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The South Texas College 30th Police Academy recently celebrated the graduation and recruitment of every single graduating cadet in a ceremony joined by friends and family at the Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence in Pharr. For the first time in program history, all students were offered conditional job offers from the Hidalgo County Sherriff’s Office weeks before completing the 22-week program. Sherriff J.E. “Eddie” Guerra attended the ceremony and…

STC Chairwoman Honored Twice With “Who’s Who in America”

July 8, 2023

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South Texas College Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership Program Chairwoman Emma Miller, Ph.D. now stands beside the likes of some of the most recognizable names in the world. Miller joined the millions of successful professionals, who for the last 128 years have been featured in Marquis “Who’s Who in America,” one of the country’s oldest publications for biographical data alongside famous names like Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder, Warren Buffet,…

STC To Host Robotics Summer Camp

June 30, 2023

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High school students will be getting first-hand experience into cutting-edge technology through South Texas College’s first-ever camp dedicated to designing, programming and simulating robotics used in industry. STC’s Advanced Manufacturing program will host its robotics summer camp for high school juniors and seniors July 10-14. The camp is tuition free thanks to a grant from STC industry partner Panasonic Automotive that is sponsoring the camp for nontraditional students, such as…

STC Puts Out A Call for Art About Economics & Money

June 22, 2023

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The South Texas College Library Art Gallery is hosting a call for artists to submit artwork on the theme of economics and money. For inspiration, the gallery looks to Oxford-trained economist E. F. Schumacher’s book “Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered,” which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. This New York Times bestseller teaches that economic growth must be responsibly balanced with the needs of communities and the environment.…

STC, Hidalgo County Combat Poverty With New Partnership

June 3, 2023

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South Texas College President Ricardo J. Solis and Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in a partnership that will create a Youth Leadership Academy with the goal of decreasing poverty in the region. This collaboration closely follows an STC Board of Trustees’ unanimous decision that the college and its leadership would be working closely with the Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force, led by Judge…

South Texas College Establishes Foundation

May 20, 2023

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In its pursuit of innovation and growth, South Texas College has established a new Foundation and Foundation Board to continue striving at providing an affordable education for all. The mission of the new foundation is to raise funds to support student educational endeavors by means of grants and scholarships. Between 2020 and 2021, STC awarded more than $1 million dollars in scholarships. More than 80 percent of STC’s traditional students…

STC Introduces Tuition Waiver For First Responders

May 18, 2023

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Beginning fall 2023, a new state waiver will make the Fire Science and Law Enforcement associate degree programs at South Texas College more affordable and accessible. A new tuition model introduced by STC will waive 90 percent of student fees for eligible local, licensed law enforcement professionals and firefighters. The first 100 personnel who take advantage of this offer for fall 2023 will get the few remaining fees paid off…

STC Hicks Off STEM Summer Camp Season

May 13, 2023

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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics summer camps at South Texas College have officially begun and recently kicked off with a Region One GEAR UP LEGO robotics camp at the college’s Technology campus. The three-day camp, which also included a tour of the campus, hosted Region One’s GEAR UP 8th grade cohort of students from Donna ISD, Sharyland ISD and Valley View ISD who built computerized LEGO models and piloted them…

TWC Grants Enable Local Students To Attend STEM Summer Camps

May 11, 2023

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South Texas College and Harlingen CISD are two of 12 state-wide recipients to receive Camp Code grants from the Texas Workforce Commission. The grants enable middle-school students to attend various camps this summer for free to get a head start in science, technology, engineering and math careers. STC will provide 72 scholarships with its $44,815 award. Students in the camps will create prototypes of different electronic projects utilizing actual engineering…

STC’s Corrections Academy Graduates Guaranteed Jobs

May 4, 2023

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The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office will be offering jobs to graduates of the new Corrections Academy at South Texas College. Once students complete the six-week academy and pass the corresponding Texas Commission on Law Enforcement licensing examination, their careers in law enforcement can start immediately. “This is a full-time accelerated program that can help students start a career in law enforcement with a job secured. It’s a short commitment that…