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(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Dependability, punctuality and independence are values Cynthia Esquivel embraced long before she entered a Texas State Technical College lab. The lessons she learned from working alongside her father and brothers at different construction jobs inspired her decision to study for an associate’s degree in Building Construction at TSTC’s Harlingen campus. “The construction...

(RED OAK Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus celebrated its first graduates from the MEI (Mechanical, Electrical and Information) Technology Data Center Pathway program on Monday, Nov. 17. Eleven graduates received their certificates of completion from Compass Datacenters, a data center management company that partnered with TSTC to create the 12-week training...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Since Nestor De Leon began his internship at South Texas Health System (STHS) in September, he has immersed himself in the daily work of troubleshooting and maintaining medical equipment by using the skills he learned in the Biomedical Equipment program at Texas State Technical College. “I stay proactive as I continue to...

(ABILENE, Texas) – Students in Texas State Technical College’s Plumbing and Pipefitting program are working toward a shared goal — earning their journeyman plumber’s license and advancing their careers. When students complete TSTC’s associate degree in Plumbing and Pipefitting – Journeyman, they become eligible to take the journeyman’s license exam. According to Nathan Loflin, the...

(SWEETWATER, Texas) – The smell of roasted turkey, simmering cranberries and freshly mashed potatoes signals that Thanksgiving is near — and for instructors in Texas State Technical College’s Culinary Arts program, it’s the most delicious time of the year. Lyanna Cintron and Nathan Sheasby spend much of November helping their students — and sometimes curious...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – On Thursday, Nov. 6, Texas State Technical College’s Electrical Lineworker and Management students from the Marshall campus visited Wilkes Power Plant in Avinger, a power generation station owned by Southwestern Electric Power Co. Samuel Roberts, one of the program’s instructors, organized the field trip for the students. “I wanted our students to...