Latest News

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Terry Matthews, of Waskom, graduated from Texas State Technical College’s Welding program in December. “I have 13 older siblings and I’m the first one to graduate from college,” he said. “Even my parents have never done it nor my grandparents. I’m the first in three generations.” Matthews’ welding education began at just...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Not content with her degree in business, Cassie Gonzales, of Waxahachie, took inspiration from her past and enrolled in Texas State Technical College to change lives. “Because of the things that happened in my past, I wanted to do Chemical Dependency Counseling and specifically work with people coming out of prison,”...

Karen K. Martin to lead The TSTC Foundation, advancing student success Texas State Technical College has named Karen K. Martin as president of The TSTC Foundation, where she will lead philanthropic efforts that directly support student success across the TSTC system.  Martin, who joined the Foundation in October, will focus on expanding scholarships, emergency student assistance...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Some graduates of Texas State Technical College are excited to land jobs before graduation, transforming their training into immediate impact across today’s workforce. For Starla Mendoza, a graduate of TSTC’s Cybersecurity program, she secured a job as a junior information security operations center analyst at Carr, Riggs & Ingram in Harlingen before...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Though Jacob Galvan is known as a hard worker, his time at United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) made him realize he did not want a job that required so much physical labor.  Thanks to Texas State Technical College, he is now channeling that same work ethic as a field service technician at...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Texas State Technical College often educates multiple generations at once. At the North Texas campus, Ethan Forner and his father, Brent Ross, are learning HVAC side by side. “I never thought that I’d be going to class with my dad. It’s pretty cool,” Forner said. One of Forner’s former high school...