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(HARLINGEN, Texas) – The babies of today are tomorrow’s Rio Grande Valley workers. The Rio Grande Valley is projected to have more than 1.4 million residents by 2040, according to the Texas Demographic Center. In 2040, Hidalgo County is expected to have the largest population in the four-county region with more than 971,000 residents. Cameron...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus will welcome more than 2,500 students to begin the spring 2025 semester on Monday, Jan. 13. While some of the students are stepping into college life for the first time, others are continuing to sharpen their skills in preparation for entering the Texas workforce. Among them...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – With a 47% increase in the number of jobs for computer numerical control (CNC) tool programmers forecast for the state of Texas between 2020 and 2030, according to onetonline.org, the role of machinist is one of the best careers to look into right now. Its explosive growth might be attributed in large...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Lions, tigers and Longhorns, oh my! Texas State Technical College graduate Chris Gamble found a machining career at the University of Texas at Austin. Gamble graduated with a certificate of completion in Precision Machining Technology from TSTC’s East Williamson County campus in 2023. He was already working in a machine shop while...

(SWEETWATER, Texas) – When Texas State Technical College students begin the spring semester, some new faces will welcome them to class. Over the past few months, TSTC has hired some new instructors in the Electromechanical Technology, Vocational Nursing and Wind Energy Technology programs. The Sweetwater campus also welcomed a new associate provost, Lance Eastman. “I...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Kaitlyn Scott recently enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Diesel Equipment Technology program after earning two certificates of completion from the college’s Welding Technology program. “I decided to do diesel to get more knowledge so if something happens and I can’t do welding, I have diesel to fall back on,” the Fredericksburg...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Samuel Orozco, an Emergency Medical Services student at Texas State Technical College, recalled when his older brother experienced a seizure and an EMS team responded to the call for help. “My sister called 911,” he said. “I was in awe when I saw the EMS team place my brother on a stretcher...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Three construction projects underway at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus have ties to alumni. The graduates work for Vaughn Construction, which has offices in McAllen and throughout the state. The construction company is the contractor for a new building for the Automotive Technology and future Diesel Equipment Technology programs, along with...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Fifteen Rio Hondo High School students are learning beyond the traditional classroom at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus. The students are enrolled in dual credit classes in six of TSTC’s technical programs. The Rio Hondo Independent School District provides transportation for students going to and from TSTC, along with tools needed...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – When Erick Ramirez and his Aircraft Airframe Technology classmates at Texas State Technical College were told about an aviation maintenance scholarship that was being offered by the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) South Texas chapter, each student jumped at the opportunity to submit their application by the Oct. 31 deadline. “I received...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College student Noe Garza is grateful for the advice that he received from a former TSTC student who motivated him to enroll at the college when Garza experienced homelessness after moving to Harlingen from California. “The guy I spoke to had positive things to say about TSTC and how...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – The architectural drafting and design classes that Arumi Hernandez took at Harlingen High School sparked her interest in continuing the same career pathway at Texas State Technical College. “I was intrigued by the assignments we did, which were different designs of buildings,” she said of her high school classes. “I wanted to...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Recent Texas State Technical College graduate Aylin Garcia attributes watching her brother play racing car video games when she was young to her earning a certificate of completion in Automotive Technology at TSTC and getting a job as a service technician at Sames Auto Group in Harlingen. “The customizations, modifications and the...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Recent Texas State Technical College Electrical Lineworker and Management Technology graduates Matthew Blanco and Skylar Jensen are taking their passion for restoring electrical power to their new jobs. Blanco, of San Benito, and Jensen, of Rio Hondo, were hired as electrical lineworker apprentices within the Kiewit Corp., a leading construction and engineering...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus awarded associate degrees or certificates of completion to 68 graduates at the Fall 2024 Commencement on Friday, Dec. 20.  The majority of the graduates who crossed the stage at Marshall’s Memorial City Hall had already secured employment. Joshua Hicks, a Board of Regents honor graduate in...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Graduates from Texas State Technical College’s East Williamson County campus crossed the stage with cheer and high hopes for the new year.  Students graduated with associate degrees or certificates of completion during TSTC’s Fall 2024 Commencement held Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor. The ceremony was attended...

(NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s New Braunfels campus hosted state Rep.-elect Alan Schoolcraft, R-McQueeney, for a tour on Monday, Dec. 16.   “I’m excited about the expansion,” Schoolcraft said of the college’s announcement of building a campus on the Texas Highway 46 corridor. “I trust TSTC to choose programs that are best for...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Graduates from Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus and their families and friends attended TSTC’s Fall 2024 Commencement held Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Stafford Centre in Stafford. Each of the 130 graduates received either an Associate of Applied Science degree or a certificate of completion in their respective programs....

(ABILENE, Texas) – Caleb Mitchell was exploring possible programs of study at Texas State Technical College when a co-worker provided some guidance. Mitchell said a fellow AEP Texas employee told him about the college’s Electrical Power and Controls program and how it could help Mitchell further his career. “My meter electrician (at AEP Texas) has...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus had more than 190 online and in-person graduates receive certificates of completion and associate degrees at the Fall 2024 Commencement held Monday, Dec. 16, at the Waxahachie Civic Center. Several graduates of the Diesel Equipment Technology program are already employed. “This year’s graduating class...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Billy Tischler is a Texan who is loyal to brands he trusts and likes to stick to things that are tried and true.   Tischler is pursuing an Associate of Applied Science degree in HVAC Technology at Texas State Technical College’s East Williamson County campus. He commutes from Bastrop in a 20-year-old truck...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Like grandfather, like grandson is how things are working out for Kyler Smith as he begins a career in precision machining.  Smith is in the final stages of earning his Associate of Applied Science degree in Precision Machining Technology at Texas State Technical College’s East Williamson County campus.  He credits his grandfather...

(ABILENE, Texas) – William Miley took advantage of every opportunity he had at Texas State Technical College. He had to. “I am a 50-year-old disabled veteran, and I couldn’t work,” he said. “I sat around depressed for months before I decided I wanted to follow a dream I have had my entire life, and that...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Anthony Luna is getting some on-the-job training at Hacienda Collision Center in Edinburg while studying for an Associate of Applied Science degree in Auto Collision and Management Technology – Refinishing Specialization at TSTC’s Harlingen campus. “I’ve worked as a teardown technician for a year and five months,” the Lasara resident said. “I...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College alumnus Armando Ortiz Jr. has fond memories of when he and his father walked the stage at TSTC’s spring commencement in 2013 and received associate degrees in Biomedical Equipment Technology from TSTC’s Harlingen campus. Ortiz’s father recently retired from Toyota, where he performed maintenance on an assembly line....

(WACO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department is preparing newly hired manufacturing technicians to work at a company now under construction in Waco. Georgia-based Graphic Packaging International (GPI) is building a 640,000-square-foot production and warehouse facility on Gateway Boulevard in Texas Central Park, an industrial park in Waco. The...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – A key to a successful workplace is to ensure that it is a safe one. Students in the Occupational Safety and Environmental Compliance program at Texas State Technical College are training to do just that. From industrial hygiene — the practice of recognizing and controlling hazardous work conditions — to environmental regulation,...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Fall 2024 Commencement was a culmination of dedication and perseverance for more than 370 graduates who walked the stage to receive certificates of completion or associate degrees at the Harlingen Convention Center on Thursday, Dec. 12. The celebration had special significance for some TSTC graduates who have already...

(WACO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Robotics and Industrial Controls Technology program had four graduates receiving associate degrees at the Fall 2024 Commencement held Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the BASE at Extraco Events Center in Waco. “This group is unique because they are all over 21,” said Corey Mayo, an instructor in TSTC’s Robotics...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Jaylin Grant served four years of his five-year commitment in the U.S. Navy before receiving a medical discharge due to an injury. He still needed to provide for his family, and his experience working in the Navy led him to Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus. “I was initially going to join...