Student Handbook and Catalog 2021-22 V2

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Vision and Values
Vision
Texas State Technical College will be a leader in
strengthening the competitiveness of Texas business and
industry by building the state’s capacity to develop the
highest quality workforce.
Values
Excellence
Accountability
Being held to and delivering a higher
standard to our co-workers, ourselves,
students, and Texas.
Doing what needs to be done and being
transparent about the resulting successes
and failures.
Service
Integrity
Delivering genuine experiences to fulfill
the needs of our customers.
Doing what is right and not wavering.
Texas State Technical College
Texas State Technical College (TSTC) was established in
1965 as the James Connally Technical Institute (JCTI)
of Texas A&M University to meet the state’s evolving
workforce needs. This college was located in Central Texas
at the former James Connally Air Force Base in Waco. At
the time, Governor John Connally predicted that it would
be “the most sophisticated technical-vocational institute
in the country.”
In 1967, JCTI expanded to include a South Texas campus
in Harlingen. In 1969, the colleges separated from Texas
A&M University and became an independent state system,
with the name Texas State Technical Institute (TSTI) and its
own Board of Regents. An additional campus was created
in 1970 in the Panhandle of Texas and in Sweetwater in
West Texas. As the demand for quality technical education
continued to grow, campuses were established in Abilene
(1985), Breckenridge (1989), Brownwood (1991), Marshall
(1991), East Williamson County and North Texas (2013)
and Fort Bend County (2016). In 1991, TSTI was renamed
Texas State Technical College.
TSTC’s statewide role and mission is to efficiently and
effectively help Texas meet the high-tech challenges of
today’s global economy in partnership with business and
industry, government agencies and other educational
institutions. TSTC has high graduation rates, exceptional
postgraduate success rates, and an outstanding record in
graduating individuals from diverse cultural and
socioeconomic backgrounds. Students are served through
traditional degree programs, short-term continuing
education and corporate training programs.
Among TSTC’s strengths are its emphasis toward handson
learning and its strong relationships with business
and industry, state-of-the-art laboratories, residential
campuses and student-centered philosophy:
TSTC believes in people and their desire to be responsible
and productive citizens. TSTC believes technology is
a force to be explored and channeled by people in a
productive and responsible manner for the benefit of all
humankind. Therefore, TSTC believes all people should be
provided with the educational opportunity to learn the
skills necessary to perform meaningful work and, thereby,
pursue their goals as responsible citizens contributing to
the welfare and success of their families, communities,
state, nation and world.
Today, serving as the state’s college for workforce and
economic development, TSTC offers new, emerging
and customized curriculum at 10 locations in Abilene,
Breckenridge, Brownwood, Fort Bend County, Harlingen,
Marshall, North Texas, Sweetwater, Waco and East
Williamson County. In addition, programs and customized
training are offered at partnership centers throughout
the state.
Texas State Technical College
tstc.edu