I see a lot of people that bash tech schools. I feel that each department can make you enjoy or despise your time at TSTC. My experience was really good in the Biomedical Technology Department. Mrs. Debbie is fantastic and she truly cares about each students success. I can say the same about the teachers in this department as well. The hands on is there, you just have to put your hands in there. No one will tell you to not do that. No one will claim to read your mind, so if hands on is what you strive for, the professors are all about it. If you learn from a book better, then learn from the book. It's not high school, there is no hand holding to get you to do something. You'll get more feedback and help from a professor here than you will at a university, I know from personal experience. Take the initiative and better yourself. I can literally say my degree from TSTC has put my in a field that I make more than I ever made with my bachelors degree. These degrees will put you in the position to grow professionally. I would highly recommend going this route. The 4/5 stars is due to signing up for classes can be a pain in the registrars office. BUT you'll deal with the same thing at a university with quadruple the amount of students. read more

I had high expectations for this school and was very excited when I started but now in my second semester and seeing the school really is. I used what was left of my gi bill to go back and to learn something new.. but do not appreciate being accused of racism and called a racist by a school official because of my beliefs. The finance department are incompetent. And the testing of check for understanding is rigged. Only thing positive i can about this school. Is the teachers were very helpful full and easy to get along when you need help . I did enjoy learning how to paint cars. But would not recommend this school to anyone else. read more

Hopefully this gouge saves others from potential headaches. The flight school program at TSTC Waco is complete garbage, stay as far away as possible. Everything they do, both ground/flight is a massive exercise in over-promising and catastrophically under-delivering. I'm nearing the end of the program there and it's been a nightmare from top to bottom and start to finish - I'd never have stuck with it if it weren't for my family situation requiring me to stay in Waco. Their flight courses almost always take everyone exponentially longer than planned (which means more money), the scheduling is often disastrous, the planes are junk, the CFIs are mostly clueless and incompetent little tyrants who hate teaching and aren't any good at it, the CFI/student ratio is poor, the program admin/policies/practices are largely laughable, the department head is an abject idiot with zero legit qualifications/capabilities for the job, the attrition rate is massive... I could go on. Also if you're a veteran like me, getting your GI Bill to coordinate and fund everything properly also doesn't work well, plus the fact that the program takes 99% of students way longer than promised means that you'll burn far more of your allotment than it should take (and you'll get much less value from it). The entire student experience is just miserable, and the staff couldn't care less about this fact. I got an additional rating outside of TSTC, going with a Part 61 who actually gives a damn about good teaching (Waco Flight Training with Aaron Dabney - highly recommend him), and the difference is absolutely night vs day. That comparison really opened my eyes to just how terrible TSTC is. Literally the only two positives I can think of are: 1. if you manage to weather the avalanche of nonstop BS, you get 250 hours knocked off of ATP requirements, and 2. the school's physical building is reasonably nice. That's genuinely the entire "pro" list. The "con" list includes absolutely everything else. This doesn't only represent my personal experience either, I'm not an outlier - I've spoken with plenty of other current/former TSTC students and CFIs from recent years, and the reports are extremely consistent. My bad experience there is very much the norm, not an exception. Unless they suddenly get vastly better new management and completely overhaul/rebuild the program, which doesn't appear likely anytime soon, avoid this Part 141 program like the plague. read more

Hi my name is Gena Colley I attended this college in 1999 through like 2002 I made the presidential honor roll almost every semester a few times I made the deans honor roll this college is a wonderful and delightful place to study high tech and things that interact with learning technology of the future that will assist you as long as you live i thoroughly enjoyed every class here and this college institution I gave it my all I couldn't finish because I got pregnant and had a baby girl to support and care for I wouldn't change my experience here for anything in Jesus Christ name I pray my Jesus bless and protect the education system so everyone has the chance to achieve a higher education that they want to study i read more

Originally I would say that TSTC is great, and as for their office staff who gets you set up they truly are. If you're just wanting to get basics out of the way then I would say this is an okay place to do so, but if you are considering the nursing program I would NOT recommend it. Not all instructors are bad, but the head director of the program is not always fair to students. She picks and chooses who she will help and for my own experience it was the white girls in my class getting help that we were told was not allowed. I went to student services and was basically given no answers for the way I was treated. I am including what I sent out and what the response was. I would say do not waste your time or money here in the nursing program. Go somewhere else where you are valued and respected. It takes a lot to be a nursing student and having someone in charge of the program who doesn't care about all of her students in the same way is just not a safe place to be in. read more

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I am two semesters away from graduating from the Drafting and Design program and only TWO of my classes in total have translated to my real world job (I'm not lying). The online program is awful because of the Revit classes, trying to learn Revit from an online source is very difficult and I have hated every second of it. It doesn't help knowing that I will never ever use Revit after graduation too. Overall I have hated going to school here. Huge waste of my time and money having to learn these Revit classes. DO NOT TAKE THE DRAFTING AND DESIGN CLASSES ONLINE read more

Came here to check out some of their programs and meet their instructors & students and tour the facility and was VERY impressed. Texas State Technical College is not the most glamerous of college campuses but they mean business here and their education and career readiness is right up their with anyone's. What is NOT up their with everyone elses is their cost of tuition. You can get a great education here without feeling like you are going into a debt vortex from which you may never recover from. Their educational prices, especially in relation to income earning potential seem to make this school a great choice for many budgets. I was especially impressed with with their Automotive Technology and Collision programs. Their instructors are former industry and their curriculum was impressive. In addition to general programs, they offer manufacturer programs like Lexus/Toyota, General Motors, and Chrysler. If you are considering schools, don't heitate to check this institution out! read more

Texas State Technical College - Brake lab - Colleges & Universities Near Me - Waco, Texas

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Don't bother applying for the flying program at this school, they will string you along for multiple semesters, they lack instructors and thus can't admit more than a handful at a time. Take your time and money elsewhere! read more

Disappointing. Son was considering attending this school for the " hands on" learning only to find out the majority of classes are virtual. So much for hands on experience. Disappointing read more

I am beyond disappointed in this way that the school handles potential incoming high school graduates. I have used the chat function and was told to call the help desk who then told me they could not help me and sent to a coach who then told me she couldn't help me and then was hung up on after i started asking who can i ask to help me with the issue of changing an application! Each person pawned me off to another and was very rude the entire time. VERY RUDE and UNPROFESSIONAL read more

Student life sucks here. There's nothing to do. The school itself will constantly toss you around with the classes, making you take ones out of order. Don't believe their job placement lies. If you come here, try to get it done early. read more

I'm speaking specifically in regards to the IT side of things provided at TSTC, and Computer Networking to be specific. If you're inexperienced in regards to IT, you're probably going to have a hard time. Once the pandemic hit, the lab closed(probably still closed to this day), and any chance of one on one hands on training from instructors went out the window. When I went to the college to look around and ask questions, the instructor told me "if you can turn on a computer and use the internet. I'll teach you how to become a network admin", sounds too good to be true right? Well, it was, got sold some wolf tickets. Out of all the instructors I had, only two actually cared about my education and earnestly wanted to help me understand the material. All the other instructors would say " read a book watch a video, good luck" essentially. What I'm getting at is this, if you are an aspiring IT person, and have some experience in the field you're pursuing, you may do well. BUT if you are the latter, inexperienced and need hands on experience to learn, you will have a hard time. If IT is your goal, spend the money and find a legitimate university or option that can guarantee you something in the field whether it's jobs or certifications. If I could go back and do it over, I would not have uprooted my life and attended TSTC. Six thousand dollar mistake, oh well, I hope this helps someone out there. read more

DO NOT be fooled by the PBE (Performance Based Education) that they will sell you on at this school. I am in my second week of the semester for HVAC and the course is completely online. I was not told this until the first day of class and they make you sign an agreement stating that you understand PBE on the first day before you have the option to drop and get your tuition back. You cannot drop after the first day and get reimbursed. You better have an understanding of HVAC before you go here or you will have no idea what's going on. They use words such as "Labs" and "Mastery" which are actually just "quizzes" and "Tests" to make it sound like you are getting a good education. Jordan Campbell and Timothy Snyder are the two I talked with about their being zero teaching and no one cares. I intend to file a complaint with the VA for my GI Bill reimbursement, the Governor of TX, the Senator of TX as well as the local news station. I will expose this school and the deceptive practices read more

This review is only for the dental assisting program They over promised, under delivered and BARELY gave us any hands on experience which is most of the job. Now I'm stuck with a huge bill while going back to the serving job I had before which is obviously frustrating. I have friends that went to other dental assisting programs that were cheaper, quicker, and got way more hands on experience resulting in a dental assistant job! I would recommend finding one of those places! read more

I and my family live on campus it nice... This college is a great place to attend to get a degree I love how friendly the staff is also... read more

The enrollment staff at TSTC does not care about its students , just the money in their pockets. I had to be shoved into classes my first semester due to enrollment staff not doing their jobs. During this semester I don't have any classes because the enrollment staff of tstc were missing a forum, nobody notified me until 1 and a half weeks into second semester that I would have to skip a semester. During the covid era this school is a joke. I wasted 7k my first semester and they didn't teach me a thing. Almost all your classes will be online and if they are in person you are expected to teach yourself a trade you paid 16k for, someone else to teach you. But like I said tstc dosent not care about your education they care about the green in your pockets!!! read more

I wish the school had been a little better. I was a nerd and fit right in I Lived on campus in Lavaca hall and it wasn't to bad. However my fiance lived in village oaks and some pretty shady stuff went on. They tried charging him for $200 in paint repairs even though they were on the Unit Condition Report. That is the same amount it costs for them to replace the door. After much arguing they finally gave him the money. Also he was only suppose to live in his apartment for one semester and then we would move to family housing. He comes to find out that they had put him on a full lease and of he was to break contract he would not be aloud to attend classes the next semester. Both my fiance and I were in computer feilds. High performance computing was not HPC so he was getting the wrong title for his degree, and we were 3 years behind //told to use by a perfessor \\ Previously I had been in culinary arts at TSTC and nothing was organized and 1 teacher was teaching 5 classes because they were understaffed. The book store is very small. And there is no restaurants on campus except the school cafe which closes on the weekends, along with the book store and nurses office. the one thing I did enjoy was how clean they kept the classes. Also from what I understand the other programs are excellent at tstc. The school has potential to be great but right now it's just not. read more

Texas State Technical College - Colleges & Universities Near Me - Waco, Texas

they lie about paying for tools and instead of letting you unenroll they try to make you take out student loans and when you do unenroll due to them lying to you about paying for all tools and equipment needed they tell you that you owe them $1000 read more

I requested a tour of the campus via online and they were very prompt on scheduling a tour. I went in on a Friday @ 0900 with my wife and sister and were immediately greeted by the clerk. Jessica Gates was our admissions rep and she is very professional and knowledgable about the school, the schools programs, and all the student resources a prospective has. We also spoke with the VA rep, Tim Branch, and he was very knowledgable about how the GI bill would cover the Professional Piloting program that TSTC offers. Overall, i do see myself getting to where I want to be after attending this college because of the resources it has. read more

Good school, has a great placement rate. You're almost sure to be making a lot of money right out of school.

Hated it. Felt like high school part 2. Couldn't leave class, no phones, couldn't go to the bathroom without asking, they only let you miss two days with or without a doctors note then they fail you. My math professor explained what we were doing, didn't show us examples he made us all get up and do it on the board, thanks I love looking dumb in front my peers. I have anxiety so I went to disability services and they weren't accommodating. Told me if it's required to get front of the class like that I would have to do it so needlessly to say I bawled multiples times. The school is ugly, awful landscaping. Also the school is in a terrible part of town so that just decks off another point for them. read more

Just starting here. Going for an Avionics degree.