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(HARLINGEN, Texas) – With a strong sense of Texas pride in the air, more than 340 Texas State Technical College graduates walked the stage at the Harlingen Convention Center on Friday, Aug. 22, to receive certificates of completion or associate degrees at TSTC’s Summer 2025 Commencement. Jiancarlo Gonzales, of Harlingen, graduated with an Associate of...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Williamson County campus has received a Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant totaling more than $3 million. The funding will be used for the development of the Accelerated Semiconductor Technician Training Program and the Advanced Manufacturing Technology – Semiconductor program debuting in fall 2026 at the East Williamson County...

(RED OAK, Texas) – The Waxahachie Civic Center buzzed with excitement as families and friends celebrated graduates from Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus during the Summer 2025 Commencement on Tuesday, Aug. 12.  Of the 50 graduates who were honored, 22 received certificates of completion in Structural Welding. Luis Lopez, of Red Oak, has...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – David Fonteno, of Big Sandy, enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Process Operations program after his brother-in-law recommended it. “My brother-in-law was there in 2014, and he got a job right after with Chevron,” he said. “All of what he said interested me.” Process operations workers ensure the safety and quality of...

(HUTTO, Texas) – The Industrial Systems program at Texas State Technical College’s Williamson County campus is undergoing a transformation ahead of the fall semester. The program will be known as Advanced Manufacturing Technology – Industrial Maintenance starting this fall. The program in Williamson County will continue to offer an associate degree and two certificates of...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Jose Loera, a recent graduate of Texas State Technical College’s Automotive Technology program, is now building on his technical expertise in the Precision Machining Technology program at TSTC’s Harlingen campus. His continued education is part of a long-term dream of someday opening his own automotive shop. “Before I graduated last year, I...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – At Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, the journey of a surgical scalpel is more than just metalwork. It is an example of how collaboration among three TSTC technical programs turns precision into purpose — demonstrating how students are preparing to play a vital role in saving future lives. The journey begins...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Vanesa Medrano wanted to fix things. Coming from a job in social work, she would often see broken things from doorknobs to appliances to machines. It sparked a desire in her to learn how to fix them. “I wanted to solve more problems in my work,” Medrano said. “I couldn’t really do...

(SWEETWATER, Texas) – Shawn Couet, an Electromechanical Technology student at Texas State Technical College’s Sweetwater campus, received the silver medal in Electronics Technology at the 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 23-27 in Atlanta, Georgia. “It was amazing to see that he got second, but I wasn’t surprised,” said Toby Styron, an...

(WACO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Welding Technology program is getting ready to put a spark in Waco’s evenings. The program will begin offering night classes when the fall semester starts on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The evening session will add to the program’s existing day and afternoon teaching periods. “I think it’s with the...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – After leaving Texas State Technical College for a career in the oilfield, Lewis Thomas has returned to the Marshall campus two decades later to pursue an associate degree in Precision Machining Technology. “I left TSTC because I saw dollar signs in the oilfield; it was booming back then,” the Marshall native said....

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Valeria Gonzalez, a Welding Technology student at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, was first introduced to welding by her father when she was a teenager. With encouragement from her brother during high school, she discovered a natural talent for the trade that would shape her future. “I watched my father work...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus hosted its third annual Car Show on June 21, and some of the college’s students and instructors designed and manufactured the five trophies that were awarded at the event. Brendan Hills, a TSTC Precision Machining Technology student, said he teamed up with a fellow classmate to...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – A financial barrier is a common reason why someone might not choose to attend college. To help overcome that barrier, and with help from generous donors, The TSTC Foundation offers over 350 scholarships to new and current Texas State Technical College students.  Several of the scholarships are exclusive to those attending TSTC’s...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Giovanni Guerra, a recent Welding Technology graduate and a current Precision Machining Technology student at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, turned his challenge with dyslexia into motivation to prepare for a future job in the workforce. Guerra, a Mission native, made full use of the college’s academic resources during his time...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Originally studying computers and working as a warehouse manager, Daniel Price decided to take his life in a different direction when he discovered Texas State Technical College. “I was almost 30, and I didn’t want to work as a warehouse manager for the rest of my life,” he said. “I wanted something...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – It was a packed room on Tuesday, June 10, when Chart Industries came to visit Texas State Technical College for an employer spotlight. Students from the Industrial Systems, Precision Machining Technology and Welding Technology programs at the Fort Bend County campus were eager to learn more about potential job opportunities, for both...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Industrial maintenance technicians are the guardian angels of manufacturing. Their skills in troubleshooting and maintenance in different situations can mean the difference between seamless production or catastrophic delays. Some companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are having challenges in finding the right people to tackle tasks such as calibration, comprehending technical...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – One of the most important parts of any job is to know the equipment you are working with. But what if the equipment does not turn on or breaks? Knowing how to fix the equipment and machines used to make products is a job in and of itself. And teaching students that...

(WACO, Texas) – That new-equipment smell is satisfying for Drake Morphis, a senior at Robinson High School. Morphis is among more than 10 juniors and seniors from the high school who are participating in a month-long summer welding boot camp at The WorkSITE (Skills, Innovation, Training and Education) on Wycon Drive in Waco. The workforce...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – When her younger brothers both graduated from college, Karla Sanchez decided she did not want to be the only one without a degree. “I worked at a restaurant, and then I was an office assistant for my dad at his business,” Sanchez said. “I’ve tried college two times already — back then...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – The Mechatronics Technology program at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus prepares its students to think like engineers for future roles in complex electrical jobs. Students like Jalissa Alanis, Sophia Galvan and Erica Sanderson have been gaining expertise in areas such as troubleshooting, programming and control systems. Alanis and Galvan, former Mechatronics...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Jacob Taylor recalled working in fast food for several years after his family moved from California to Texas. “I decided I wanted to have an actual career — I didn’t want to work in fast food my whole life,” Taylor said. “That’s when I started looking for a school and found Texas...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Carley Lopez is a young woman who knows what she wants to do and how to do it. Lopez, from Coupland, is a second-semester student in Texas State Technical College’s Precision Machining Technology program at the Williamson County campus. She discovered the program after attending an America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) Bootcamp, a...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – On his first day as a Welding Technology instructor at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus 6 1/2 years ago, Philip Miller knew he was there to stay. “TSTC means quite a bit to me,” he recently said.  Miller has a history with the college. He graduated from TSTC’s Waco campus in...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Barzilai Arellano, a Process Operations graduate from Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus, received the Provost’s Outstanding Achievement Award at the recent Spring 2025 Commencement.  “The award, not given out every semester, recognizes students who go above and beyond in helping others achieve their goals — service before self,” Bart Day, provost...

(HUTTO, Texas) – While some people in Texas spend 100-degree days by the pool, many Texas State Technical College students spend those days training for industry conditions in advanced courses. “Every course offered at TSTC’s Williamson County campus during this summer session is an advanced course,” said Kay Lehman, program team lead for HVAC Technology...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Thunderous applause erupted as 32 Texas State Technical College students became graduates at the Spring 2025 Commencement on Friday, May 9, in Marshall. Automation and Controls Technology and Process Operations are two programs offered exclusively at TSTC’s Marshall campus. The majority of the graduates who attended Friday’s ceremony were from those programs....

(WACO, Texas) – More than 460 students received certificates of completion or associate degrees at Texas State Technical College’s Spring 2025 Commencement for the Waco campus held at the BASE at Extraco Events Center on Thursday, May 8. More than 40 of the graduates were from the Electrical Power and Controls program, with many already...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Graduation ceremonies are not just for the students — they are for the families too, especially the mothers this time of year. Texas State Technical College’s Williamson County campus celebrated 18 graduates on Wednesday, May 7, during its spring commencement ceremony held at the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor. Among the...