STC honored with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Star Award

November 8, 2012 No Comments
South Texas College was selected as one of three Texas colleges and universities to be honored with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Star Award, during the State of Higher Education in Texas Leadership Conference in Austin on Oct. 4, 2012. From left, South Texas College High School Programs and Services Liason Nick González, STC Dean of Bachelor Programs and University Relations Ali Esmaeili, STC High School Programs Director Lupe Chávez, Commissioner of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Raymund Paredes, President of STC Faculty Senate Mark Murray, and STC Vice President for Academic Affairs Juan E. Mejía.

After the smoke cleared and all was said and done, South Texas College was selected as one of three Texas colleges and universities to be were honored with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Star Award, during the State of Higher Education in Texas Leadership Conference in Austin on Oct. 4, 2012. While STC is known for numerous successful programs and initiatives, this recent award was presented to celebrate the success of the college’s Dual Enrollment Medical Science Academy. “The Coordinating Board’s recognition of South Texas College’s exemplary Dual Enrollment … Read More …

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STC biology students help enhance breast cancer awareness

October 2, 2012 No Comments
South Texas College Dual Enrollment Medical Science Academy and biology students display their creations during the Knapp Medical Center breast cancer awareness contest Bras Ending Breast Cancer, held from Oct. 1-2.

South Texas College Dual Enrollment Medical Science Academy and biology students did their part to enhance breast cancer awareness and raise money for women who can’t afford to have a mammogram during the Knapp Medical Center breast cancer awareness contest Bras Ending Breast Cancer, held from Oct. 1-2. The contest and activity enhances student awareness of the disease, which is a common form of cancer, with more than 232,000 new cases diagnosed in the United States each year. DEMSA and biology students from STC Mid-Valley Campus Instructor Dr. Debbie Villalon’s classes tastefully … Read More …

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DEMSA lays foundation for alum’s continued success

June 8, 2011 No Comments
STC DEMSA alum Kareena Garza excited to be selected for UTPA's Physician Assistant Studies Program.

Hearing “Pomp and Circumstance” at her own college graduation is nothing new for Kareena Garza. She’s one of a fortunate few who, at just 21 years old, has had the privilege of crossing a college graduation stage twice already. Her first time was just three years ago as part of the second class of South Texas College’s Dual Enrollment Medical Science Academy. And in May 2011 she graduated again, this time with honors from The University of Texas-Pan American. “It was a long hard road that got me where I am today,” Garza expressed. “It wasn’t easy, but I feel like if I can do … Read More …

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DEMSA student gets the best shock of her life

May 24, 2011 3 Comments
STC DEMSA grad and Gates Millennium scholar Veronica Garcia.

A quiet, shy girl that usually keeps to herself, Veronica Garcia couldn’t hide her public excitement when it came to one thing – being announced the winner of a 2011 Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholarship worth more than $250,000. “When I saw the envelope, I was so nervous,” she said. “When I opened it and read the letter I couldn’t believe it. I was in shock. I didn’t even know how to tell my parents. Of course they were thrilled and began telling everyone they knew.” But the news shouldn’t have been a shock to her, not with all the hard work she has put into … Read More …

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Big efforts produce big rewards for academy graduates

May 23, 2011 No Comments
Some STC DEMSA grads take a quick group picture backstage before graduation.

When the term “non-traditional students” comes up, it’s typically meant to refer to students who go back to school later in life, or that have families when they begin attending college. But the students in South Texas College’s Dual Enrollment Academies Program are giving that term a new meaning. They are high school students who devoted the last two years of their high school experience to also being college students and earning associate degrees. On May 14, 2011, 104 of those students made their college dreams reality when they walked STC’s graduation stage to receive their … Read More …

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Dual Enrollment Academies embark on first-leg of college tours

November 18, 2010 No Comments
STC Dual Enrollment Medical Science (DEMSA) and Dual Enrollment Computer Science (DECSA) academies traveled to San Antonio and San Marcos on a two-day tour to visit three colleges in early November.

The South Texas College Dual Enrollment Academy Program kicked off the first leg of a pair of college tour weekends at the beginning of November with the goal of exposing its students to college life outside of the Rio Grande Valley, helping them prepare for the next step in their academic careers. Forty-five students from STC’s Starr County Campus Dual Enrollment Medical Science (DEMSA) and Dual Enrollment Computer Science (DECSA) academies traveled to San Antonio and San Marcos on a two-day tour to visit three colleges. The college tours are funded by a Parallel Pathways grant from the … Read More …

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College tours give STC students glimpse of future

September 17, 2010 No Comments
Students from the South Texas College Dual Enrollment Medical Science Academy are greeted at The University of Texas Health and Science Center at San Antonio during their college tour in August.

Getting a leg up on the competition is always a good thing, and when it has to do with the future, better yet. South Texas College’s Dual Enrollment Engineering (DEEA) and Dual Enrollment Medical Science (DEMSA) academies did just that during a pair of college tours over the 2010 summer. The STC DEMSA took 44 students on a three-day, three-city tour of four universities in Houston, Austin and San Antonio, while 39 students of the DEEA visited four universities in three days at Kingsville, Austin and San Antonio. The tours let students get a first-hand, in-depth look at college campus … Read More …

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82 lives accelerated, $1M in scholarships earned, futures changed forever

May 26, 2010 1 Comment
STC Dual Enrollment Engineering Academy students pose for a quick group picture before walking the graduation stage. From front left are Miguel Cavazos, Carlos Cavazos, Mariela Garza, Rolando Gonzalez, Hector Zamora, Leonardo Botello, Michael Perez and Carlos Pena. From back row left are Miguel Avalos, Edward Echroat, Efrain Fonseca, Raul Guaracha, Dominique Lopez and Sergio Lara.

What can two years mean in the life of a normal teenager? A lot. But what about an overachieving teenager? All you have to do is ask the 82 recent graduates of South Texas College’s Dual Enrollment Medical Science and Dual Enrollment Engineering academies. They walked the college’s graduation stage on May 15, earning associate degrees in biology or engineering, weeks before earning high school diplomas. “It’s a great program because you get to meet many new people from other cities and high schools and we’ve become like a family, studying together and helping each other out, which … Read More …

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