Enrolling in Texas State Technical College’s Diesel Equipment Technology program was an easy next step. “I basically moved from playing with my little construction vehicles to playing with big construction vehicles,” the Hughes Springs native said....

(ABILENE, Texas) – Four Texas State Technical College students representing the West Texas campuses recently qualified for the upcoming 2025 SkillsUSA National Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference. One two-member team and two individuals won gold medals in their respective events at the SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference held in Corpus Christi earlier this...

(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) – Apolinar and Joshua Ruiz share more than family ties in the Texas city of Donna. Apolinar Ruiz, now of Hutto, is the program team lead in the Precision Machining Technology program at Texas State Technical College’s Williamson County campus. He is a graduate of the same program at the college’s Harlingen...

(WACO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College has selected a longtime Southeast Texas law enforcement member as its new statewide police chief. Howard Sylve joined TSTC earlier this spring and oversees police departments at TSTC’s Harlingen, Sweetwater and Waco campuses. He also works with private security staff at TSTC’s other campuses. “You have the opportunity...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Cole Ogle, a Web Design and Development student at Texas State Technical College, feels like he is on top of the world. Ogle recently received a $5,000 scholarship from the Advertising Education Foundation of Houston, and he completed an internship with the Astoria Media Group in Abilene. “I was honored to be...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – To help prepare students for critical roles in health care, the Emergency Medical Services program at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus utilizes resources such as iSimulate REALITi 360 monitor simulators and an Immersive Interactive EMS training lab. “The integration of the iSimulate monitors and the Immersive Interactive lab significantly enhanced the...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Seniors from several area high schools participated in the NC3 National CTE (career and technical education) Letter of Intent Signing Day event at Texas State Technical College’s Williamson County campus on Thursday, April 10.  “It’s a wonderful day when new students come to us to prepare for great-paying jobs in the Texas...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – The state competition for the SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference concluded Saturday, April 5, in Corpus Christi, and four students from Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus brought home gold medals. Two of the four, Gilbert Delgado and Eduardo Gonzalez, competed in the Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue category as...

(SWEETWATER, Texas) – Trey Halfmann is proud to be among a select group of Texas State Technical College students. Halfmann is one of the latest Metallica Scholar Initiative (MSI) scholarship recipients at the Sweetwater campus.  “It’s good to just know that the college and Metallica want to help me with my education,” the Automotive Technology...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Texas State Technical College accepted 29 new students to the Marshall campus at the NC3 National CTE (career and technical education) Letter of Intent Signing Day event on Thursday, April 10.  The event was dedicated to high school students who committed to a technical education at TSTC. The students will begin attending...