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(RED OAK, Texas) – Joshua Hopkins, of Burleson, enjoyed serving in the U.S Navy until an injury forced him to retire early.  However, he has found a new path forward as an Advanced Manufacturing – Industrial Maintenance student at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus. “To me, it’s a new start in my transition...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Evryn Smith, of Shreveport, Louisiana, needed a way to provide for his daughter after he finished serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. His father suggested he check out the Electrical Lineworker and Management program at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus. “I was like, ‘I don’t know what a lineman is, but...

Meet Nayo Gallegos, a TSTC alum and veteran who found a new sense of purpose after retiring from military service.

(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...

(WACO, Texas) – Earlier this year, four students took a new step in their lives in Texas State Technical College’s Precision Machining program at the Waco campus. The students quickly bonded over their shared background in the U.S. Marine Corps —  including one reservist — and are setting the standard for younger students in the...

The Calm in the Code: How a Veteran Found His Future at TSTC After facing life-or-death decisions overseas, Samuel Jacob is tackling a different kind of high-stakes challenge at Texas State Technical College. The Army veteran is channeling the discipline and composure forged in combat into a new career in cybersecurity — and building a...