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(RED OAK, Texas) – Despite already having a bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Industrial Management, U.S. Navy veteran and father Kristofeur Eldridge enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Industrial Maintenance program at the North Texas campus. “I’m a lifetime learner, so I just wanted to come to school and utilize my benefits to come learn something...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Crystal Conroy, a single mother and U.S. Army veteran, recently received her certificate of completion from the MEI (Mechanical, Electrical and Information) Technology Data Center Pathway program at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus. She was part of the program’s first cohort. “I’ve really enjoyed this program a lot and...

(ABILENE, Texas) – Texas State Technical College honored students, faculty and staff who have served in the U.S. military during its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 11, at the Industrial Technology Center in Abilene. The event included a luncheon, gifts and a keynote message from retired U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Bob Starr....

(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,”...

(RED OAK, Texas) – U.S. Army veteran Dustin Schenstrom and his son, Ethan Schenstrom, of Canton, enrolled at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus together.  “During my 24 years in the Army, I was gone a lot,” Dustin Schenstrom said. “I spent a lot of time away from my family, but now I get...

(RED OAK, Texas) – After five years in the U.S. Marine Corps, Nathan McDivit decided to join the automotive industry. “I got a job at a (truck) dealership, and under their mentorship, my service manager told me that an associate (degree) is the way to go and Texas State Technical College is one of the...