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(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,...

(SWEETWATER, TEXAS) – “We are making memories we have of Thanksgiving for others.” That is how Kati Bewley, the Advocacy and Resource Center lead for Texas State Technical College in West Texas, described the spirit behind assembling Thanksgiving meal kits for students. This year, the Culinary Arts instructors helped out by preparing one ready-to-heat side...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Crystal Conroy, a single mother and U.S. Army veteran, recently received her certificate of completion from the MEI (Mechanical, Electrical and Information) Technology Data Center Pathway program at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus. She was part of the program’s first cohort. “I’ve really enjoyed this program a lot and...

(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...

(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...