(ROSENBERG, Texas) – What began as a 13-year-old’s curiosity for fixing his siblings’ smart devices recently culminated in an associate degree in Cybersecurity. Chinonso Ojimba, who moved to Richmond from Houston during his senior year of high school, recalled spending his early teenage years watching tutorials on how to troubleshoot technology. “I enjoy finding a...
(MARSHALL, Texas) – Four Electrical Lineworker and Management students from Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus formed a team to participate in the Fat Boy Foundation’s third annual Jonathan Holland Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament on Saturday, April 18 at the Henderson Country Club. The Fat Boy Foundation is dedicated to raising money for technical college...
(RED OAK, Texas) – Former stay-at-home mother Shawna Long is now the only female Welding instructor at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus. “Once my kids started school, I started looking into going back to college,” she said. “I stepped through the doors of TSTC and was just welcomed here. It just kind of...
(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) – Amid the hammering and sawing taking place under a large tent at the recent 2026 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference in Corpus Christi were Texas State Technical College graduates watching the future in action. Three teams from TSTC’s Harlingen and Waco campuses competed in the college-level TeamWorks contest, while...
(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Jaime Davila’s passion for the medical field began with a high school interest in anatomy, but today he is shaping oral health as one of the three newest Dental Hygiene instructors at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus. “I’m an alumnus of the program and have been an instructor for eight months.”...
(WACO, Texas) – Texas State Technical College has been awarded a $675,000 grant through the Lowe’s Foundation’s Gable Grants program which is transforming the lives of students. “The TSTC Foundation appreciates the Lowe’s Foundation’s selection of TSTC as a Gable Grant recipient,” said Karen K. Martin, president of The TSTC Foundation. “This will impact the...