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For Andres Tello, being named the 2026 Staff of the Year for STC Starr County Campus is a meaningful reflection of nearly two decades spent building connections, supporting students and becoming part of the STC community.

STC is offering an electrocardiography (EKG) technician course through its Continuing Education and Workforce Development division, providing students with hands-on training and an opportunity to take the first step toward a career in healthcare.

Valeria’s commitment to students recently earned her recognition as South Texas College’s inaugural 2026 Staff Employee of the Year award for the Technology Campus and Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence (RCPSE). For Tovar, the honor is a …

STC has been awarded an estimated $2.1 million through the CCAMPIS federal grant program, providing critical support for student parents and their children over the next four years.

Each day the STC Mid-Valley Child Development Center brings a new opportunity for Bryanna Esparza to learn alongside the children she hopes to one day teach.

STC alumna and mathematics faculty member Maria Munguia, mathematics is about much more than numbers and equations.

Cristina Santos, site manager for South Texas College’s Cosmetology Center in Mission has been named a recipient of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award for her commitment to supporting faculty, …

The Centers for Learning Excellence (CLE) at South Texas College is celebrating its first Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance (ACTLA) recertification for its online tutoring programs, a milestone achieved through an …

Ali Esmaeili, Ed.D., executive dean of Math, Science, Information Technology and Bachelor Programs, has served South Texas College for more than 30 years, and has recently been selected to serve on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board …

Five years after stepping away from college, South Texas College OTA student Abagil Pena, 28, found a new career path and is now one of 200 students nationwide, and the only in the Rio Grande Valley, selected to receive the 2026 Chime Workforce …

Today, in a special meeting called by the South Texas College Board of Trustees, board members voted to adopt tax rates that will, over the years, save taxpayers approximately $1.3 million.

South Texas College’s nationally recognized Dual Credit Programs is celebrating a 12% enrollment increase for the 2026-2027 academic year - a milestone that represents advances in college readiness for students across Hidalgo and Starr Counties.

STC’s Associate Degree Nursing program leads College Factual’s 2025 ranking of the Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Texas, earning the No. 1 spot among 52 schools evaluated across the state.

More than 1000 students from across the Rio Grande Valley gathered at the South Texas College Technology Campus to attend the first-ever Worlds of Work South Texas event held in Texas. Created by a partnership with STC and Texas Workforce Solutions, …

Continuing in tradition, South Texas College has once again been ranked among the nation’s top institutions in economic mobility for Hispanic students - a ranking recently published by Excelencia in Education and Washington Monthly.

South Texas College Professor Emeritus Rogelio Escaname said he capped a nearly 30-year career with the Texas Department of Public Safety to begin a second career as a faculty member in the college’s Criminal Justice program. Twenty years …

As a first-generation law enforcement officer, Weslaco Police Department Public Information Officer Heriberto Caraveo has dedicated his career to serving and protecting the community while inspiring others through his story of perseverance, …

STC's Ballet Folklorico will take the traditions and culture of the RGV to two major Texas sports stages this month, performing for the Dallas Cowboys and Fútbol Club (FC) Dallas in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

For 55 years, STC faculty member Sylvia Sandoval has dedicated her life to nursing, from championing women’s health and witnessing the miracle of birth to shaping generations of nurses.

For nearly two decades, Administrative Assistant Carolina Rodriguez has been one of the first faces people see and one they remember at STC Mid-Valley Campus. Long before titles or job descriptions, she became something harder to define but easy to …

Celebrated during a check presentation at STC’s Health Science Professions campus, the investment will help fast-track what was originally a five-year plan to equip the program’s upcoming lab space and expand hands-on training opportunities for …

Bringing decades of experience in industry, South Texas College Architecture Engineering Design Technology (AEDT) faculty member Jesus “Leo” Amaya has been named a National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) award recipient, …

At a recent gathering, Donna Chief of Police Gilbert Guerrero joined college leadership, instructors, family, friends and longtime mentors, including STC President Ricardo Solis and STC Trustee David de los Rios, to celebrate the completion of his …

McCoy’s Building Supply is helping STC lay the foundation and build a stronger construction workforce by donating $10,000 and tools to the South Texas Builders Association (STBA) in support of the new South Texas Construction & Innovation Academy.

The South Texas College JagReconnect Program, through the Office of Student Reengagement is celebrating its first-year successes, and the more than 450 students the program has helped return to college since its inception.

Individuals interested in working in local K-12 schools can now gain the training and classroom experience needed to become a qualified substitute teacher through STC substitute teacher courses at the Starr County Campus.

At just 20, STC alumna Jacqueline Castillo has earned a college certificate, an associate degree and multiple industry certifications, building on a journey in Information Technology that began through dual credit.

South Texas College Professor Emeritus Elizandro Munoz poses with a bronze sculpture of civil rights leader Dr. Hector P. Garcia, a work he commissioned that is now displayed at the Mercedes Public Library. In the classroom, Munoz said it was his …

South Texas College faculty within its Division of Business, Public Safety and Technology (BPST) are expanding the use of AI across its curriculum, with 15 departments and 33 faculty members now incorporating the technology into 55 courses. Advanced …

A champion for student success, South Texas College Economics faculty member Kevin Peek, Ph.D., for the last decade has dedicated his time to promoting Open Educational Resources (OER), or access to free digital textbooks and other academic …