STC alumni encourage current students to live their dreams

June 15, 2011 No Comments
Students from South Texas College’s Dual Enrollment Academies participated in the spring 2011 college tours.

There is nothing better than getting a story first hand, hearing directly from the source about what to expect. And now, students in South Texas College Dual Enrollment Academy Program know what to expect when they graduate STC and transfer to a university. Alumni from STC’s academies spoke to current students during a recent college tour. The alums gave first-hand accounts of their experiences moving from a smaller region to live and go to school at some of the state’s largest universities.  Eighty-eight STC students participated in two separate tours. Thirty six STC Dual … 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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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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First Hidalgo County DEMSA class graduates

May 24, 2010 No Comments
The first class of Hidalgo County STC DEMSA graduates outside the college’s Pecan Campus in McAllen.

The first class of Hidalgo County South Texas College Dual Enrollment Medical Science Academy students graduated this spring. This achievement is important for the county in so many ways, but in particular, because the college is accelerating the education of 27 future doctors and nurses. Participating students earned associate degrees in biology weeks before earning their how school diplomas. How did they do it? Hard work and dedication. “It feels great to finish the program because it was two years of hard work,” said Sylvia Cuevas, program graduate who will be attending Texas … Read More …

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Starr County Campus celebrates DEMSA grads

May 18, 2010 No Comments
2010 STC Starr County DEMSA graduates receive recognition at a special end of year event at the STC campus. From left front are Christopher Patino, Jose Luis Garcia, Pedro Lozano, Briseida Maldonado, Nallely Garcia and Jessica Garza. From left back are Yahaira Fernandez, Jacquelin Cuellar, Melissa Trevino, Gloria Gonzalez, Alyssa Ramos, Arianna Vazquez, Kimberly Alaniz, Yvonne Garza, Danyka Garza, Stacey Garcia and Brittany Gonzalez.

South Texas College’s Starr County Campus Dual Enrollment Medical Science Academy (DEMSA) students were recognized for their efforts recently at the 11TH Annual STC Starr County Campus Recognition Celebration. The celebration recognized the hard work of 18 high school seniors from Roma and Rio Grande City school districts. Out of the 18 graduates, 13 were awarded scholarships to help further their educations. “I am very proud of myself for winning more than $20,000 in scholarships because the money is going to play a crucial role in helping me earn my physical therapy assistant … Read More …

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DEMSA students appear in national calendar

January 21, 2010 No Comments
DEMSA students Carlissa Garcia and Joel Rodriguez appear in the 2010 Investing in Futures: Public Higher Education in America Calendar. (Third pictures from left.)

South Texas College’s Dual Enrollment Medical Science Academy (DEMSA) students appear in a national calendar along with students and alumni from more than 100 other U.S. colleges and universities. The 2010 calendar is part of a project led by The City University of New York. The project “Investing in Futures: Public Higher Education in America” is the sixth collaboration among CUNY, the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives and The New York Times Knowledge Network, and was made possible with the sponsorship of JP Morgan Chase and TIAA-CREF. A calendar, Website and curriculum have been created … Read More …

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