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Artificial Intelligence courses are arriving at South Texas College as soon as this fall. For the first time ever, STC’s Bachelor of Applied Technology Degree in Computer and Information Technologies program will be incorporating the basics of AI. CITP has installed a curriculum established by Amazon Web Services called “Machine Learning Foundations” into the program’s CITP 3310 Survey of Programming Languages course this fall. Machine Learning combines Computer Science with…

STC Receives Millions To Break Digital Barriers

August 10, 2023

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South Texas College, with funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program and awarded by U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, received a $2.8 million National Institute of Standards and Technology grant to increase digital capabilities for its students. “Thanks to this grant and Henry Cuellar, it is possible for South Texas College to continue upgrading and transforming the college to be in the 21st century in terms…

STC First In Nation To Offer RN Apprenticeship

August 2, 2023

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In a historic moment for South Texas College, the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship, in collaboration with the Texas Workforce Commission, recently announced that the college is the first in the nation to be approved to implement a newly formed Registered Apprenticeship Program in the occupation of Registered Nurse. “This heralds a new era in nursing education and solidifies STC’s standing as a state and national leader in…

Another Statewide First For South Texas College

July 24, 2023

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The South Texas College Centers for Learning Excellence is the first in the state to be certified for its online services by the Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance. The national organization works to improve tutorial programs and related services among organizations across the country dedicated to college and university learning assistance or developmental education. The organization’s mission is to foster and promote racial and socioeconomic equity in…

STC Police Academy Cadets Graduate With Guaranteed Jobs

July 20, 2023

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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 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…

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…