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Texas State Technical College-west Texas

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Texas State Technical College (TSTC), then James Connally Technical Institute (JCTI), was created in 1965 by the Legislature to meet the evolving work force needs of Texas business and industry. The looming need for a special institute for technicians had been a pressing issue for state leaders, and the soon-to-be abandoned James Connally Air Force Base in Waco was the ideal location for the top-quality technical institute they had planned. Governor John Connally predicted the institute would be, the most sophisticated technical-vocational institute in the country.
• Situated on sixty-five acres, Texas State Technical College West Texas, Sweetwater Campus, has thirteen instructional buildings, all of which have been built or extensively remodeled since the college opened in 1970. Student housing for 216 individual students exists on the Sweetwater Campus in the form of apartments and dorms. Recreational facilities include The Center, which houses a Cardiovascular Fitness Center, a Strength Training Center, table tennis, billiards and a student lounge with satellite TV. Outside, there are volleyball, basketball and tennis courts, a baseball diamond, a covered pavillion, and a recreational site at Lake Sweetwater.
• TSTC West Texas is part of the Texas State Technical College System, a public coeducational institution of higher education offering courses of study in technical education leading to the award of Certificates and Associate of Applied Science degrees. Texas State Technical College's high graduation rate, established relationship with business and industry, and state-of-the-art laboratories are providing productive and responsible graduates for employers across Texas.
• Texas State Technical College West Texas is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate of Applied Science degrees and Certificates of Completion.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• School bond election: Businesses support Career Tech (Abilene Reporter-News)
  posted on October 11, 2009 at 02:47:00 am
  Part of the push for a new Career Tech High School is about making things a little easier for business owners like Ron Smith.
• SHS students participate in senior interview day (Sweetwater Reporter)
  posted on June 11, 2009 at 04:08:52 pm
  Sweetwater Enterprise for Economic Development (SEED), Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce, Texas State Technical College West Texas (TSTC), Sweetwater business community, and the Sweetwater Independent School District (SISD), hosted a two day event called “Senior Interview Day.” These two days were designed to assist graduating seniors in their interview skills.
• Susan King to host Chamber Coffee, Luncheon (Sweetwater Reporter)
  posted on June 2, 2009 at 10:23:25 pm
  The Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Chamber Coffee at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, 3009, at Java Jax coffee shop, located at 325 Oak Street. The coffee event will be hosted by State Representative Susan L. King.
• Workforce summit planned for June 24 (Sweetwater Reporter)
  posted on May 29, 2009 at 09:38:35 pm
  ABILENE, TEXAS— Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas announces plans to host a Workforce Summit on June 24, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Abilene Civic Center.
• Rep. Susan King to speak at Chamber luncheon, host coffee (Sweetwater Reporter)
  posted on May 23, 2009 at 04:39:34 pm
  State Representative Susan King will be guest speaker for the second Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce Membership Appreciation Luncheon, which is planned for Wednesday, June 3. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. It will be held at the student center on the Texas State Technical College-West Texas campus.

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