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April 23, 2025
TSTC Precision Machining Technology students prove to be second to none at state competition (HUTTO, Texas) – Precision Machining Technology students from Texas State Technical College’s Williamson County campus brought home medals in every event they competed in at the SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference held April 2-5. Eight students from the campus’s Precision Machining Technology program attended SkillsUSA Texas to compete in five events. The group...
April 22, 2025
TSTC students bring back medals from recent SkillsUSA Texas conference (WACO, Texas) – Students from Texas State Technical College’s Waco campus won more than 25 medals at the recent 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Leadership and Skills Conference in Corpus Christi. Students won gold medals in eight events, which qualifies them to participate in the 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference taking place June 23-27 in...
April 21, 2025
Construction skills earn all-female team from TSTC silver at state competition (HARLINGEN, Texas) – An all-female team of students from Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus earned silver medals in a building construction skills competition at the SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference held April 2-5. TSTC students Michelle Martinez, Pamela Perez, Esmeralda Reyes and Diana Zuniga competed in the TeamWorks event at SkillsUSA Texas...
April 21, 2025
Students from TSTC’s Harlingen campus receive gold medals, qualify for national SkillsUSA competition (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Eleven students from Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus received gold medals at the recent 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference in Corpus Christi. The students are Jillian Contreras, of Harlingen, in Practical Nursing; Mohamed Deyab, of Harlingen, in Sheet Metal; Robyn Dunkin, of Laguna Vista, in Medical Terminology; Adriana...
April 18, 2025
TSTC Drafting and Design student duo takes home gold from SkillsUSA (MARSHALL, Texas) – Jorge Martinez and Autumn Sereno, two Drafting and Design students from Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus, returned from the 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference with gold medals in Additive Manufacturing. “I originally went to SkillsUSA on recommendation from a couple of people — one being Jorge, but I...
April 15, 2025
TSTC students in West Texas qualify for national SkillsUSA competition (ABILENE, Texas) – Four Texas State Technical College students representing the West Texas campuses recently qualified for the upcoming 2025 SkillsUSA National Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference. One two-member team and two individuals won gold medals in their respective events at the SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference held in Corpus Christi earlier this...
April 14, 2025
Ruiz brothers share competitive experience at SkillsUSA Texas (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...
April 11, 2025
TSTC students bring home gold from SkillsUSA state competition (ROSENBERG, Texas) – The state competition for the SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference concluded Saturday, April 5, in Corpus Christi, and four students from Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus brought home gold medals. Two of the four, Gilbert Delgado and Eduardo Gonzalez, competed in the Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue category as...
April 9, 2025
Breckenridge High School welding students showcase talent at SkillsUSA Texas contest (CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) – Two Breckenridge High School seniors gained valuable welding experience at the recent 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Leadership and Skills Conference in Corpus Christi. Elijah Chisholm and Alex Franco are dual credit students in Texas State Technical College’s Welding Technology program at the Breckenridge campus. The high school students joined TSTC Welding Technology...
April 3, 2025
TSTC students putting skills to the test in Corpus Christi (CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) – Texas State Technical College is painting Corpus Christi red, white and blue. More than 240 students from 10 of TSTC’s campuses have gathered in the Coastal Bend for this week’s 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Leadership and Skills Conference. Students and faculty members traveled in charter buses and arrived on Tuesday, April 1....
April 1, 2025
TSTC students in Fort Bend County leave for state SkillsUSA competition (ROSENBERG, Texas) – Twenty-eight students from Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus headed off Tuesday, April 1, to compete at the SkillsUSA Texas Leadership and Skills Conference in Corpus Christi. The competition is being held on both the high school and college levels, with students from other TSTC campuses joining the 28 to...
March 31, 2025
TSTC students at Williamson County campus heading to statewide SkillsUSA competition (HUTTO, Texas) – Several students from Texas State Technical College’s Williamson County campus are ready to show their mettle at the statewide SkillsUSA competition in Corpus Christi from April 2 to 5. Several students from the campus’s Precision Machining Technology and Welding Technology programs are set to compete and have been conducting final preparations as...
March 26, 2025
TSTC Welding Technology students eye gold at SkillsUSA state event (BROWNWOOD, Texas) – Texas State Technical College students Josh Diaz and Stevie Ramirez will have one goal when they compete as a team at the 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference April 2-5 in Corpus Christi. “We are going for the gold,” Ramirez, a Welding Technology student in Brownwood, said. “We are...
March 25, 2025
TSTC’s Breckenridge campus to be well represented at SkillsUSA (BRECKENRIDGE, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Breckenridge campus will be represented by eight students at the 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference April 2-5 in Corpus Christi. SkillsUSA is a professional organization focused on employability, leadership and technical skills that help college students pursue successful careers and be part of a skilled...
March 24, 2025
TSTC Welding Technology students prepare for SkillsUSA Texas contests in Corpus Christi (RED OAK, Texas) – Eight students from the Welding Technology program at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus are preparing to compete at the SkillsUSA Texas Leadership and Skills Conference scheduled for April 2-5 in Corpus Christi. The campus will have two three-member teams competing in the Welding Fabrication contest and two students competing...
March 17, 2025
TSTC students eagerly anticipate SkillsUSA Texas contests in Corpus Christi (WACO, Texas) – More than 60 students at Texas State Technical College’s Waco campus are getting ready to compete at the SkillsUSA Texas Leadership and Skills Conference scheduled for April 2-5 in Corpus Christi. “SkillsUSA is a great way for our students to showcase their talent, education and professionalism,” said Abby Ford, a SkillsUSA coordinator...
March 17, 2025
Excitement builds among five TSTC Auto Collision students preparing for state SkillsUSA contests (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Much like young athletes playing for the chance to earn bragging rights as new champions, five Auto Collision and Management Technology students from Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus will compete for the first time at the 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference in Corpus Christi next month. Luis Alvarado,...
March 6, 2025
Students excited to represent TSTC’s Sweetwater campus at SkillsUSA (SWEETWATER, Texas) – Four students at Texas State Technical College’s Sweetwater campus will be among the competitors at the 2025 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference April 2-5 in Corpus Christi. SkillsUSA is a professional organization focused on employability, leadership and technical skills that help college students pursue successful careers and be part of...
February 27, 2025
TSTC students set their sights on SkillsUSA (MARSHALL, Texas) – Ten students at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus are preparing to compete at the SkillsUSA Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference this April in Corpus Christi. SkillsUSA is a professional organization focused on employability, leadership and technical skills that help college students pursue successful careers and be part of a skilled workforce....
February 26, 2025
TSTC Drafting and Design student prospers, thanks to his love of architecture (MARSHALL, Texas) – Tarren Harvey enrolled in the Drafting and Design program at Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus when his career in hospitality left him dissatisfied. “I decided to go back to my first love, which is architecture,” he said. In 2024 Harvey competed in Architectural Drafting at the SkillsUSA Postsecondary Leadership and Skills...
February 9, 2025
TSTC Welding Technology student has knack for building things (BRECKENRIDGE, Texas) – Luke Holtman said he likes to build things. After visiting his cousin in Snyder who was making knives, Holtman decided to enroll in a welding class at Springtown High School. He is now expanding his knowledge by studying for a certificate of completion in Welding Technology at Texas State Technical College. “I...
January 30, 2025
TSTC preparing to host district SkillsUSA Texas high school contests in February (WACO, Texas) – February brings its share of cold weather to Texas, but for high school students taking part in SkillsUSA, things are about to heat up. Four of Texas State Technical College’s campuses will host secondary district SkillsUSA Texas contests during the month. “We have been doing this (hosting) for a while and have...
August 20, 2024
TSTC Electrical Construction graduate ushers in bright future (WACO, Texas) – Carlos Anaya enjoys the small-town life. “I like being home,” the La Grange resident said. “It’s pretty calm. Being from a small town, you grow up with peace and not much traffic.” Anaya made his way to Waco to attend Texas State Technical College. He received a certificate of completion in Electrical...
August 9, 2024
SkillsUSA students from TSTC’s Waco campus speak at BOAT conference in Fort Worth (FORT WORTH, Texas) – The Building Officials Association of Texas (BOAT) hosted a group of students from Texas State Technical College’s Waco campus for a session on SkillsUSA at the organization’s annual conference on Thursday, Aug. 8, in Fort Worth. The association’s gathering was held at the Dallas/Fort Worth Marriott Hotel & Golf Club at...
July 10, 2024
TSTC graduate places second at the 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (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...
July 5, 2024
TSTC grad’s plumbing skills earn him silver medal at national SkillsUSA contest (WACO, Texas) – A recent graduate of Texas State Technical College’s Plumbing and Pipefitting Technology program at the Waco campus received a silver medal at last week’s 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Miguel Reyes, of Waco, placed second in the Plumbing contest. Reyes, while still a student at TSTC, qualified...
July 5, 2024
TSTC students bring national SkillsUSA gold medals home to West Texas (SWEETWATER, Texas) – Three Texas State Technical College students from West Texas made history at the 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. David Aman and Hunter Spohn teamed up to win the Emergency Medical Technician competition, while Toby Styron won the Facilithon event. The three students are the first to win...
June 27, 2024
TSTC students compete in and experience 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (ATLANTA, Georgia) – Students representing six of Texas State Technical College’s 11 campuses have taken part this week in the 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. More than 40 students from the Abilene, Harlingen, Marshall, North Texas, Sweetwater and Waco campuses arrived on Monday, June 24, and early Tuesday, June 25,...
June 20, 2024
TSTC students ready to represent West Texas at SkillsUSA national conference (ABILENE, Texas) – When college students begin competing at the 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference on Monday, June 24, Texas State Technical College’s West Texas locations will be well represented. Five students, representing TSTC’s Abilene, Breckenridge and Sweetwater locations, will be in Atlanta, Georgia, along with fellow state gold medalists. TSTC’s students are...
June 7, 2024
TSTC students prepare for upcoming 2024 SkillsUSA national conference (WACO, Texas) – Fourteen students from Texas State Technical College’s Waco campus will travel later this month to Atlanta, Georgia, to represent Texas at the 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The students qualified by placing first in events at the 2024 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference held in April in Houston....
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