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The Construction Superintendent Apprenticeship program at South Texas College gives students the opportunity to earn while they learn. Maribel and Carolina Saenz – two sisters who operate their own utility contracting business – received a certificate of completion from STC’s apprenticeship program. The program is tailored to students already working in an industry. For the Saenz sisters, the STC certifications will help take their Saenz Utility Contractors of Edcouch-Elsa to…

STC Hosts Public Safety and First Responders Expo

April 25, 2024

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South Texas College’s Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence will host its annual Public Safety and First Responders Expo on April 26, welcoming community members to explore career opportunities and academic pathways as first responders. Free and open to the public, more than 400 students from school districts across the Rio Grande Valley and community members are invited to the event, where a total of 40 local, state and federal…

STC Receives Military Friendly ‘Gold’ Award

April 4, 2024

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South Texas College has become one of only six institutions across Texas to receive a Military Friendly School Gold Award and Military Friendly Spouse School recognition for the 2023-2024 school year. The recognition comes from VIQTORY, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business, which publishes the annual Military Friendly rating for schools nationwide. The awards affirm STC’s commitment, effort and success in creating opportunities for the military community on all its campuses.…

VIDA Helps Local Nurse Help Others

March 14, 2024

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When friends told Weslaco resident Melba Gutierrez about the Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement, she listened intently. At the time, financial struggles made it difficult for her to attend nursing school full time because she had to work to help with basic necessities for herself, her partner and their two daughters — a pre-teen and a teen. Gutierrez, in her early 40s and a first-generation college student, applied to…

STC Offers College Credit Opportunity for EMTs

March 7, 2024

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In response to the need for more trained paramedics in the health care sector, South Texas College is gearing up to launch an accelerated eight-week program catered to certified Emergency Medical Technicians lacking college credit. This new opportunity will allow existing EMS personnel, who earned their certification through non-accredited proprietary schools, to fast-track their education toward advanced EMT training and a Paramedic Associate of Applied Science. “We see many EMTs struggle to advance…

RSTEF Makes South Texas Industry Ready

February 22, 2024

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The Rio-South Texas Education and Community Development Foundation has awarded $2.4 million to eight non-profit South Texas educational and workforce development organizations. The 501(c)3 nonprofit focuses on postsecondary education and workforce development to help residents attain vocational trade certifications and/or degrees for in-demand professions, thus improving the region’s economic conditions and quality of life. Receiving funding are South Texas College, Laredo College, Workforce Solutions, TAMIU, TSTC Harlingen, Texas A&M University…

STC Administrator Named “Man of the Year”

February 18, 2024

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South Texas College Mid-Valley Campus Administrator Daniel Montez is the by the Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year. The honor recognizes Montez’s commitment and dedication to community service and leadership. Montez said that being honored in this way is validation that his 10 years of service to the community was always the right thing to do. “Being awarded as Man of the Year validates years of service…

Dad Changes Life Thanks to Daughter & VIDA

February 15, 2024

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According to the United States Census Bureau QuickFacts 2018-2022, in the four-county region of Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy counties, an average of 67 percent of adults over the age of 25 hold a high-school diploma. A paltry average of 16 percent have a bachelor’s degree or higher. While the financial burden of higher education — including tuition, books, room and board, tools and equipment, uniforms, transportation and child care…

STC Culinary Art Introduces New Associate’s Track

February 3, 2024

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Il Forno Brands owner and long-time South Texas College Culinary Arts partner Jaime Muriel said anyone can be a great cook, but it’s excellent management and leadership skills that create success, which is why STC’s Culinary Arts newest restaurant management program is what the region needs. STC began the newest Culinary Arts program last semester as a response to industry demand. Chef Nadia Casaperalta Velazquez is a STC Culinary Arts lecturer.…

STC Introduces Cutting-Edge Resources in Solar Energy

January 10, 2024

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South Texas College Electrician Technology students are the first in the Valley to use to utilize a newly completed composite-shingled roof structure to simulate real-world residential solar panel installations. Built last summer at STC’s Technology Campus, the simulated roof structure enables students to utilize a new solar grid system that provides the same experience as working on an actual solar roof installation at residential job sites. The structure and equipment…