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Due to a high exposure of chemicals and toxic substances, cancer has risen to be the leading cause of death in the firefighting profession; South Texas College recently collaborated with the Cancer Firefighter Support Network to educate and protect t...

South Texas College student Andrea Quintero carries a strong desire to follow in her father’s footsteps by becoming a respiratory therapist, determined to make a difference in the lives of those struggling to breathe....

Returning to South Texas College after more than 20 years, Rosa Vasquez said she is looking to contribute to the program by fostering connections and awareness about how cosmetology can be utilized to meet the needs of those in the community. ...

Texas Veterans Commission has announced that South Texas College has been awarded ‘Gold’, which is the highest designation by the Veteran Education Excellence Recognition Award (VEERA) for the 2022-2023 school year. The VEERA award recognizes institu...

South Texas College has received national recognition yet again by Excelencia in Education as a top five college in the United States to award associate degrees to Hispanics.

STC GED graduate and class speaker Rebecca Smith (above) shared her personal journey on her way to receiving her GED diploma to inspire others and congratulate her fellow peers. Nearly 100 STC GED graduates were celebrated during an emotional ceremon...

South Texas College Vice President of Advancement and Economic Development Rodney Rodriguez, Ph.D. is among the program’s fifth cohort of fellows for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) 2023-2024 HACU Leadership Academy....

South Texas College International alumna Thi My Dung Duong has established herself as an outstanding health information professional in the Rio Grande Valley, achieving a lifelong dream of success. ...

STC’s Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Computer and Information Technology Program (CIT) has begun a pilot program that gives dual credit students in high school access to a professional credential by Google for the first time ever. ...

Liza Veliz, chair of South Texas College’s Psychological Sciences department, has been named national president Psi Beta, an honor society, dedicated to developing outstanding psychology students at two-year colleges through scholarship, leadership, ...

South Texas College alumnus and new Chief of Police for the City of Alton, Mark J. Perez, found at STC a unique opportunity to transform his years of law enforcement experience into a college degree.

South Texas College recently celebrated the grand opening of its new culinary kitchen at the Mid-Valley campus just in time for fall classes. The new kitchen will allow the program to expand its enrollment and better serve the lower Rio Grande Valley...

South Texas College and partners in education La Joya and Weslaco Independent School Districts and Vanguard Academies Mozart, Beethoven and Rembrandt were awarded a combined $4,718,866 through nine Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants, presente...

Agencies from all around the RGV participate in continuing education at STC, eliminating the need to travel upstate for specialized training in various areas such as law enforcement techniques, new technologies, conflict resolution, community engagem...

Jessica Ragusin turned her life around through STC’s Physical Therapist Assistant program by graduating as one of its top students while accumulating zero student debt and by being one of only six recipients state-wide to be awarded the Texas Allianc...

South Texas College has set an important milestone by recognizing its first cohort of students who have completed the college’s Basic County Corrections Academy in partnership with Hidalgo County. ...

As a member organization with the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), South Texas College honors those who are at the heart of student success, and who are achieving extraordinary work on STC campuses.  This year, STC...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) courses are arriving at South Texas College as soon as this fall. For the first time ever, STC’s Bachelor of Applied Technology Degree (BAT) in Computer and Information Technologies program (CITP) will be incorporating th...

South Texas College alumnus  and local influencer Rodrigo Garza continues his rise to success overcoming many financial and personal struggles toward one goal: guide others into becoming the best version of themselves through education....

South Texas College Criminal Justice student Brandon Anciso has started the Jag Boxing Club at STC to help provide student athletes an outlet to box while balancing the demands of college. 

South Texas College Assistant Professor of Psychology Alex Sarabia has been named 2023 STC Faculty of the Year, making him the first faculty member from the South Texas College Starr County campus to claim the honor....

Connection through engagement leads to course excitement according to South Texas College Professor of Music Ron Schermerhorn, who has been named 2023 South Texas College eFaculty of the Year through a nomination and selection process by his STC peer...

South Texas College recently received a $2.8 million National Telecommunications and Information Administration grant from funding by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program to increase the internet connectivit...

The Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement (VIDA) was recently awarded a five-year $3 million grant as part of the Nursing Expansion Grant Program by the U.S. Department of Labor, and STC will receive half-a-million-dollars from this grant...

South Texas College Vocational Nursing Graduates Servando Guzman, Jonathan Flores and Victor Robledo recently were honored amongst 90 students in a memorable pinning ceremony that celebrates their first step into their professional career....

In a historic moment for South Texas College, the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship, in collaboration with the Texas Workforce Commission, recently announced that the college is the first in the nation to be approved to implement a ne...

Andrea Rojas a student working in the College Connections department at South Texas College’s Pecan Campus assists students with admission and enrollment support. Students like Rojas will be among those who will see their pay increase to $15 an hour ...

Two years since graduating with her associate degree in Visual Arts from South Texas College, Esmeralda Reyna said she has been commissioned to create the Starr County campus’ next mural dedicated to student success....

For the third consecutive year, South Texas College has partnered with Region One Education Service Center (ESC) to host the PATHS Project Pathfinder Academy; high school and middle school counselors, advisors, career technical directors and science ...

South Texas College Radiologic Technology graduate Gabriel Narvaez’s determination to have a successful career led him to creative solutions to be closer to campus such as living in a recreational vehicle (RV) for the past two years....