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(BROWNWOOD, Texas) – “Every mile is worth it.” That is how Morayma “Ray” Mireles sums up her experience in the paramedic program at Texas State Technical College’s Brownwood campus. Each Wednesday, the third-semester student travels 268 total miles from Springtown to attend class. Those miles do not even include her travel to clinical rotations. On...

(ATLANTA, Georgia) –  Jesus Padron Jr. is making history. Padron, of Mission, Texas, is a member of the first cohort of students in the Plumbing and Pipefitting program at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus. “Jesus is very committed to plumbing and he is very focused in everything he does,” said Alan Raith, an instructor...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Jhailin Gomez, of Hallsville, is a Process Operations student at Texas State Technical College, but her journey into the field began in the eighth grade. “I was always familiar with process operations because I have multiple relatives that are in the field,” she said. “It wasn’t until I was about 12 or...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – After spending more than a decade diagnosing patients as a primary care physician, Austin Marshall is now learning to diagnose HVAC systems. Marshall, owner of the remote telemedicine company Enbold, developed an interest in HVAC while researching how to replace a mini-split system in his garage. He is now studying the trade...

(WACO, Texas) – Jacob Mannen’s work ethic is simple: show up, work hard and do not make excuses when something goes wrong. Mannen’s view of work started in his hometown of Fletcher, Oklahoma. Growing up, he and his brother, Caleb, would ride all-terrain vehicles and mowers on their grandparents’ 80-acre property. Mannen credits his brother for...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Mario Torres has always chased an adrenaline rush.  Now, the Rosenberg native is channeling that into a career through the Electrical Lineworker and Management program at Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus. He first realized his need to look into a career as a lineworker came during a commute home...