Texas State Technical College Employer Reviews

This place is full of crooked people just trying to see how much they can get away with. Several students were made to work at an department heads house during class hours (and beyond). They reported that there was more equipment with the TSTC tag at his shop than in their class lab! They knew it wasn't purchased because he tried to hide it from them. – more... Same dept. head tried to get instructors to sign inventory control for equipment they did not have. Nothing was done when this was reported. SIx months later, the department head was promoted! – less

A typical day with students is wonderful. For the most part they are excited about being there and willing to learn. My co-workers are great. The hardest part of the job is the constant revolving door of submitting schedules, finding room space, turning in syllabi, getting students certified, tracking everyone's calendars every 4 months.

Our team is – more... far understaffed for what we are being asked to accomplish. The gameplan has continued to change over the last 9 months. Impossible to hit management's moving target. We have an adjunct instructor that is teaching six courses and other duties assigned but TSTC doesn't have the money to move her to full-time. Yet there is a full-time instructor for the past year has taught only one class per semester and is getting full-time pay with benefits.
There isn't money to give raises but somehow money was found to pay for three new positions for a new program being developed. Our HR person is involved in much more than simple HR functions. But I guess she has to be since our President is hardly around. Yep took off for an extended weekend to the Kentucky Derby. I can barely afford my bills but our President travels the globe.

The Sweetwater campus is very toxic. People are in that "gotcha" mode and love keeping trouble stirred up. – less

hard to believe this was a state entity... worst leadership by good old girl with only a bachelors as president; poorest technology, behind the times instructors that cannot teach anywhere else. They have no knowledge of modern day employment needs. Workforce development area needs to be discontinued; no insight into the reality of the modern day workforce... – more... truly a good old girl/boy organization....close it down!!! – less

A typical day would do intake new students who are needing help with their homework. I have learned through this job the importance of human relations. My co-workers were awesome. The hardest part of my job was not being able to stay longer than i wanted to to help other students. The most enjoyable part of my job was being able to see students succeed.

Great experience. Allowed me to get experience in a wide area. Built and managed servers, built computers, set up classrooms to instructors specifications.

Expectations were high but the rewards were great.

I worked with students from all different backgrounds, ages, ethnics groups and cultures.

I traveled 90% of the time but I felt like I impacted a tremendous amount of peoples lives.

I worked with a lot of great colleagues, faculty, staff and others who helped me develop professional and personally.

5000 – more... Presentations - College fairs - Expos - Conferences – less

Systems office said be prepared for a full day of new employee orientation on your first day. It consisted of 15 minutes where I filled out my I-9, was handed a bunch of insurance information to look at on my own time, handed a pamphlet regarding Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, signed a form for keys to my office, signed a form for the laptop I – more... was given. That was it. Went to my office where left over furniture that no one else wanted was set-up, no chair for me to even sit in. It only goes downhill from there. The President spends so much time traveling for her kids sports functions, taking cruises, going on out-of-state and out-of-country vacations; I really wonder why she even took a job A job whereby there is a large amount of responsibility and employees would like to know that the president is present and informed.
At a Professional Development Day, the President got up to speak and we thought it would be one of those morale boosting, motivational speeches. It started out that way and then devolved into a reprimand where she stated she was caught off guard and embarrassed at one of the Board Meetings where it was noted that yet again West Texas Campus enrollment was down after she had promised her peers and the chancellor that it would not be down. She made that promise without asking for valid data and current numbers from her cabinet members; so we paid the price. During the next enrollment we all worked from the start of the day until 8 and 9 every weekday evening as well as on Saturday and Sunday. While we were working 7 days a week over 70 hours that week; the President spent the weekend up in Dallas for her birthday at a Texas Rangers Game.
There is no feedback as to your performance; good or bad. Drastic decision making by upper management does not seem to be clearly thought out or based on any valid information or analysis. It seems to be based on immediate wants/needs and favors the desires of "friends" in the community. – less

•Explain the product or service to potential customers
•Obtain customer information including names and addresses
•Communication skills
•Information gathering and management
•Persuasiveness
•Adaptability
•Negotiation skills
•Stress tolerance
•Self motivation

Each welding course consists of an 8 hour shop and a 2 hour theory class. In the shop classes we've learned the basics about the SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW processes with an emphasis on SMAW and GTAW. The last two semesters we take two metallurgy classes and investigate the affects of heat and other stresses on metals and the subsequent grain structures – more... related to temperature. We learned the basics of blueprint reading and have practiced welding in all positions. By no means am I an expert at any specific combination of processes or positions but I have the essential foundation to build upon. – less

Getting there and ready to work on projects. I learned something new everyday. I handled everything in a professional manner and getting things done the right way. The hardest part of my job was making sure everyone was up to par on working on a project. The most enjoyable part about this was finishing a project and being able to present it to other – more... students. – less

worked here college and did not really enjoy the work too well but it wa ok for what it was

I work at the Office of Student Success as a Peer Mentor. I mentor college students who have fallen under academic or financial aid suspension which are placed into the HATSS program (Helping a TSTC Student Succeed). I also assist New Student Orientation students and students in the ABE program (Adult Basic Education). My office and mentorship is open – more... to all college students enrolled at Texas State Technical College. As a mentor I am responsible to
provide insight on being a successful student and continuing education,implement lessons/activities to help mentees learn about different careers, as well asadministrative tasks, including answering phones, typing or word processing, data entry, and filing. My co-workers are also TSTC students and we get along well, we always work as a team. The hardest part of the job is keeping communication with students that do not want my assistance. I can motivate my students but it will only work if the student wants to be helped. My most enjoyable part of the job is being able to help my students, if I can make a difference to even one student my job as a mentor will continue throughout that student's life. – less

Student worker who took courses in Avionics then stepped into the lab as a student worker to earn a little extra cash.

Long hours
Short pay
Great co-workers
Loves working with young minds and energy

Student at TSTC for Medical Imaging Tech. I am looking for a career in the Electronics field.

The greatest hing about TSTC was my co workers. We had an incredible relationship and were really beginning to develop some wonderful training programs. My entire department was cut due to budget issues.

Working here was an good experience to understand the life of a teacher. This job gave me the opportunity to work closely with Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Access. Organizing and filing is a skill that becomes perfected here.

Everything are about an A. The hardest part was to be very challenged with the projects and tests. I was very fortune to be part of that school and helping people meet their needs.

TSTC is full of favoritism, gossip and lack of professionalism among management. The president would need to clean house before making a true change at that higher education institution. However, he is so busy that he cannot see the root of the problem.
The enjoyable part about TSTC is when you find a few people that truly make a difference; unfortunately – more... those people don't necessarily receive the gratitude that they deserve from their immediate managers.
TSTC does not give pay raises; I worked there for a few years but nobody received a pay raise throughout that period of time.
The job itself is not hard; the hard part is when managers make notorious distinctions among their employees, and there are zero incentives to motivate employees throughout the year. – less

I learned new skills adamant to my education and enjoyed working with my Supervisors as well as other departments. I learned new skills and enjoyed meeting new students every semester.