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30-04-2025
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TSTC earns 2025-26 Military Friendly School designation
Apr. 29—WACO — Texas State Technical College has earned the 2025-26 Military Friendly School designation. TSTC earned the silver designation among the large community colleges. Mike Reeser, chancellor and CEO of TSTC, said he is proud of the college's commitment to helping military veterans and its Military Friendly designation. "Our U.S. veterans of the armed forces often risk it all through their service," Reeser said in a news release. "So our TSTC team is proud that this designation acknowledges that the college is doing its part to express the gratitude we all owe to these extraordinary Americans." Institutions earning the designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2025-26 survey, with 830 earning special awards for going above the standard. The 2025-26 list will be published in the May and October issues of "G.I. Jobs" magazine and found at Methodology, criteria and weightings were determined by VIQTORY with input from the Military Friendly Advisory Council of independent leaders in the higher education and military recruitment community. Founded in 2001, VIQTORY is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that connects the military community to civilian employment, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities. Final ratings were determined by combining the institution's survey scores with the assessment of the institution's ability to meet thresholds for student retention, graduation, job placement, loan repayment, persistence (degree advancement or transfer) and loan default rates for all students and, specifically, for student veterans. "Military Friendly is committed to transparency and providing consistent data-driven standards in our designation process," Kayla Lopez, vice president of Military Friendly, said in the release. "Our standards provide a benchmark that promotes positive outcomes and support services that better the educational landscape and provide opportunity for the military community. This creates a competitive atmosphere that encourages institutions to evolve and invest in their programs consistently. Schools that achieve awards designation show true commitment in their efforts, exceeding the standard." Registration for TSTC's summer and fall semesters is underway. For more information, go to
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06-02-2025
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Texas State Technical College gets major expansion in Hutto
The Brief The Texas State Technical College celebrated the expansion of its WilCo campus The school says this is an opportunity to meet the demand for advanced manufacturing jobs HUTTO, Texas - Texas State Technical College is celebrating the expansion of its Williamson County campus. The school says the development will allow it to expand its reach to students through its manufacturing programs. The $47 million project will allow the school to triple the amount of enrollment in its manufacturing programs. TSTC says this is a great opportunity for it to meet the overwhelming demand for advanced manufacturing jobs. The backstory It is the start of a new beginning at Texas State Technical College. The school hosted a groundbreaking Wednesday at its east Williamson County campus in Hutto. "This campus in the years ahead will build out into a significant technical training center to respond to the need for technical skills. Up and down the 79 corridor and the entire Austin Williamson County region," said TSTC Chancellor, Mike Reeser. The 70,000 square foot, two-story facility will house three programs. Students will have the chance to take advanced manufacturing technology-semiconductor, industrial systems and precision machining technology courses. The facility is scheduled to open in the spring of 2027. What they're saying "Depending on the industry, it could be anything from a part that you might put in your car to the microchips that you would have in your cell phone and just about everything in between," said Roger Snow, TSTC dean of manufacturing. When students walk into the new facility, "You're going to see things like precision machining, both computers controlled and conventional. You're going to see robotics. You're going to see instrument control systems, integrated systems and some semiconductor chip, too," said Reeser. As for what makes the program unique to others, "We've designed the advanced manufacturing programs that are going to go into this center with conversations with the various employers in the region so we can be sure the students who study here are going to get the exact skills needed to land a great paying job," said Reeser. Big picture view TSTC says it's not only the workforce benefiting from the expansion but the community as well. "What we do is not just providing somebody with a great job, but it's providing the community with somebody who can generate continued revenue and bring in more companies," said Snow. In the State of the State on Sunday, Governor Greg Abbott highlighted the importance of career training in our schools, even noting a success story from a student at TSTC. He also declared life-changing career training an emergency item on what he says is much needed legislation. The Source Information from interviews conducted by FOX 7 Austin's Jenna King
