{"id":2603,"date":"2018-03-02T14:35:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T14:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=2603"},"modified":"2018-03-02T20:16:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T20:16:36","slug":"prospective-students-attend-tstc-open-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=2603","title":{"rendered":"Prospective Students Attend TSTC Open House"},"content":{"rendered":"

(BRECKENRIDGE) \u2013 Texas State Technical College in Breckenridge hosted more than 400 high school students for Open House on Friday, March 2.<\/span><\/p>\n

The visitors were treated to talks with instructors in TSTC programs in Chemical Dependency Counseling, Environmental Technology, Vocational Nursing and Welding Technology. Faculty members from TSTC in Abilene, Brownwood and Sweetwater also attended to talk about some of their programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ecstatic at the turnout,\u201d TSTC in Breckenridge Executive Director Debbie Karl said. \u201cThis was the largest open house for a TSTC campus in West Texas ever. I wanted the students to learn more about TSTC and what we offer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Students who visited Environmental Technology tried on hazmat suits and saw a rat play in a maze. Those who stopped by the table staffed by Culinary Arts, which is offered in Abilene, sampled food.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vocational Nursing students showed visitors how simulated patient mannequins function. Jenny Wingate, a program instructor, said the pregnancy baby suit was popular with students.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI hope it sparks their interest in nursing,\u201d she said about the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Annette Collins, veteran programs officer for TSTC in Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood and Sweetwater, told students they could be eligible for education benefits if their parents, or any other relatives who they have lived with and been raised by for at least five years, served in the military.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the school districts that sent students to the event include Albany, Boyd, Breckenridge, Eastland, Ranger and Throckmorton.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zachary Canada, 17, a senior at Olney High School in Young County, saw the Breckenridge campus for the first time at the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to check out Wind Energy Technology and see what they have,\u201d Canada said. \u201cI have family that are in it. They said it was a good thing to look at.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

All of Breckenridge High School\u2019s students walked to the campus at scheduled times throughout the morning to visit the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are always talking about what you are going to do,\u201d Breckenridge High School Principal Bryan Dieterich said. \u201cWe want the students to know every opportunity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dieterich said the high school was fortunate to have TSTC so close for students to visit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of schools our size don\u2019t have this opportunity,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on Texas State Technical College, go to tstc.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n

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