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(MARSHALL, Texas) – Cameron Honeycutt grew up assisting his grandfather, a skilled diesel mechanic. Now, he is attending the Diesel Equipment program at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps. “I was just working in the field with my Papa, a tractor and some diesels, and now I’m about to...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – At Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, the Precision Machining program is alive with the hum of equipment and creative energy as 14 students from the South Texas Independent School District (STISD) Science Academy learn the basics of the machinist trade and earn college credit. Since the start of the dual enrollment...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Unsure of his path after high school, Jesse Staples served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years. “When I got out of the Marine Corps, I actually had a couple of buddies in Chicago that went through a lineman program, and they were telling me about how much they loved it,”...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – For the first time since the Diesel Equipment program launched this fall at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, students had the opportunity to meet with representatives of Kiewit Corp. and discover how their growing skills align with the company’s needs during a recent employer spotlight. Members of Kiewit, a leading construction...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Alisha King, a college pathways and enrichment advisor for Texas State Technical College, said the school’s dual enrollment program has created new opportunities for high schoolers across North Texas. “From earning high school and college credit simultaneously to discovering their passions early and creating generational change, the benefits are clear,” she...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – At Texas State Technical College, many students discover a sense of pride when they pursue the same career path as their parents. That is what Diego Tinajero chose to do with the Electrical Lineworker and Management program at TSTC’s Harlingen campus, where he is pursuing a certificate of completion. Tinajero is honing...