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go to news: Students at TSTC’s Marshall campus work together to create trophies for car show
July 3, 2025
Students at TSTC’s Marshall campus work together to create trophies for car show (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...
go to news: Two TSTC HVAC Technology students get real-world experience repairing air conditioning on campus
June 25, 2025
Two TSTC HVAC Technology students get real-world experience repairing air conditioning on campus (RED OAK, Texas) – When the air conditioning system in the information technology room at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus needed some repairs, HVAC Technology instructor Jarrod Tawney turned it into an assignment for two standout students, Elijahwah McCowan and Edward Wilds. “One of the goals is it gives the students real-world experience...
go to news: College graduate pursues new path in TSTC’s Computer Networking and Systems Administration program
April 29, 2025
College graduate pursues new path in TSTC’s Computer Networking and Systems Administration program (MARSHALL, Texas) – Despite already being a college graduate, Trenton Patterson began to feel that his major was no longer right for him. When he came across an Instagram post for Texas State Technical College, he enrolled in the Computer Networking and Systems Administration program at the Marshall campus. “I was always interested in how...
go to news: TSTC Industrial Systems student gets head start on life through Komatsu
April 24, 2025
TSTC Industrial Systems student gets head start on life through Komatsu (MARSHALL, Texas) – Ever since his first visit as a high school sophomore, Garrett Sweeney knew that Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus was the place for him. “I liked it. I didn’t necessarily know what I wanted to do, I just knew I wanted to come here,” he said. Sweeney enrolled in TSTC’s Industrial...
go to news: TSTC Diesel Equipment Technology graduate evolves from toy vehicles to construction equipment
April 16, 2025
TSTC Diesel Equipment Technology graduate evolves from toy vehicles to construction equipment (MARSHALL, Texas) – Skyler McMurrian grew up surrounded by diesel vehicles, from his toys to his family’s farm equipment. Enrolling in Texas State Technical College’s Diesel Equipment Technology program was an easy next step. “I basically moved from playing with my little construction vehicles to playing with big construction vehicles,” the Hughes Springs native said....
go to news: TSTC student trades sales for Automation and Controls Technology program
April 9, 2025
TSTC student trades sales for Automation and Controls Technology program (MARSHALL, Texas) – Jason Merritt grew tired of having to meet ever-increasing sales quotas in his former career. “That’s when I decided I wanted something away from it,” he said. “I tried for several years (but) never had good luck in making good money. I needed something new, so that’s when I decided I needed...
go to news: Job fair introduces TSTC students to employment opportunities throughout Texas
March 27, 2025
Job fair introduces TSTC students to employment opportunities throughout Texas (MARSHALL, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus welcomed representatives from 31 companies to its spring Industry Job Fair on Thursday, March 27. Their booths were visited by 185 TSTC students and alumni. Process Operations student David Fonteno attended the event to gain better insight into his potential prospects after he graduates. Several employers...
go to news: HOLT CAT representatives visit TSTC’s new Diesel Power Technologies Center
March 19, 2025
HOLT CAT representatives visit TSTC’s new Diesel Power Technologies Center (MARSHALL, Texas) – Construction equipment supplier HOLT CAT recently sent six representatives from several of its Texas locations to tour the new Diesel Power Technologies Center at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus. The campus’s Diesel Equipment Technology instructors led the representatives through the new facility, showcasing its classrooms and training equipment. HOLT CAT was...
go to news: Students benefit from their high school’s partnership with TSTC’s Professional Driving Academy
March 17, 2025
Students benefit from their high school’s partnership with TSTC’s Professional Driving Academy (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Six La Feria Early College High School seniors are getting a real-world perspective on what it takes to become a truck driver through their school’s partnership with Texas State Technical College’s Professional Driving Academy at the Harlingen campus. The collaboration includes the students’ participation in the TSTC CDL (commercial driver’s license) training,...
go to news: TSTC, city of Waco and McLennan County leaders formally open The WorkSITE
February 13, 2025
TSTC, city of Waco and McLennan County leaders formally open The WorkSITE (WACO, Texas) – Leaders from Texas State Technical College, the city of Waco and McLennan County formally opened The WorkSITE (Skills, Innovation, Training and Education), a collaborative workforce training facility, on Thursday, Feb. 13. The $17 million building is on Wycon Drive in the heart of Texas Central Park, home to several existing and emerging...
go to news: TSTC to offer entry-level wind technician course
January 30, 2025
TSTC to offer entry-level wind technician course (SWEETWATER, Texas) – If you are looking to begin a career in wind energy, Texas State Technical College has a course available. Registration is open for the Wind Technician Entry-Level Training Program course available at the Sweetwater campus. The course is provided through the college’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department. Classes are scheduled to...
go to news: TSTC, Graphic Packaging International partner for workforce training
December 14, 2024
TSTC, Graphic Packaging International partner for workforce training (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...
go to news: Alumni help build stronger future at TSTC WorkSITE
November 25, 2024
Alumni help build stronger future at TSTC WorkSITE (WACO, Texas) – The WorkSITE (Skills, Innovation, Training and Education), Texas State Technical College’s workforce training facility under construction on Wycon Drive in Waco, is made of more than steel and glass. The $17 million building, a partnership between TSTC, the city of Waco and McLennan County, is also made with the hands of alumni...
go to news: TSTC’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department partners with Bechtel to employ NCCER Basic Rigger program graduates
November 17, 2024
TSTC’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department partners with Bechtel to employ NCCER Basic Rigger program graduates (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department recently partnered with engineering, construction and project management company Bechtel, the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corp. and Workforce Solutions Cameron to allow graduates from TSTC’s four-week, 140-hour NCCER Basic Rigger program the opportunity to apply for Rigger positions on the Rio Grande LNG...
go to news: TSTC’s new Diesel Equipment Technology facility to open to Marshall campus students in upcoming spring semester
October 30, 2024
TSTC’s new Diesel Equipment Technology facility to open to Marshall campus students in upcoming spring semester (MARSHALL, Texas) – Construction of the new Diesel Equipment Technology facility at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus is on track to be completed in November. “We’re incredibly excited to welcome this new addition to TSTC’s Marshall campus,” Bart Day, the campus’s provost, said. “The expanded footprint and $2.6 million investment in new equipment will...
go to news: TSTC’s Professional Driving Academy updates training to meet new federal mandate
October 20, 2024
TSTC’s Professional Driving Academy updates training to meet new federal mandate (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Professional Driving Academy recently updated its four-week, 160-hour commercial driver’s license (CDL) training in accordance with the newest federal mandate that took effect in spring 2024 to meet compliance as an accredited program for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Entry-Level Driver Training. The mandate is intended to...
go to news: TSTC schedules maintenance training workshop in Brownwood
October 4, 2024
TSTC schedules maintenance training workshop in Brownwood (BROWNWOOD, Texas) – A maintenance training workshop will be held Monday, Oct. 21, through Friday, Oct. 25 at Texas State Technical College’s Brownwood campus. Cindy Brunett, TSTC’s executive director of Workforce Training and Continuing Education, said the 40-hour hands-on workshop is open to anyone working in an industry or anyone who wants to enter into...
go to news: TSTC Drafting and Design students learn about job opportunities during employer spotlight
September 20, 2024
TSTC Drafting and Design students learn about job opportunities during employer spotlight (MARSHALL, Texas) – Representatives from Johnson & Pace Inc., a company specializing in engineering, architecture and surveying, recently visited Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus to give TSTC Drafting and Design students a glimpse of what it would be like to work for their firm. Johnson & Pace project manager Ken Rust, a TSTC Drafting...
go to news: North Texas welding program expanding knowledge for area workers
September 4, 2024
North Texas welding program expanding knowledge for area workers (RED OAK, Texas) – Some employees of Indiana-based Lippert Components Inc., which has locations in Texas, recently finished four weeks of workforce training at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus. The 10-member cohort learned how to perform metal inert gas welding and flux core arc welding to test for 1G plate certification endorsed by...
go to news: TSTC’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department to offer four new certification programs in Harlingen
September 1, 2024
TSTC’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department to offer four new certification programs in Harlingen (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department will offer four new certification courses at the Harlingen campus this fall, including Fiber Optics – Broadband Technician, NCCER Basic Rigger, Phlebotomy Technician, and Remote Drone Pilot. “The four programs we’re offering are short-term training that can lead to a high-paying job,”...
go to news: Area residents take advantage of workforce training through TSTC
August 29, 2024
Area residents take advantage of workforce training through TSTC (WACO, Texas) – Izaiah Pecina, of Waco, is already bettering his future. Pecina, who graduated earlier this year from Connally High School in Waco, is taking part in the Industrial Systems training program provided through Texas State Technical College’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department. “I think it’s a great opportunity for me being young...
go to news: TSTC, city of Waco, McLennan County partner for workforce training initiative
July 23, 2024
TSTC, city of Waco, McLennan County partner for workforce training initiative (WACO, Texas) – Construction continues on a workforce training facility in south Waco that is a partnership between Texas State Technical College, the city of Waco, and McLennan County. “It is important to be closer to the industry partners who will utilize the space and for residents seeking quick, short-term training options,” said Kacey Darnell,...
go to news: Precision machining bootcamp draws high school-age students to TSTC
July 7, 2024
Precision machining bootcamp draws high school-age students to TSTC (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College recently welcomed some Rio Grande Valley high school-age students to TSTC’s Harlingen campus for the America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) computer numerical control machining training bootcamp. The no-cost, one-week bootcamp was conducted by TSTC’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education program in partnership with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station...
go to news: TSTC students feel confident about testing for their CDLs
June 27, 2024
TSTC students feel confident about testing for their CDLs (ROSENBERG, Texas) – After weeks of training, students could recently be seen inspecting the truck that will carry them over the finish line of the Professional Driving Academy program at Texas State Technical College. Each student must pass a series of upcoming tests designed to showcase their skills and aptitude in order to earn their...
go to news: Vigilance is vital to road safety, TSTC CDL trainers say
June 27, 2024
Vigilance is vital to road safety, TSTC CDL trainers say (MARSHALL, Texas) – Wayne Bradley, a commercial driver’s license (CDL) trainer for Texas State Technical College’s Professional Driving Academy at the Marshall campus, works hard to instill safe driving habits in his students. “When they come to a CDL program, we’re taking an existing driver and we’re upgrading them to a professional driving operator so...
go to news: TSTC’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education program honors graduates
May 19, 2024
TSTC’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education program honors graduates (HARLINGEN, Texas) – During an evening of celebration on May 10 at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen location, a group of 24 TSTC Workforce Training and Continuing Education graduates received their certificates of completion. The graduates were from the Advanced Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining, NCCER Maritime Welding, and Patient Care Technician programs. Myra De...
go to news: TSTC’s Professional Driving Academy emphasizes safety in its one-month CDL course
May 16, 2024
TSTC’s Professional Driving Academy emphasizes safety in its one-month CDL course (MARSHALL, Texas) – In Texas State Technical College’s Professional Driving Academy, students can receive the training needed for a Class A commercial driver’s license (CDL) in just one month. “Every aspect of every part of our society — commerce, construction, housing, food, everything — relies on the trucking industry,” Wayne Bradley, a CDL trainer at...
go to news: TSTC holds ceremony for Tesla START program graduates
May 10, 2024
TSTC holds ceremony for Tesla START program graduates (ROSENBERG, Texas) – Thirteen Automotive Technology students in the Tesla START program at Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County location were honored at their graduation ceremony held at TSTC’s Brazos Center on Friday, May 10. Each graduate received an advanced technical certificate in Automotive Tesla START Technician. The program is a collaboration between TSTC...
go to news: TSTC’s Drafting and Design program visits TechServ
March 28, 2024
TSTC’s Drafting and Design program visits TechServ (MARSHALL, Texas) – The Drafting and Design program instructors at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall location took their students on a tour of the joint-use administration and engineering firm TechServ in Tyler on Wednesday, March 27. “I want (our students) to be able to see these companies for themselves, that way they know that there...
go to news: Apprenticeships offer extra training for TSTC Diesel Equipment Technology students
March 14, 2024
Apprenticeships offer extra training for TSTC Diesel Equipment Technology students (MARSHALL, Texas) – The Diesel Equipment Technology instructors at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus regularly team up with local companies to offer apprenticeships in off-road diesel equipment to their students. “Apprenticeship programs have been out there since the industry began,” Ralph Cottrell, one of the program’s instructors, said. “It’s one of the ways that...
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