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TSC Construction Technology Adds Offerings

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TSC’s Construction Technology instructor Daniel Zuniga. (photo STC)

Daniel Zuñiga has been the Construction Technology instructor at Texas Southmost College since 2013. This fall, along with TSC leadership and administration, he will help introduce the program’s first associate’s degree track.  The Harlingen native’s journey in construction began in middle school when he took his first wood shop class. The interest continued into high school as a building trades student. He eventually decided it was the career he should…

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STC Dual Credit Enters 20th Year

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STC boasts one of the largest dual credit programs in the state, serving high school students, tuition-free, since 2000. (photo STC)

It’s the 20th anniversary of South Texas College’s Dual Credit Programs. Over the years, more than 106,000 high school students have participated and earned college credit. This has saved families more than $200 million with tuition-free college classes. The program features four options in which students can take college courses while still in high school. Many receive their associate degree weeks before their high school graduation. This then puts them on…

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