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Students, staff and faculty at South Texas College’s Starr County campus have all come together to make Christmas a little brighter for children in the foster care system. STC, in partnership with the Starr County Child Welfare Board, collected over 108 gifts this season for children, enough so they get at least three gifts each, through an annual toy drive created by the college’s Counseling and Student Accessibility Office. The…

STC Fire Academy Celebrates 20 New Graduates

December 18, 2023

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To protect lives and aid those in need was the pledge made by 20 new South Texas College graduates as they celebrated their completion of STC’s Fire Academy during a recent ceremony at the Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence in Pharr. “Firefighting is a brotherhood, and much like them, our success relies on working together as a region. As a college, we collaborate closely with agencies across the Rio…

RGV Sees High Demand for Healthcare Careers

December 13, 2023

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In response to an ongoing shortage of health care professionals in the Rio Grande Valley, 80 industry representatives and school districts recently gathered at South Texas College to discuss how to support and encourage students to pursue careers in the medical field. Currently, health care is a field that occupies more than 25 percent of the region’s total employment. As the first institution in the nation to offer a registered…

STC and Teach Us Texas Support Aspiring Teachers

December 11, 2023

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To address a nationwide teacher shortage and encourage more students to consider the profession, South Texas College and Teach Us Texas have joined forces by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate a pathway into the company’s alternative teaching certification program. The partnership will allow STC students pursuing an associate degree in Teaching or a Substitute Teacher & Teacher Assistant continuing education certificate a seamless transition into the program. “Our…

STC and Roma ISD Partner for Early College Academy

December 6, 2023

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In partnership with leadership from South Texas College and STC’s Dual Credit Programs, Roma Independent School District launched its first-ever early college academy this week. Two years in the making, the new academy will enable students to earn at least 40 hours of college credit once they graduate high school, the equivalent of taking their core classes before they even graduate. “For the students, I want to be sure they…

Colleges Create Programs To Fit Needs

December 1, 2023

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SpaceX has more than gained a foothold in southern Cameron County with its imposing rockets looming over Boca Chica Beach. More than 2,000 employees work at Starbase, a production and launch site just across the Laguna Madre from South Padre Island. Keeping such a large operation going as it pursues audacious goals related to space travel requires vast amounts of skill and know-how from its teams of employees. South Texas…

STC Students Help Veteran in Need for Veterans Day

November 15, 2023

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More than 50 students with South Texas College’s Construction Supervision program came together to help a veteran in need for Veterans Day. STC recently joined with Armored Painting, a local and veteran-owned company, to paint the home of Air Force veteran Raudel Moreno as part of the company’s Operation Veteran Paint Project. Along with helping veterans in the community, owners with Armored Painting, who are also STC graduates, say the…

STC Students Place at National Applied Sociology Competition

November 8, 2023

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Hailing from the only two-year institution that competed, for the first time ever, at a national student team competition, South Texas College Sociology students took second place at the Association of Applied and Clinical Sociology Client Program Competition. STC students Cristian Mandujano, Claudia Ginez and Taylor Wurm competed at the event during AACS’s annual conference recently in Tampa, Fla. At the competition, the students presented their solution to an issue…

Supply Chains Shifts May Benefit RGV

November 1, 2023

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The fallout from the economic upheavals of 2020 when coupled with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 have frayed supply chains from Asia and put global energy markets on edge. Two buzzwords are making the rounds of economic development talk as industries readjust and calculate what lays ahead. One term banding about is reshoring. This is the reestablishment of manufacturing operations in the United States after being previously located…

STC Tops the Charts for Best Colleges

October 29, 2023

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South Texas College continues to top the charts in higher education, recently being named a “Top 10” college in the nation by Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine for associate degrees granted, its enrollment as a four-year school and for its majors in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and related services. Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine tracks the national advancements of Hispanics in higher education and spotlights Hispanic Serving Institutions like…