{"id":3569,"date":"2018-11-09T09:45:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T09:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=3569"},"modified":"2019-05-03T07:50:42","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T13:50:42","slug":"tstc-technical-program-receives-nationwide-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=3569","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Technical Program Receives Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WACO) \u2013 An information clearinghouse for higher education rankings has put Texas State Technical College at the top of the power pole in Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Universities.com has named TSTC as having this year\u2019s best Electrical Lineworker Technology program.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to maintain our current ranking in Texas, but we have aspirations to be No. 1 in the nation,\u201d said Eric Carithers, TSTC\u2019s statewide Distribution and Industrial Electrical Systems department chair. \u201cTSTC never wants to be complacent as a technical college, as technology is changing every second.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The TSTC program has 80 certificate and associate degree students this fall. The program accepts 35 new students each semester.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the classes students take include Climbing Skills, Distribution Operations, Live Line Safety and OSHA Regulations \u2013 Construction Industry. The program mixes classroom lectures and hands-on learning at its on-campus pole lab. Program faculty teach the students about professionalism, teamwork and safety.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf they are not good at the skills, they do not make it through this program,\u201d said Cheryl Lloyd, a TSTC program maintenance specialist.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eric Cobb, 32, of Copperas Cove is studying for the program\u2019s associate degree and is scheduled to graduate in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cobb learned about the career field by watching YouTube videos. Some of his favorite things about the work are troubleshooting and maintaining high-voltage electricity.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI liked it because it is fun, dangerous and exciting,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is more brain work that goes into it than people think.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After graduation, Cobb wants to work in the Austin or Copperas Cove areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Theodore Lozano, 31, of Waco is scheduled to graduate with a program associate degree next year. He was attracted to the electrical field because of the physicality and not having to spend hours behind a desk.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely made the right decision career-wise,\u201d Lozano said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lozano\u2019s job plans are to relocate where he can make the best salary for his family.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lloyd said students garner at least one job offer upon graduation. Some of the companies that have hired students include Austin Energy, Oncor and Pike Electric Corp.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very lucky to have support from major power companies, cooperatives, municipalities and contractors that support us on our statewide advisory board committee that provides feedback on current curriculum needs and upcoming changing policies in the industry,\u201d Carithers said.<\/span><\/p>\n

TSTC also offers the Electrical Lineworker Technology program in Fort Bend County and Marshall.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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(WACO) \u2013 An information clearinghouse for higher education rankings has put Texas State Technical College at the top of the power pole in Texas. Universities.com has named TSTC as having this year\u2019s best Electrical Lineworker Technology program. \u201cWe want to maintain our current ranking in Texas, but we have aspirations to be No. 1 in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-waco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3569"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4339,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3569\/revisions\/4339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}