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Security enhancement for new school year underway at Edcouch-Elsa ISD
By the start of the new school year, officials at Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District say students will be safer in the classroom. The district approved new security measures last week, and they hope to have everything in place by the end of August. One upgrade is the addition of new...
Four TSTC students look to strengthen diversity of automotive industry
HARLINGEN — Many women have changed the dynamic of the Texas workforce by the technical educations they acquired from Texas State Technical College, and Dulce Cruz, Beatriz Loa, Joselyn Ramirez and Crystal Santoyo want to join their ranks. The four women are students in the Automotive Technology program at...
TSTC’s MAARS program immerses high school students in college experience
HARLINGEN — More than 30 area high school students from the Edcouch-Elsa, La Feria, Lyford, Mission and San Benito school districts were immersed in a college experience this summer by participating in the Migrant Academic Achievement Residential Summer (MAARS) program held at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus.
Texas college to add dental hygiene program through $1M grant
South Texas College in McAllen is developing an associate of applied science in dental hygiene program, funded by a $1 million grant. In addition to the dental hygiene program, the funding will also be used to create a workforce development and continuing education center for healthcare professionals at one of the college's buildings, according to a July 11 news release from the school.
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