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(MARSHALL, Texas) – Texas State Technical College alumnus Jacob Preston recently returned to the Marshall campus to add Automation and Controls Technology to his resume that includes a TSTC degree in Computer Aided Manufacturing. “I wanted to come back to further my knowledge in the career that I’m currently in,” Preston said. “Each year, I...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Some students at La Feria Early College High School are getting a real-world perspective on what it takes to succeed in the world of digital media design from someone who has a degree and professional experience in the field: Texas State Technical College graduate Megan Trevino-Torres. “I have been teaching graphic design,...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Vernona Elizabeth Carter said she always wanted to work in an administrative position, but chose love over an education after graduating high school. “My grandmother really wanted me to go to college, but I wanted to marry my high school sweetheart,” the Gilmer native said. “I had to get my education later...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Jason Samford co-owned his father’s roofing company until his father encouraged him to pursue his own path. That was when Samford enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s former Telecommunications Technology program.  “The reason I wanted to get a telecoms degree was everything was converting from analog to digital and there were a...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Texas State Technical College took Felicia Pruitt on a journey she never could have imagined. It began when she traded her patient care technician job to begin studying Biomedical Equipment Technology. “I decided I couldn’t do patient care because I got too attached to the patients. I wanted to help them in...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Navy veteran and Texas State Technical College alumnus Carlos Rodriguez is giving back to the college as a new aviation maintenance instructor at TSTC’s Harlingen campus with the goal of preparing students for future jobs as aircraft mechanics. “I’ve been on the job for a month,” Rodriguez said. “I’ve enjoyed teaching the...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – It is common for a brother and sister to have a strong relationship. For Adrian and Ana Hernandez, the siblings motivated each other while they studied at Texas State Technical College to earn their respective degrees. Not only did they graduate together with associate degrees from the LVN to RN Transition Nursing...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – What started as a hobby that almost drove James Lynn Jr.’s parents crazy evolved into a career spanning nearly 25 years. “As a child I had a habit of tearing things down and fixing them,” Lynn said. “My parents would buy me something, and I would take it, dismantle it and put...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Jeremy Fabinski was ahead of the curve when he enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Drafting and Design program. “I took (drafting) in high school all four years,” the Whitehouse native said. “I grew up in the construction world. My dad builds houses and remodels them.” At TSTC, Fabinski earned an Associate...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Guehovany Hernandez and his father have always had a strong bond. His dad, who worked as a contractor, introduced him to the construction field when he was a teenager. “As I grew older, I developed an interest in industrial construction,” Hernandez said. “I realized there was a demand for a drafter in...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College Biomedical Equipment Technology instructor Oziel Capetillo is gratified that his 25 years of industry experience in the electronics and medical fields have helped lead graduates to career success. “This is my sixth year teaching in the program,” Capetillo said. “It’s important that students grasp hands-on training. I’ve seen...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Texas State Technical College graduate Monique Gray recalled with a laugh that she never wanted to have a “girly job.” She said she developed a mechanical aptitude while traveling across the United States with her father as she grew up. “My dad was a truck driver, and he was also a mechanic,”...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Peace of mind. Elation. Joy. Relief. Ruth Rios probably experienced all of that and more when she landed a job with the city of Harlingen before she graduated on Aug. 21 from Texas State Technical College with her Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Management Technology. “I was hired as a...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – After his family relocated from Dallas to Longview, Christian Brannon started researching local colleges. He turned to Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus to exercise his love for computers. “I started off in Cybersecurity,” he said. “But in that first semester I was introduced to programming, specifically Python, and that got me...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College will present its inaugural Distinguished Alumni Gala, an event that will recognize inspiring TSTC alumni who embody a legacy of success, at the college’s Cultural Arts Center in Harlingen on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Joel Stone, an alumnus of the college’s Building Construction Technology program and now the chairman...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Corey Bryant earned his bachelor’s degree in biology, but always wanted to work with computers. After graduating, he immediately began saving money to go back to school, not aware of how close he was to Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus. “I went to work for probably six to seven years, saving...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Texas State Technical College Electrical Lineworker and Management Technology graduate Jason Gryder received the Provost’s Outstanding Achievement Award at the recent Summer 2024 Commencement. “The award recognizes students who go above and beyond high-level academic performance,” Bart Day, TSTC’s Marshall campus provost, said. “During his tenure as a student worker, there wasn’t...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College alumnus Daniel Ledesma has turned his love of automobiles into a fulfilling career. Ledesma became interested in the automotive field after being introduced to it by his father, who had studied Automotive Technology at TSTC. Ledesma followed his father’s lead and graduated with a certificate of completion in...

(SWEETWATER, Texas) – Amanda Cardenas credits Texas State Technical College for a successful career. Cardenas, of San Benito, graduated from TSTC in 2023 with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Health Information Technology and is currently the interim health information manager at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. “The Health Information Technology program was...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Toby Toney’s 21-year career in truck driving ended after he had a seizure. “It’s stated clearly: you have one seizure, you’re done,” Toney said. “They take your CDL (commercial driver’s license) away. I basically lost everything overnight.” The Longview resident struggled with medical issues for almost a year and a half while...

(WACO, Texas) – For Dennis Drennon, it is all about the creative process. “In the morning, I come in and make sure the heat pressers around me are on and I turn everything on and make sure the humidifier is on that keeps the printer in a controlled climate,” the Texas State Technical College graduate...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College Wind Energy Technology graduates Adrian Gallegos and Chase Woolery were elated when they were offered full-time wind turbine technician jobs at Deriva Energy in Rio Grande City last month. Deriva Energy is one of the nation’s leading independent power producers, owning and operating over six gigawatts of electric...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Joseph Aguirre’s salary was not enough to support his family, so he enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Industrial Systems program. “I was already working as an industrial maintenance technician at the time,” the Marshall native said. “I started off at about $12 an hour, and after three years I’d moved up...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Some students in Texas State Technical College’s Automation and Controls Technology program recently learned what it would be like to work at North American Substation Services (NASS) during an employer spotlight held at TSTC’s Marshall campus. NASS is currently the largest substation maintenance company in the United States. Kris Guilliams, the company’s...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Autry Adams knew that he wanted to work on Caterpillar machinery since high school, but attending Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus showed him that getting there could be half the fun. In 2007, Adams graduated with not only an Associate of Applied Science degree in Diesel Equipment Technology, but also a...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Texas State Technical College graduate Juan Cerda left the recent 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, with a silver medal around his neck. The Longview resident had already competed in the conference’s CNC (computer numerical control) 2-Axis Turning Programmer category in 2023, coming in fourth. This year he...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – The Electrical Lineworker and Management Technology program at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus trains an average of 100 graduates a year to help restore power after storms like the ones that swept through East Texas in May.  “It seemed like every time we’d get repaired and ready to have some normal...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – The Career Services department at Texas State Technical College recently estimated that Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) has hired about 90 of the college’s Electrical Lineworker and Management Technology graduates in the last 10 years. One of those graduates is Marshall native Ryan Hall, who followed in his grandfather’s footsteps and became...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Texas State Technical College graduate Nathan Cleveland seemed destined to be a machinist from an early age. No one could have predicted that someday he would become associate provost at the college’s Marshall campus. Cleveland said growing up in a family interested in science, technology, engineering and math gave him and his...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – When restaurant customers are handed to-go boxes for their leftovers, most do not know where the boxes come from.  But Texas State Technical College Industrial Systems graduates Hunter Burney and Matthew Ham know all about them. Both are employees at food service packaging manufacturer Genpak’s Carthage plant, which ships out an average...