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(MARSHALL, Texas) – Representatives from more than 20 companies attended the Industry Job Fair at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus on Thursday, Oct. 9.  Several of these companies consistently attend the biannual event having witnessed the value of a TSTC education firsthand. Komatsu’s Longview location, which manufactures mining equipment, often collaborates with TSTC, hiring...

(WACO, Texas) – Longtime Texas State Technical College supporters David and Valerie Fallas were honored at a plaque dedication on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at The WorKSITE (Skills, Innovation, Training and Education) in south Waco. The plaque commemorates the David and Valerie Fallas Industrial Training Lab at the accelerated workforce training facility, a partnership between TSTC,...

(WACO, Texas) – Five of Texas State Technical College’s campuses commemorated the nationwide Manufacturing Day on Friday, Oct. 3. “It gives national manufacturing companies the chance to explore those programs such as Mechatronics, Precision Machining and Welding and how they are aligning with industry needs,” said Isaac Gonzalez, a Precision Machining instructor at the Harlingen...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Former stay-at-home mom Alexia Baca set her sights on building a career after her kids graduated from high school. So she enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Electrical Power and Controls program at the North Texas campus and graduated with her Associate of Applied Science degree last May.  During her fourth...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Some welding students at Granger High School are working on a bathroom stall project for one of their campus buildings. The students are working with new Miller-brand equipment made possible with a Jobs and Education for Texans grant in excess of $340,000 from the Texas Workforce Commission. The equipment includes automatic darkening...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – On Sept. 17, Texas State Technical College invited a representative from Ledwell, a family-owned manufacturer of custom truck bodies and trailers based in Texarkana, to speak with Welding students at the college’s Marshall campus about employment opportunities at the company. Amado Azua, Ledwell’s human resources director, held a Q&A-style employer spotlight for...