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Meet Nayo Gallegos, a TSTC alum and veteran who found a new sense of purpose after retiring from military service.

From Service to Success Veterans, career-changers power TSTC’s HVAC program In Texas, a properly functioning heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system isn’t a luxury — it’s an absolute necessity. To meet the soaring workforce demand in this essential industry, Texas State Technical College launched its HVAC program at the Abilene campus in 2025. Led...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Darrell Godfrey will be the one of the faces of Texas State Technical College’s Electrical Construction program in Marshall.  The Custer City, Oklahoma native was originally planning to become a teacher before starting a career as an electrician. Now, he has moved from TSTC’s Waco campus to Marshall, where the newest program...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College will launch its Electrical Construction program this fall at its Fort Bend County, Harlingen and Marshall campuses. TSTC’s Electrical Construction certificate of completion program will help students develop the skills needed for immediate employment in the industry. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) projects a 20.3% increase in demand...

TSTC’s Building Construction program expands to meet statewide need   As Texas continues to experience rapid growth, the demand for skilled construction workers is outpacing the supply — a gap that Texas State Technical College has worked to fill through the expansion of its Building Construction program across the state. TSTC now offers its Associate...

(BRECKENRIDGE, Texas) – The high school welding competition scene is heating up across Texas. What began at Texas State Technical College’s Breckenridge campus as a small event during the pandemic has evolved into a high-stakes “build-off” spectacle.  “I am glad to see more people coming to our event in Breckenridge,” said Stephen Hope, the TSTC...