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(MARSHALL, Texas) – Retired U.S. Navy veteran Clifton Davis has studied Welding and Diesel Equipment at Texas State Technical College to gain the skills needed to better care for his home and farm. Now, he and his son are studying Building Construction with the goal of developing a home remodeling business. “I’m not going to...

A perfect fit A 32-year partnership takes on a new trade at TSTC   After 29 years of military service, Lolo Granado found that adapting to civilian life was his toughest mission yet. The transition left him feeling unsettled, to the point where he and his wife of 32 years, Mina Granado, made a life-altering...

(WACO, Texas) –  Faculty members and students in Texas State Technical College’s Building Construction program at the Waco campus recently rebuilt  a pergola at a butterfly garden at the Cameron Park Zoo. “This is a tiny space but a massive collaboration to get here,” said Krisi Webb, executive director of the Cameron Park Zoological and...

Powering the Future: TSTC’s Electrical Construction Program Answers a Growing Workforce Demand   Every new home, hospital, school, manufacturing facility and commercial development begins with one essential need: power.   Across Fort Bend County and the greater Houston area, rapid population growth and expansion are creating demand for skilled electrical construction professionals who play a...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – A strong connection between Texas State Technical College’s Drafting and Design program at the Harlingen campus and Garver, an engineering, planning and environmental services firm, has helped shape the next generation of drafting professionals. Twenty TSTC students and alumni are currently employed or interning with the company. . “When graduates thrive in...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Texas State Technical College will launch its Building Construction program this fall at the Fort Bend County campus, creating a new workforce training pathway for students interested in careers in the construction field. The Texas Workforce Commission projects continued growth in the state’s construction industry, increasing demand for workers in the skilled...