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(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...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – From troubleshooting commercial truck fleets, responding to mobile roadside service calls to repairing heavy marine vessels at the Port of Brownsville, three Texas State Technical College Diesel Equipment students are demonstrating how lab training translates directly to real-world experiences. Rogelio Cerda works part-time as a mobile technician at Mobile Transportation Group in...

(RED OAK, Texas) – U.S. Army veteran David Eastep, of Crandall, was hesitant to get his college degree, until he took a fellow veteran’s advice and enrolled at Texas State Technical College. “He started going to school here and was telling me about it,” Eastep said. “I came up and talked to an enrollment coach...