STC gets nearly $1 million to support workforce training and equipment

McALLEN — South Texas College and many of its industry partners are kicking off the new year with three grants totaling nearly $1 million for workforce training.

The $974,665 total was divided in three grants from the Texas Workforce Commission all aimed at advanced training for three specific areas.

“ What’s fantastic is that all of them are in high-demand industries,” said Commissioner Ruth Hughs, TWC chair, who was present to sign the checks on Friday. “Because we only invest in education training in high-demand industries so that those students who are getting those skills will be set up for success.”

The Jobs and Education for Texans grant, known as JEP, provided the college with $249,096 for the purchase of state-of-the art equipment for STC’s Computer Information Technology program such as cyber security and computer networking.

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