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(MARSHALL, Texas) – Carol O’Reilly has packed a lot into her 12 years of working at Texas State Technical College. She started as an administrative assistant, became an enrollment coach, then decided to use previously earned college credits and pursue a degree in TSTC’s Business Management Technology program. Recently she was promoted to her current...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Originally studying computers and working as a warehouse manager, Daniel Price decided to take his life in a different direction when he discovered Texas State Technical College. “I was almost 30, and I didn’t want to work as a warehouse manager for the rest of my life,” he said. “I wanted something...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Jacob Taylor recalled working in fast food for several years after his family moved from California to Texas. “I decided I wanted to have an actual career — I didn’t want to work in fast food my whole life,” Taylor said. “That’s when I started looking for a school and found Texas...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – On his first day as a Welding Technology instructor at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus 6 1/2 years ago, Philip Miller knew he was there to stay. “TSTC means quite a bit to me,” he recently said.  Miller has a history with the college. He graduated from TSTC’s Waco campus in...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Barzilai Arellano, a Process Operations graduate from Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus, received the Provost’s Outstanding Achievement Award at the recent Spring 2025 Commencement.  “The award, not given out every semester, recognizes students who go above and beyond in helping others achieve their goals — service before self,” Bart Day, provost...

(SWEETWATER, Texas) – Jacoby Jimmerson had a smile on his face during a recent ceremony. He joined his fellow Texas State Technical College LVN to RN Transition Nursing graduates at the pinning event to commemorate their completion of the program. Jimmerson said although he wished his mother could have seen his accomplishment in person, work...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Thunderous applause erupted as 32 Texas State Technical College students became graduates at the Spring 2025 Commencement on Friday, May 9, in Marshall. Automation and Controls Technology and Process Operations are two programs offered exclusively at TSTC’s Marshall campus. The majority of the graduates who attended Friday’s ceremony were from those programs....

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – For Aaron Cancino, the Associate of Applied Science degree that he earned from the LVN to RN Transition Nursing program two years ago at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus was a turning point in his nursing career. That milestone motivated Cancino to expand his medical expertise, and now he is pursuing...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Sometimes it takes being a student to really get to know how to help one. For Timothy Moxley, at least, nothing could be truer. Moxley is an instructor in the Diesel Equipment Technology program at Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus. But he is also a graduate of the very...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Austin Dacillo earned his Associate of Applied Science degree in Cybersecurity at Texas State Technical College and then decided he wanted to pair the skills with something a little cooler. “I like working with computers, but I like that HVAC is hands-on,” Dacillo said. “I can see an immediate result of my...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Skyler McMurrian grew up surrounded by diesel vehicles, from his toys to his family’s farm equipment. Enrolling in Texas State Technical College’s Diesel Equipment Technology program was an easy next step. “I basically moved from playing with my little construction vehicles to playing with big construction vehicles,” the Hughes Springs native said....

(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) – Apolinar and Joshua Ruiz share more than family ties in the Texas city of Donna. Apolinar Ruiz, now of Hutto, is the program team lead in the Precision Machining Technology program at Texas State Technical College’s Williamson County campus. He is a graduate of the same program at the college’s Harlingen...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – In today’s fast-paced aviation field, there is demand for highly skilled aircraft mechanics who can contribute to the success and safety of getting airplanes off the ground and into the sky. That is where Texas State Technical College steps in. TSTC’s aviation maintenance program at the Harlingen campus has produced many skilled...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Life after graduation for Texas State Technical College alumni can mean securing their dream job with a company that aligns with their values and goals. For recent TSTC Building Construction Technology graduate Simon Alcala, his job with Vaughn Construction is providing him with a plethora of hands-on experience as part of the...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Intrigued by his brother’s achievements at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus, Taylor Nealy enrolled in the Automation and Controls Technology program there. “I wanted to learn everything about (the program),” Nealy said. Nealy said his enthusiasm was matched by a variety of in-depth, hands-on lessons, taught by TSTC instructors who loved...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Robert Ortiz’s life changed from night to day when he graduated from Texas State Technical College’s HVAC Technology program. Ortiz graduated from TSTC’s Williamson County campus with an Associate of Applied Science degree in HVAC Technology in December 2023. In only 15 months he has found a career with industrial automation company...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Brayden Pirtle said his future plans were solidified after presentations by Texas State Technical College and Eastman Chemical Co., a polymer and chemical manufacturer, at his high school.  “I was going to play football, but injury took me out, so I decided to look for more low-key, blue-collar jobs,” he said. “Once...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Jada Reaves had trouble deciding on a career pathway before discovering Texas State Technical College and eventually landing a job at Eastman Chemical Co. “I actually went to school for nursing, decided it was not for me, then I went to teaching and that wasn’t for me, either,” she said. After a...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Recent Texas State Technical College graduate Soyre Rangel will never forget when her young daughter was being treated for an eye infection at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville in 2018. “The infection (she) had can cause blindness,” Rangel said. “I admired how compassionate the nurses were with my then-2-year-old daughter. After...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Alexander Ramirez studied automotive technology throughout high school and even secured an internship with a car dealership in Longview during his sophomore year. “I liked what I was doing, so I decided to find something that suited that particular area and found out Texas State Technical College in Marshall had the Diesel...

(HUTTO, Texas) – Lions, tigers and Longhorns, oh my! Texas State Technical College graduate Chris Gamble found a machining career at the University of Texas at Austin. Gamble graduated with a certificate of completion in Precision Machining Technology from TSTC’s East Williamson County campus in 2023. He was already working in a machine shop while...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Kaitlyn Scott recently enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Diesel Equipment Technology program after earning two certificates of completion from the college’s Welding Technology program. “I decided to do diesel to get more knowledge so if something happens and I can’t do welding, I have diesel to fall back on,” the Fredericksburg...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Three construction projects underway at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus have ties to alumni. The graduates work for Vaughn Construction, which has offices in McAllen and throughout the state. The construction company is the contractor for a new building for the Automotive Technology and future Diesel Equipment Technology programs, along with...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Recent Texas State Technical College graduate Aylin Garcia attributes watching her brother play racing car video games when she was young to her earning a certificate of completion in Automotive Technology at TSTC and getting a job as a service technician at Sames Auto Group in Harlingen. “The customizations, modifications and the...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Recent Texas State Technical College Electrical Lineworker and Management Technology graduates Matthew Blanco and Skylar Jensen are taking their passion for restoring electrical power to their new jobs. Blanco, of San Benito, and Jensen, of Rio Hondo, were hired as electrical lineworker apprentices within the Kiewit Corp., a leading construction and engineering...

(ABILENE, Texas) – William Miley took advantage of every opportunity he had at Texas State Technical College. He had to. “I am a 50-year-old disabled veteran, and I couldn’t work,” he said. “I sat around depressed for months before I decided I wanted to follow a dream I have had my entire life, and that...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College alumnus Armando Ortiz Jr. has fond memories of when he and his father walked the stage at TSTC’s spring commencement in 2013 and received associate degrees in Biomedical Equipment Technology from TSTC’s Harlingen campus. Ortiz’s father recently retired from Toyota, where he performed maintenance on an assembly line....

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Fall 2024 Commencement was a culmination of dedication and perseverance for more than 370 graduates who walked the stage to receive certificates of completion or associate degrees at the Harlingen Convention Center on Thursday, Dec. 12. The celebration had special significance for some TSTC graduates who have already...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Jaylin Grant served four years of his five-year commitment in the U.S. Navy before receiving a medical discharge due to an injury. He still needed to provide for his family, and his experience working in the Navy led him to Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus. “I was initially going to join...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Tanner Elliott was forced to quit playing college football after injuring his back. Uncertain about his future path, he was introduced to the world of automation. “Honestly, I didn’t have a plan; I was playing football and that was it,” Elliott said. “Knowing I’ll always be able to find a job (in...