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News Archives for May 2021
  • TSTC Electrical Power and Controls program filling area jobs
    May 28, 2021
    (RED OAK, Texas) – Electricity drives not only productivity, but also job creation. Warren Ketteman, president and chief executive officer of the Waxahachie Economic Development Corp., said the availability of electricity is a key factor for prospective companies interested in the city. The Waxahachie EDC and Texas State Technical College in North Texas work together […]
  • TSTC Digital Media Design graduates offer skills, creativity to Rio Grande Valley
    May 28, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – People who thrive on creativity can easily find digital media design jobs in Texas. Texas State Technical College’s online Digital Media Design program teaches students about digital imaging, digital video, photography, typography and other topics. With a well-curated portfolio, students can be confident in their abilities to work in agencies and businesses […]
  • With construction increasing, TSTC fills welding needs
    May 26, 2021
    (ABILENE, Texas) – With construction projects increasing in West Texas, the need for welders will only grow. Greg Nicholas, Texas State Technical College’s Welding Technology instructor in Abilene, said the number of area job postings for welders increases on a weekly basis, and that means construction is underway. “Currently there are more jobs available than […]
  • TSTC Paramedic student takes advantage of second chance at life
    May 26, 2021
    (ABILENE, Texas) – Brittney Sims said she received a second chance at life for a reason. In 2005, Sims attempted to take her own life as a teenager and at one point was not responsive to paramedics trying to save her. Sixteen years later, Sims is now a student in Texas State Technical College’s Paramedic […]
  • Hands-on approach leads Ramos to TSTC Automotive Technology
    May 26, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Noe Ramos likes to work with his hands — especially on automobiles. After graduating from Mercedes High School in 2020, Ramos wanted to pursue a career in criminal justice but decided to change his career path. He learned about Texas State Technical College’s Automotive Technology program and is now pursuing an Associate […]
  • TSTC graduate enables bank customers to use online services with ease
    May 24, 2021
    (WACO, Texas) – Travis Pitrucha grew up in Temple and graduated in 2018 from Texas State Technical College with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Computer Programming Technology. He was hired after graduation at Citibank in Irving, where he is a senior software engineer. Pitrucha’s work involves developing and maintaining a series of small […]
  • TSTC Precision Machining Technology program ready to meet area job needs
    May 21, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – From airplane landing gears to smartphones, precision machining is a critical component of our lives. “Everything comes from an actual machine shop making the products you are going to need for later use,” said Isaac Gonzalez, lead instructor in Texas State Technical College’s Precision Machining Technology program in Harlingen.  Gonzalez said it […]
  • Oil field salesman finds second career at TSTC
    May 20, 2021
    (SWEETWATER, Texas) – An oil field salesman is finding a second career, thanks to Texas State Technical College. Brett Dupre, of San Angelo, said the pandemic made him pivot his career plans, but he still wanted to get his hands dirty. He remembered touring TSTC while in high school, and now he is enrolled in […]
  • IDEA San Benito students announce plans to attend TSTC
    May 17, 2021
    (SAN BENITO, Texas) – Family and friends of 26 IDEA San Benito seniors learned that Texas State Technical College would be the students’ school of choice beginning this fall. The high school students revealed their decision to attend TSTC during the annual college signing day celebration earlier this month. “Most of the students said they […]
  • Childhood passion turns into career for TSTC student
    May 17, 2021
    (SWEETWATER, Texas) – From an early age, David Lopez-Cortez showed an interest in cars. The graduate of ATEMS High School knew by the age of five that he wanted to work on vehicles for a living. Lopez-Cortez said his passion started by playing with Hot Wheels toy cars at his childhood home. Lopez-Cortez wants to […]
  • TSTC graduate plans to expand knowledge this fall
    May 17, 2021
    (WACO, Texas) – Zachary Muth is planning to continue his education in the fall. Muth, who graduated from Texas State Technical College’s Diesel Equipment Technology program last month, wants to add an occupational skills award in welding to his associate degree. “I plan to return this fall because the more skills I have, the better […]
  • TSTC graduate wins first place at Waco arts event
    May 17, 2021
    (WACO, Texas) – A Texas State Technical College graduate recently placed first in the Wacotown Chalk + Walk arts event sponsored by Creative Waco. Shay MacMorran, of Waco, graduated in 2003 with an associate degree in Commercial Art and Advertising. She is currently a graphic designer at Winstar Marketing in Austin but works remotely from […]
  • TSTC Precision Machining Technology program prepares graduates for in-demand jobs
    May 14, 2021
    (RED OAK, Texas) – From smartphones to the hubcaps on vehicles, precision machining is a critical component of our lives. “(Many human-made things would) not exist without a machine and its components,” said Nathan Cleveland, acting statewide lead in Texas State Technical College’s Precision Machining Technology program and associate provost at TSTC in Marshall. Cleveland […]
  • TSTC Health Information Technology program ready to fill Valley jobs
    May 14, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Health information technology enables people to work wherever they want to do their part to keep patients’ health care records organized. Beyda Ramirez, an instructor in Texas State Technical College’s Health Information Technology program in Harlingen, said graduates do more than handle billing and coding. They also maintain the accuracy of electronic […]
  • TSTC Instrumentation Technology graduates play critical role in workforce
    May 14, 2021
    (WACO, Texas) – Instrumentation plays a critical role in the operation of oil refineries, petrochemical facilities, and power generation plants. Workers use programmable logic controllers, calibrate equipment, and maintain the control of flows, levels, temperatures, and pressures for production. Many of Texas State Technical College’s Instrumentation Technology graduates either have jobs before they graduate or […]
  • TSTC honors spring graduates with virtual celebration
    May 13, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College honored 337 candidates for graduation during a spring virtual commencement celebration last month. TSTC Chancellor and CEO Mike Reeser celebrated the graduates’ accomplishments with a video message. “Throughout your time at TSTC, you strengthened yourself with the skills needed to make your life better and for those that […]
  • TSTC prepares students for Rio Grande Valley lineworker jobs
    May 11, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – Angel Toledo, lead instructor in Texas State Technical College’s Electrical Lineworker Technology program, spent the week cleaning up TSTC’s 12-acre pole yard at the corner of Rio Hondo Road and 29th Street in Harlingen. The work involved moving overhead transformers to the yard and also making sure trucks are filled with diesel […]
  • TSTC Aviation Maintenance program eager to fill Texas jobs
    May 04, 2021
    (WACO, Texas) – As the aviation industry continues to grow in Texas, so does the need for more mechanics and technicians. “The aviation maintenance industry is picking up steam really quickly,” said Robert Capps, Texas State Technical College’s statewide lead in the Aviation Maintenance program. “When COVID-19 hit, a lot of the airlines started temporarily […]
  • TSTC welding competition get high school students fired up
    May 04, 2021
    (ABILENE, Texas) – Some enthusiastic high school students in West Texas competed for scholarships during welding competitions at Texas State Technical College campuses in Abilene and Sweetwater in April. Students used TSTC’s lab equipment to make a piece designed to test their welding skills. All four of TSTC’s West Texas campuses hosted events in April […]
  • TSTC works to fill paramedic need in Texas
    May 04, 2021
    (ABILENE, Texas) – Texas State Technical College is working to fill a need in Texas and the nation. Ronnie Pitts, the statewide director of TSTC’s Emergency Medical Services program, said the need for paramedics is vital. TSTC will begin the next paramedic courses in Brownwood this fall. “It has been difficult to fill the need […]
  • Trevino says TSTC made him confident entering workforce
    May 04, 2021
    (ABILENE, Texas) – Brandon Trevino has seen his time at Texas State Technical College pay off at work. Trevino earned an associate degree in Industrial Systems in 2020 and has been using his knowledge on a daily basis at AbiMar Foods in Abilene. “When I first walked into the plant, I noticed all of the […]
  • TSTC Welding Technology students show off skills at competition
    May 03, 2021
    (ROSENBERG, Texas) – Eight Texas State Technical College Welding Technology students showed off their skills at the 2021 Andrew Noppe Memorial Welding Competition. Omar De La Cruz Moreno finished fourth in the Level 1 competition in which he had to weld a single-sided vertical groove on a carbon steel plate using the shielded metal arc […]
  • TSTC Aviation Maintenance program eager to fill Rio Grande Valley jobs
    May 02, 2021
    (HARLINGEN, Texas) – As aviation continues to grow in the Rio Grande Valley, so does the need for more mechanics and technicians. “We have had more students applying and expressing interest in the program than I have ever seen,” said Leo Guajardo, lead instructor in Texas State Technical College’s Aviation Maintenance program, which encompasses Aircraft […]
  • TSTC alumnus motivated to help others in medical field
    May 02, 2021
    (WACO, Texas) – Motivation is not a problem for Andrew Grisham. “With life in general, every day is a new day,” he said. “Anything can happen on any given day. Just seeing what happens is a motivator for me.” Grisham, who grew up in Robinson and is a graduate of Texas State Technical College’s Biomedical […]

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