TSTC Hallmarks

• TSTC has four colleges - Harlingen, Marshall, Waco, and West Texas, with West Texas including campuses in Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, and Sweetwater.

 
• TSTC Corporate College mobilizes technical experts across the state to provide training and other services to business and industry.

 
• TSTC graduates are highly valued by business and industry for their work ethic, knowledge, and workplace skills.

 
• TSTC leads in forecasting emerging technical training needs for all two-year colleges in Texas, thus, helping to ensure a skilled workforce for the global economy.

 
• TSTC has a graduate-reported success rate of 72.7%, that is, they are employed in their field of training, continuing their education, or serving in the military.

 
• TSTC serves more than 31,000 students a year in college credit and training credit programs.

 
• TSTC offers more than 110 Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees and certificates and has produced more than 76,000 graduates in its 40-year history.

 
• TSTC awards 8.4% of all AAS degrees in Texas, though its students represent only 3.8% of the technical program enrollments in two-year public colleges.

 
• TSTC serves students from 220 of the 254 Texas counties, with the vast majority of these counties being in rural areas which lack access to other institutions of higher education or workforce training.

 
• TSTC students are a diverse group demographically. They are 56.87% minority (45.3% Hispanic, 9.2% black, 2.3% other minorities) and 43.2% white. The number of female students is steadily increasing, with a 31% increase in the last six years.

 
• TSTC graduates are also diverse, with 46.7% being minority students (37.9% Hispanic, 6.6% black, and 2.2% other minorities) and 53.3% being white.

 
• TSTC students often come from a lower socio-economic level than most Texans. The average TSTC student on financial aid comes from a family with less than one-half the median income for a family of four in Texas.

 
• TSTC students are often from educationally-challenged backgrounds. More than 60% require remediation upon enrollment, and 63.9% report financial aid as a chief source of support.

 
• TSTC includes colleges that rank high in associate degrees conferred, both in Texas and the nation.
  
  

  Category	State Ranking	National Ranking
  Agriculture, Agricultural Operations & Related Sciences	1	45
  Precision Production	1	39
  Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	2 *	12
  Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services	2 **	21

  * #1 public college in Texas in Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.
  ** #1 public college in Texas in Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services.
  Source: Community College Week, June 19, 2006

• TSTC includes a college that ranks high in Hispanic graduates, both in Texas and the nation.
  
  

  Category	State Ranking	National Ranking
  Two-year Certificates Conferred	13	40
  Associate’s Degrees Conferred	16	73

  Source: Community College Week, June 19, 2006


 
• TSTC students consistently earn awards at local, state, regional, and national competitions related to their educational programs.

 
• TSTC tuition and fees average $6,500, compared to $28,000 for an associate degree at proprietary schools.

 
• TSTC is one of Texas’ best investments.