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News Archives for March 2021
  • TSTC alumni passionate about workplace safety
    March 31, 2021
    (WACO, Texas) – Shawn Avelar, of West, and John Sprague, of Clifton, have in common the year 2008 at Texas State Technical College’s Waco campus. That was the year Avelar began teaching at the campus and the year Sprague graduated. Avelar did not get an opportunity to teach Sprague in what is now the Occupational […]
  • TSTC graduate stays in East Texas to work
    March 30, 2021
    (MARSHALL, Texas) – Hector Ramirez is glad to continue going to college while working in East Texas.  Ramirez, a Gilmer resident, graduated from Texas State Technical College in 2018 with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Industrial Systems – Electrical Specialization. He returned to TSTC’s Marshall campus to earn an associate degree in Automation […]
  • Technology helps prepare TSTC Paramedic students for almost any situation
    March 30, 2021
    (BROWNWOOD, Texas) – Students in Texas State Technical College’s Emergency Medical Services program are trained to be prepared for almost anything they might encounter in the field. By using the iSimulate REALITi simulator in lab sessions, instructor Tim Scalley can program various situations for students to address. The simulator also can mimic the cardiac monitors […]
  • TSTC hosts welding competition for high school students
    March 30, 2021
    (BRECKENRIDGE, Texas) – Welders are naturally competitive. Texas State Technical College Welding Technology instructor Stephen Hope decided to use a competition to promote the program and offer scholarships. High school students from New Castle and Trent competed on March 24 for a chance to win a welding scholarship. On March 31, the competition will continue […]
  • TSTC alumnus uses Business Management Technology skills daily
    March 30, 2021
    (BROWNWOOD, Texas) – The skills that Josh Barron learned in Texas State Technical College’s Business Management Technology program are paying off daily. Barron earned his associate degree in 2016 and is currently a training specialist for the Center for Life Resources in Brownwood. He also helps with the company’s grant writing process and credits TSTC […]
  • Del Toro’s welding confidence grows at TSTC
    March 29, 2021
    (BROWNWOOD, Texas) – Like some Welding Technology students, Rogelio Del Toro did not have much welding experience before enrolling at Texas State Technical College. His inexperience did not stop him from setting a goal of earning a certificate and finding a job, however. “My father did some welding, and I tried it in middle school,” […]
  • TSTC instructor eager to teach students the realm of information technology
    March 26, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Computer Networking and Systems Administration is the process of ensuring that the world is connected at any given moment. Texas State Technical College equips students in the program with the skills needed to conquer the ever-growing field. Department chair Emanuel Palacios has been sharing his vast knowledge of the field with TSTC […]
  • San Benito Industrial Foundation sets up scholarship fund for San Benito residents attending TSTC
    March 26, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – The San Benito Industrial Foundation Inc. is making the collegiate dreams of some San Benito residents come true with a gift of $75,000 through the TSTC Foundation for scholarships to attend Texas State Technical College. The scholarship money will help fund tuition, course materials, uniforms, and testing fees for students residing within […]
  • Computer Programming at TSTC prepares students for booming career
    March 26, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Coding, JavaScript, and Python may seem like foreign languages to some, but for Texas State Technical College students enrolled in Computer Programming, they are as easy as the alphabet. The program, which is taught online, prepares students to become problem solvers behind the scenes while not forgetting other vital components of career […]
  • TSTC Business Management Technology prepares students for a range of career options
    March 24, 2021
    (ABILENE, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s online Business Management Technology program prepares students for a wide range of career options. Graduates of the program have worked in different areas of business, from accounting to business management. Earning an associate degree or certificate has opened doors for many of the program’s graduates. Ron Howard is […]
  • Trying experience leads O’Byrne to TSTC Nursing program
    March 24, 2021
    (BRECKENRIDGE, Texas) – The compassionate voice of a nurse led Blaine O’Byrne into the health care field. O’Byrne is studying to become a licensed vocational nurse at Texas State Technical College and plans to become a registered nurse. For now, she is excited that she is able to complete clinical sessions while remembering why she […]
  • TSTC student travels unique path to Paramedic program
    March 23, 2021
    (ABILENE, Texas) – Erik Duenes was asked a simple question while working in his hometown of Ozona. “I was working in maintenance at a nursing home, and the director of the EMS (emergency medical services) asked me if I wanted to drive an ambulance,” said the Texas State Technical College student. “I knew it was […]
  • TSTC Diesel Equipment Technology program ready to fill area employment needs
    March 19, 2021
    (RED OAK, Texas) – The coronavirus pandemic has not slowed down diesel equipment work in North Texas. “The main thing that comes to mind about our program is that the students who have graduated and were working during this pandemic never lost any wages,” said Matthew Dobbs, lead instructor in Texas State Technical College’s Diesel […]
  • TSTC Precision Machining Technology program training students to fill area jobs
    March 19, 2021
    (RED OAK, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Precision Machining Technology program teaches students the skills they need to walk into any company that hires precision machinists and begin work. “If it’s man-made, we (machinists) made some or all of it in the process of its production,” said Darren Block, statewide lead instructor for TSTC’s […]
  • Desire to adopt child and help others motivates TSTC EMS student
    March 19, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Vanessa Hurtado had a special reason to reenroll at Texas State Technical College. The San Benito native’s desire to adopt a child inspired her to want to help others, and she hopes that a certificate of completion in Emergency Medical Services that she is working on, along with the biology degree that […]
  • TSTC to host virtual job fair for its students and alumni
    March 19, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – The Texas State Technical College Office of Career Services will host a virtual industry job fair from March 23-25 to connect TSTC students and alumni with potential employers. The event is not open to the public. TSTC Career Services recently hosted a successful drive-thru event in which more than 200 TSTC students […]
  • Financial Aid Processing Center at TSTC works to assist students
    March 19, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – The Financial Aid Office at Texas State Technical College is now the Financial Aid Processing Center. The center works diligently to provide both current and prospective students with information and resources about scholarships, grants and other aid that they may be eligible for during their time at TSTC. “We are working hard […]
  • TSTC Wind Energy Technology instructor wants students to climb high
    March 16, 2021
    (SWEETWATER, Texas) – Billie Jones takes pride in watching her students succeed, both in college and in the workforce. The Texas State Technical College Wind Energy Technology instructor and statewide division chair works daily to make sure that students will be ready to work on day one. “I want our students to have the best […]
  • Female TSTC Automotive Technology students building confidence
    March 15, 2021
    (SWEETWATER, Texas) – Working on a car most of the week is building confidence in two women at Texas State Technical College. Kelsey Rice, of Abilene, and Nianica Dorado, of Wichita Falls, had different reasons for studying Automotive Technology, but they have similar goals. “I wanted to learn for myself all of the ins and […]
  • Vess likes pace of TSTC’s Diesel Equipment Technology program
    March 15, 2021
    (SWEETWATER, Texas) – Working on vehicles is not new to Snyder’s Kaden Vess. Vess wanted to expand his knowledge by enrolling in Texas State Technical College’s Diesel Equipment Technology program. Now nearing the end of his first semester studying for a certificate, Vess has not been disappointed. “I have learned a lot really quick,” Vess […]
  • TSTC and Marshall ISD offer dual enrollment opportunities to high school students
    March 13, 2021
    (MARSHALL, Texas) – Marshall High School juniors and seniors are being encouraged to think about their futures beyond graduation. Dual enrollment classes through Texas State Technical College and the Marshall Independent School District’s Mav Tech program are one way to do that. “Our main focus is to increase the numbers in dual enrollment,” said Garreth […]
  • TSTC Welding Technology instructors eager to share knowledge with students
    March 12, 2021
    (HUTTO, Texas) – The majority of instructors in Texas State Technical College’s Welding Technology program at the East Williamson County campus happen to be women. Kristin Burke, Samara Flener and Charli Wright bring decades of professional experience to teach their students to be the best welders they can be. “Three of the five welding instructors […]
  • TSTC’s Office of Information Technology guided by the work of women
    March 12, 2021
    (WACO, Texas) – It is a woman’s world in Texas State Technical College’s Office of Information Technology. Sixteen women work in a range of roles statewide to keep the college functioning, from serving as applications administrators to help-desk technicians. Gladia Escobar and April Falkner have roughly three decades of combined service to TSTC. Both are […]
  • TSTC welcomes new regional executive director of government affairs
    March 12, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – After having spent nearly two decades working in the Texas government, Maricela De Leon joined Texas State Technical College in February to serve as its regional executive director of Government Affairs. De Leon said that education is something she has always fought for, not only in her career, but also in her […]
  • TSTC Education and Training utilizes hybrid curriculum for teaching future educators
    March 12, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Future child care providers, teaching assistants and paraprofessionals receive a uniquely hands-on education when enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Education and Training program. The program, which has adopted an online curriculum since March 2020, equips students to work in child care settings with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and elementary school students up […]
  • TSTC Building Construction Technology program adapts as lumber prices increase
    March 12, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Hands-on work with lumber is essential to Texas State Technical College’s Building Construction Technology program. And as students hammer, nail and saw to create a range of projects, program instructors are keeping an eye on the dollars and cents of lumber. “We use the cheapest framing lumber we can find for our […]
  • TSTC Welding Technology student eyes oil fields
    March 08, 2021
    (SWEETWATER, Texas) – James Martin, of Mason, has always liked to work with his hands. After four years of welding classes in high school, Martin is furthering his education in Texas State Technical College’s Welding Technology program. He is planning to obtain a certificate of completion in order to work in the West Texas oil […]
  • Recent winter weather provides TSTC plumbing students with real-life lessons
    March 08, 2021
    (WACO, Texas) – February’s winter weather experienced in Texas is giving Texas State Technical College’s Plumbing and Pipefitting Technology students plenty to think about. “There’s a lot of money in plumbing right now,” said Austin native Jack Guerrero, who is scheduled to graduate in December with a Plumbing and Pipefitting Technology certificate. “A lot of […]
  • TSTC Nursing student follows childhood dream
    March 08, 2021
    (BRECKENRIDGE, Texas) – Jadin Casto’s interest in nursing was sparked when she was a child. The Texas State Technical College Nursing student personally saw how nurses helped her injured sister recover. She also observed family members who were nurses, and it became her dream to make nursing a career. “My aunts and my mom were […]
  • TSTC EMS program prepares students with real-world experience
    March 05, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – The Emergency Medical Services program at Texas State Technical College takes pride in preparing students for their futures in health care with hands-on training that will allow them to get to work on day one. Instructor Daniel Forbing discussed the emphasis that the program places on real-world environments, as well as an […]
  • TSTC Career Services to host On-the-Go Drive-Thru for TSTC students and alumni
    March 05, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – The Office of Career Services at Texas State Technical College is not letting working remotely stop it from helping TSTC students on their path to a new career. The department is set to host an On-the-Go Drive-Thru from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10, to reiterate to students that […]
  • Training future educators is ‘a calling’ for TSTC instructor
    March 05, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Myriam Aguila, Texas State Technical College’s Education and Training department chair, for seven years has helped to transform today’s TSTC students into tomorrow’s educators. Prior to her time at TSTC, she served as a Head Start teacher, diligently working with the curious minds of two-year-old students. She also worked with the Brownsville […]
  • TSTC opened design doors for Rockwell
    March 04, 2021
    (WACO, Texas) – An associate degree from Texas State Technical College has opened many doors for Mark Rockwell. Rockwell graduated in 2007 with a degree in Advertising Design, now Visual Communication Technology, and since then has overseen designs for a professional athlete, a celebrity chef, and a company featured on “Shark Tank.” “I was a […]
  • Fallbeck uses knowledge learned at TSTC at new job
    March 04, 2021
    (ABILENE, Texas) – Texas State Technical College graduate Anthony Fallbeck is now giving computer advice. Fallbeck, who received an associate degree in Computer Networking and Systems Administration in 2020, recently started working in the information technology department at Hendrick Health System in Abilene. “I have learned a lot in the few days I have been […]
  • TSTC Culinary Arts provides dual enrollment opportunity for Hutto High School students
    March 04, 2021
    (HUTTO, Texas) – Hutto High School students with an interest in culinary arts have a quicker pathway to earning an associate degree at Texas State Technical College’s East Williamson County campus through dual enrollment classes. “Dual enrollment students have the benefit of seeing the culinary world before having to pay,” said Brian Bohannon, a Culinary […]
  • Students adjust to new way of dorm life
    March 03, 2021
    (SWEETWATER, Texas) – For many students at Texas State Technical College, the adjustment to campus living has taken on an additional aspect with COVID-19 safety measures. Living in the Sweetwater dorms with the protocols in place is not what students wanted to experience, but they are making the most of what is available. Prior to […]
  • Trejo enrolls in TSTC’s Diesel Equipment Technology to expand mechanical knowledge
    March 03, 2021
    (SWEETWATER, Texas) – Amarillo’s Adrian Trejo wants to work on more than just automobiles. The Texas State Technical College Diesel Equipment Technology student always liked to work on cars and knew he could turn it into a career. He is now pursuing a certificate in the TSTC program to expand his knowledge. “I knew I […]
  • TSTC works with Texas school districts to offer dual enrollment classes
    March 01, 2021
    (RED OAK, Texas) – Red Oak High School students do not have far to go for dual enrollment classes. All they have to do is walk across a parking lot to Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus. Dual enrollment enables high school students to take college-level courses as they work toward high school diplomas […]

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