(HARLINGEN, Texas) – As Texas State Technical College students prepare to transition from college life to the workforce, the Career Services team shared strategies to help them stand out in a competitive job market. Whether students network at the college’s Industry Job Fair or prepare for a job interview following commencement, they have learned some...
(RED OAK, Texas) – Miloslav “Milo” Toth and Brennen Wood, two Precision Machining students at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus, have officially begun their careers as computer numerical control machinists. “Getting into a shop and actually doing what we’re doing in school, (we’ll) get a lot more experience setting up the machines,” Wood...
(SWEETWATER, Texas) – Leftovers from a meal are a common staple in many households. Students in Texas State Technical College’s Culinary Arts program have found a way to turn theirs into help for their peers in Sweetwater. Leftover dishes are converted into portioned meals for the campus Advocacy and Resource Center (ARC) to distribute. The...
(RED OAK, Texas) – Luke Clasby, of Ennis, never planned to attend college, but getting married and expecting a child inspired him to get a degree. Not only did Clasby enroll in Texas State Technical College’s Industrial Maintenance program, but he found an internship with electric utility company Oncor. “(The program) was more of a...
(ABILENE, Texas) – Representatives from Tower Extrusions say Texas State Technical College is producing the kind of skilled employees the company needs. “You have the basic knowledge, which gives you a leg up in the industry. That is what we need,” said Trampas Patton, packing department manager at the company’s Olney plant. “We want to...
(RED OAK, Texas) – Several Electrical Power and Controls students at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus have paid internships with Texas Instruments (TI), a major semiconductor design and manufacturing company. “Texas Instruments internships are especially important to TSTC students because they provide direct, hands-on experience in the high-demand semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industries,...