New Braunfels Edition | September 2024

Education

Texas State Technical College expands programs in Comal, Guadalupe counties

Texas State Technical College is working to expand its footprint around Comal County and Guadalupe County. Mike Anderson, provost of the New Braunfels campus, said the current campus in New Braunfels focuses on adjusting to demands within the job market. While the New Braunfels campus has been open for a year, the goal is to create a full campus which would oer additional programs regionally. In 2023 House Bill 4997 was approved, which added Comal and Guadalupe counties to Texas State Technical College’s territory. This bill was supported by the Economic Development Corporations of New Braunfels and Seguin, and spearheaded by state Rep. John Kuempel.

Prior to the passing of legislation, the college system oered services to the New Braunfels area as an expansion of the Hutto campus. Following the approval of the bill, the New Braunfels campus opened with limited programs oered. Anderson said there have been discussions to build a full campus featuring a larger selection of programs in Comal and Guadalupe County areas. “There have been two plots of land that have been in the news as potential spaces,” Anderson said. “At this point, that is ultimately a chancellor decision.” While there is no denitive timeline on the construction of a full campus, Anderson said he is condent that any expansions or new construction would be designed to meet the needs of the area.

TSTC New Braunfels oers certication in welding as one of the new programs oered in 2024.

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